Quinn Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church

09/08/2026

Hello! This is an open invitation for anyone to attend our Music Workshop on Saturday, September 26th at 9:30 a.m. The cost of the workshop is $10.00.

Everyone who completes the workshop will sing with the Gospel Explosion Choir on Sunday, September 27th at 4:00 p.m. at Quinn Memorial AME Church, 515 North Street, Steubenville, Ohio.

For registration or any additional questions, please contact Eloise Curenton at 304-479-7540.

Deadline to register is September 19, 2026.

09/07/2026

09/07/2026

SUNDAY RECAP — “It’s Time to Bust a Move”
Scripture: 2 Kings 7:3–11

This morning, Sister Lisa Mason served as the Worship Leader. Sister Ilana Chester faithfully read the Scripture. Sister Terry Jennings was in charge of the music ministry.

Pastor Storms shared that he has been praying over the current condition of our church, asking the Lord: “Where do we go from here?”

God led him to this passage and spoke to his spirit: “It’s Time to Bust a Move.”

Pastor reminded us that trouble does not have the final say. Even in Scripture, conditions were so severe that the king tore his robe in despair and blamed the prophet Elisha. But right outside the gate—where no one wanted to look—sat four men with leprosy, men everyone had given up on.

They were:
• Cast out by law
• Cast out by custom
• Cast out by their own disease

Too sick to be inside. Too alive to disappear. Too rejected to be considered.

Yet God chose them to bring breakthrough to the entire city. Not the king. Not the army. Not the priesthood. Four outcasts at the gate.

Pastor Storm reminded us:
God does not need your qualifications, your reputation, your credit score, your family name, or your seat at the table. Sometimes the good news for the whole city is sitting at the gate everyone walks past.

Pastor Storm’s Three Points
1. A Place of Desperation
The lepers asked the question that breaks paralysis:
“Why stay here until we die?”
Sometimes breakthrough begins with admitting exactly how bad it is. There is a paralysis that comes from having no good options, but staying still is not neutral. Staying still is a decision — and sometimes the most dangerous one.
Somebody has a stalled diagnosis. Somebody has a stalled business. Somebody has a stalled calling.
And God is saying: Bust a move.
You don’t need a full plan. You don’t need perfect conditions. You don’t need to know what’s in the enemy’s camp.
You just need to know that God does more with your movement than with your paralysis.

2. A Push Toward Deliverance
The lepers rose up at twilight — not daylight.
Pastor emphasized:
• They didn’t wait for ideal conditions.
• They didn’t wait for clarity.
• They didn’t wait for perfect lighting.
Faith often has to move in the in between time, the uncertain time, the time when you can’t see everything clearly.
And while they were walking, God was already working.
Before they arrived, God made the Arameans hear an army that wasn’t even there. The enemy panicked and ran, leaving behind:
• tents
• silver
• gold
• food
• clothing
• water
Everything the city needed.
The lepers thought they were walking into a fight — but they were walking into a peace already prepared by God.

3. A Problem of Silent Blessing
After they ate, drank, and gathered treasure, the lepers said:
“This is a day of good news, and we are keeping it to ourselves.”
Breakthrough is not meant to be hidden. Blessing is not meant to be buried. Testimony is not meant to be silent.
They ran back and told the gatekeepers — and the news reached the palace.
Their obedience saved a whole city.

Final Word from Pastor Storm;

Iit’s time to bust a move.

Don’t stay in the place that’s draining you. Don’t stay in the place that’s starving you. Don’t stay in the place that’s killing your spirit.

Move — even if it’s twilight. Move — even if it’s uncertain. Move — even if you’re scared.

God has already cleared the enemy out of the next place. Your breakthrough is not waiting on perfection — it’s waiting on movement.

09/06/2026

On Saturday September 5th 2026 Quinn Memorial AME Church was blessed with a donation from Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pastor Michael Heckathorn via Thrivent Investments with a gift card to help the church Trustees with some plumbing repairs in the church parsonage.

Thrivent Investments theme is "Living Generously".

This donation was greatly appreciated.

Seated: Eloise Curenton - Patricia Butler - Sylvia Thompson.

Rev. Timothy Storms Sr. Is the pastor.

08/30/2026

Sunday Recap — Melinda Guy Women’s Missionary Society Worship Service

This morning’s worship was led by Marge Monaco, president of the Melinda Guy Women’s Missionary Society, who served faithfully as our worship leader. The Society also invited Brother Herbert Crossland to bring the morning message.

