08/18/2020
How do I say thank you? First of all, God must have really thought well of me to send this Great Man to serve with me a Spirit of Christ Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church. When I tell you that Pastor James Newman was a God sent, He was truly a God sent.
I can remember the day that he called me, and he said to me, "Bishop I have not been perfect, but I love Jesus with all my heart, mind, and soul. All I'm asking you to do is to help me get to the place in God where I want to be as a pastor, as a husband, and as a father. My reply to him was, "God does not specialize in perfect people, He came to save those who are seeking a true relationship with him."
From that day, this man called me twice a day to check on me. First thing in the morning, and late at night before he laid down to go to sleep.
He would say, " Pastor/Bishop... I'm just calling to see if you and First Lady and the Kids are alright, You know if you need my help I got your back, so don't h hesitate to call me. Well may the peace of God be on you and over your family.".
I would go live on Facebook, or Lady Evangelist Brigitte Bradley-Kilpatrick and he would be one of the first if not the first to come on to anything we were doing. Immediately after, he would call and say, Bishop you let the Lord use you, You did your thang for God. Then he would say, Oh By The Way.....you had such and such amount of viewers today.
When the Pandemic Was unforced and I started Teaching Sunday School and Preaching Virtual Church, He called and said, Pastor, I can handle Sunday School so you don't have so much to do on Sunday......W will meet as him teaching us.
I'm not finished, but I will just stop here.
RIH Pastor James Newman
Your Proud Pastor,
Bishop Dexter L. Kilpatrick, Pastor