His sermon was titled “Apostolos — Sent by God.” He explained that apostolos is a Greek word meaning “missionary” or “one who is sent by God.” From this, he gave us two action driven words to focus on: go and sent.

Brother Crossland reminded us that the Great Commission applies to every disciple — not just pastors, missionaries, or leaders. We cannot sit comfortably in our safe places and assume that being “sent” is passive. Being sent requires movement. Being sent requires obedience. Being sent requires action.

He used the life of Paul as a powerful example. Paul didn’t stay home; he traveled everywhere preaching the Gospel to the Gentiles. He faced threats from the Jews, endured attempts on his life, and battled confusion and opposition stirred by Satan — yet Paul remained steadfast. Even when he could not enter the synagogue, he found people on hills, in valleys, and in everyday places. And even when held captive in Rome, Paul still had his “prison apostolos,” continuing to spread the Great Commission to everyone he could reach.

Brother Crossland encouraged us to consider our own “time frame” — the moments when we feel the climb is too high, too long, or too hard. In those moments, we must remember Jehovah Jireh, the Lord who provides. If He sends us, He equips us.

He also referenced the epistles connected to Paul — noting that while there are discussions about thirteen, Scripture clearly shows seven directly tied to Paul’s ministry. He reminded us of Antioch, where believers were first called Christians, grounding our identity in the early church’s mission.

To illustrate the seriousness of our calling, Brother Crossland gave a powerful example: When a person receives a terminal diagnosis, the doctor may say there is nothing more to be done. Our hope feels lost. But spiritually, we are all born with a terminal disease called sin. The good news is that Jesus Christ is the Great Physician — able not only to heal but to give everlasting life.

His message closed with a charge: We must go and spread the Good News. We must be sent and we must be active. We must share that Jesus can do exactly what He promises.

*****Continued Prayer Request
Let us remain in prayer for our pastor (Rev. Dr. Timothy Storms, Sr.) as he continues to recover. May God strengthen him, comfort him, and restore him fully.

08/23/2026

Sis Lisa Mason stepped in for Pastor Storms as he is home recovering from outpatient surgery. (Please keep him in your prayers). Sister, Terry Jennings was the worship leader.

Sunday Sermon Recap — “Where Is Your Focus At?”

Today’s message reminded us that storms don’t sink us — losing focus does.

We looked at Matthew 14:28–31, where Peter stepped out of the boat and walked on water. As long as his eyes were on Jesus, he did the impossible. But the moment he focused on the wind and the waves, he began to sink. The storm wasn’t the problem — his focus was.

We learned that throughout Scripture, people got in trouble when they shifted their attention away from God:

• Lot’s wife lost focus and looked back — and it cost her everything.
• Saul lost focus and started listening to fear instead of God’s instructions.
• The Israelites lost focus in the wilderness and complained instead of trusting.
• Martha lost focus by being busy with tasks instead of sitting at Jesus’ feet.

But we were encouraged by Paul’s reminder to press toward the mark — to keep moving forward, keep our eyes on Jesus, and refuse to let distractions pull us off course.

The message was simple and powerful: What you focus on will either strengthen your faith or sink your spirit.

Stay focused. Stay steady. Stay centered on Jesus.

May this Word carry you through the week.

08/22/2026

Sister Lisa Mason will be our Morning Speaker for Sunday’s Worship Service. All are invited to join us as we lift up the name of Jesus together. Service begins at 11:00 a.m.

“O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.” — Psalm 95:6

Your presence and support would be a blessing to her and to our church family. We look forward to worshiping with you.

08/17/2026

Morning Worship Recap — Sunday Service
Speaker: Brother Herbert Crossland
Scripture: Proverbs 14:12 • Proverbs 16:25
Message Title: “Wrong Way on a One Way Street”

In Pastor Timothy Storms Sr.’s absence, Brother Herbert Crossland delivered the morning message. Marge Monaco served as worship leader, Ilana Chester read the Scripture and Summary of Decalogue, and Terry Jennings provided the musical selections.

Brother Crossland began by giving God the glory and thanking Pastor Storms for trusting him to stand behind the sacred desk — a place of honor where people come seeking truth.

His foundational Scripture was Proverbs 14:12, echoed again in Proverbs 16:25 — both warning that there is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is destruction.

Brother Crossland stated that some of us may never have had the misfortune of taking a wrong turn and getting to a place that is a one-way street, or the further misfortune of being on the highway seeing signs posted “wrong way… do not enter” and once we are on that road, we find it difficult to see a place to turn around.

But even when we’re stuck, God makes a way of escape. But thanks be to God the one who changed water into wine and call the dead (Lazarus)back to life. The one who told his disciples that it’s easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven; and they were dismayed and questioned that statement. Jesus Himself said, “With man it is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Brother Crossland taught that Scripture presents two roads and two destinies. It speaks of one road that is broad and one that is narrow, and the question is why is one broad while the other one is narrow. The question is answered in this way- we are born sinners and we are born on a road of destruction.

He said although the statement may not be fact, it is a statement that we hear a lot about- the straight and narrow; the left and right.

As far as the left is concerned, when we are born on that road as sinners, we are left out of God’s promises for us. However, on that on the right road, we receive the promises that eye has not seen nor ear heard — the good things God has prepared for those who love Him.

We are born into sin, but we don’t have to stay there. Like Joshua, we must choose: “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” And he asked the congregation: What is YOUR choice today to get off that road of destruction?

Brother Crossland reminded us that pride and lack of knowledge keep many on the wrong road. Change feels like a stranger knocking at the door, and we refuse to let it in. But change is required. We must acknowledge we’re on the wrong road. Repentance, turning around, and being born again not of flesh but of the Spirit.

Some people think they can go around God and the things he has dictated; but in the end God knows the past, the present, and the future.

Brother Crossland said a voice can wake us up and all His sheep respond to Jesus’s voice. Saul (later Paul) heard that voice on the Damascus Road, and it changed his entire direction. His voice still calls His sheep today.

Brother Crossland said:
• We search for easy ways
• We look for shortcuts
• We try every road except the right one
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But Jesus declares, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.”

Brother Crossland closed with Acts 4:12, which teaches that there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.

Everything was created through Him, spoken into existence by Him.

Brother Crossland urged us to not let Him pass us by. Follow Him — and we’ll never be disappointed.

08/10/2026

SERMON RECAP —
“DON’T GIVE UP NOW ”
Genesis 8:22 • Galatians 6:7
Minister: Rev. Timothy Storms, Sr.

Genesis 8:22 — God establishes a covenant with the earth: “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest… shall not cease.” This is not a suggestion — it’s a law God set in motion.

Galatians 6:7 — “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”

Pastor Storms tied these together to show that God responds to the size, spirit, and consistency of our seed.

Pastor Storms said: “Let’s not get tired of doing good, for in due time — at the right time — we will reap a harvest of blessings if we don’t give up.” He reminded the church that God’s math doesn’t always make sense to us, but it always works. He’s never seen the righteous forsaken nor begging bread.

Pastor Storms shared a vivid memory:
A city boy on a farm in South Carolina… Picking pigeon peas… Fingers sore and bloody… Learning firsthand the respect and appreciation for farmers. From that day forward, he never walked into a grocery store and took produce for granted.

This experience taught him:
• Harvest requires planting.
• Planting requires work.
• Work requires patience.
• Patience requires trust.
And sometimes the land must lay fallow — untouched — because even the soil needs a season of rest.

Pastor Storms broke the process of the Seed down beautifully:
• When we plant a seed…
• We cover it…
• We water it…
• We nurture it…
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But before it comes up, it must first go down. It must die to become life. Roots must form before fruit can appear. There is always a process before the promise.

Pastor Storms said we often get impatient — wanting the harvest before the process is complete. But your harvest is not lost. It’s not too late. It’s on the way.

You WILL Reap What You Sow
• Sow sparingly → reap sparingly
• Sow bountifully → reap bountifully
• Sow with joy → reap with joy
• Sow with expectation → reap with expectation
God is not stingy — but He does respond to the size of your seed.

After the waters receded… After Noah stepped onto dry ground… God made a covenant — not just with Noah, but with the earth itself.

As surely as:
• Summer follows winter
• Day follows night
• Seedtime leads to harvest
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It shall not cease.
This means: Your season must come. Your harvest must manifest. Your seed must produce.

Pastor’s Final Charge was don’t give up now. You’re closer than you think. Your harvest is already in motion. Your seed is already working. Your season is already scheduled.

God loves a cheerful giver — One who sows with joy, faith, and expectation.