Downtown Nacogdoches on a humid August evening 2021

 

The Old University Building brought to life by Wendy Floyd

 

Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witness

Kingdom Hall Jehovah's  Witness

2832 NE Stallings Dr.

 Nacogdoches, TX, 75965

(936) 560-1350

Photos' by CJ McLaughlin unless otherwise specified. 

Jacob's Memorial Cogic (Church of God in Christ)

 Jacob's Memorial Cogic

1717 Castleberry Street 

Nacogdoches, TX 75961

 (936) 564-7493

Jacob's Memorial COGIC Facebook Page

"We are a church that is on the move for God!!"

Taken from Jacobs Memorial COGIC Facebook page

Photos' by CJ McLaughlin unless otherwise specified.

Iron Wheel Baptist Church

  Iron Wheel Missionary Baptist Church

820 First Street

Nacogdoches, Texas 75961

936-569-8358

Iron Wheel Baptist Church Website

Iron Wheel Baptist Church Facebook Page

What We Believe

"Celebrating and sharing Gods love, evangelizing the lost and helping the hurting!"

Scripture

We believe in the plenary-verbal inspiration of the accepted canon of the Scriptures as originally given and that they are infallibly and uniquely authoritative and free from error of any sort in all matters with which they deal, including scientific and historical as well as moral and theological (II Timothy 3 :16; I Corinthians 2:13).

God, Himself

We believe in the Eternal Godhead who has revealed Himself as ONE God existing in THREE persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit; distinguishable but indivisible (Matthew 28:19; II Corinthians 13:14).

Biblical History

We believe in the full historicity and perspicuity of the Biblical record of primeval history, including the literal existence of Adam and Eve as the progenitors of all people, the literal fall and resultant divine curse on the creation, the worldwide cataclysmic deluge, and the origin of nations and languages at the tower of Babel (Genesis 1-11).

Creation

We believe in the creation, test and fall of man as recorded in Genesis; his total spiritual depravity and inability to attain to divine righteousness (Romans 3:10-18).

The Lord Jesus Christ

We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of men, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, very God and very man (Luke 1:26-35; John 1:18; Isaiah 7: 14; 9: 16).

Christ's Death & Resurrection

We believe Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again the third day, and personally appeared to His disciples (I Corinthians 15: 1 4; Romans 4:25).

Christ's Bodily Ascension

We believe in the bodily ascension of Jesus to heaven, His exaltation and personal, literal and bodily coming again the second time for the Church (John 14:2-3; 1 Thes 4: 13-18).

Salvation By Grace Through Faith

We believe in the salvation of sinners by grace, through repentance and faith in the perfect and sufficient work of the cross of Calvary by which we obtain remission of sins (Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 9: 12, 22; Romans 5: 11).

Photo of Rev. Ervin taken from Iron Wheel Baptist Church Facebook Page 

Rev. James A. Ervin, Pastor

Studied at Jarvis Christian College

Went to Skyline High School

Lives in Nacogdoches, Texas

Photo of Reverend Ervin and wife Francine Ervin taken from Iron Wheel Baptist Church Facebook Page 

Rev James A. Ervin and wife Francine Ervin

Photos' by CJ McLaughlin unless otherwise specified.

International Church of Nacogdoches

 International Church of Nacogdoches

1610 SW Stallings Dr, 

Nacogdoches, TX

(936) 564-7265

International Church of Nacogdoches Website 

International Church of Nacogdoches Facebook Page

OUR BELIEFS

A. W. Tozer once said the most important thing about a man is what he believes about God. Our God-beliefs will ultimately determine everything about us. At ICON, our statements of belief are not light-hearted sentiments – they are firm foundations of truth upon which we base our lives personally and together.

we believe… the Bible is God’s message to us.

so we… seek to understand and obey its truth.

we believe… there is one God who is three persons.

so we… yearn o know Him in all of His complexity and beauty.

we believe… Jesus is fully God and fully human.

so we… rejoice that Christ can be a bridge between us and God.

we believe… people, throughout history, have sinned against God.

so we… are deeply aware that we too are marked by willful disobedience.

we believe… God extends forgiveness to us through Christ.

so we… repent and rejoice in our forgiveness.

we believe… God offers freedom from sin’s grasp.

so we… live lives that are pleasing to God.

we believe… followers of Jesus must be empowered by the Holy Spirit.

so we… expect supernatural power in our daily lives.

we believe… that God can heal both the body and the heart.

so we… pray with faith and hope.

we believe… the mark of surrender to the Holy Spirit is speaking in tongues.

so we… pray that God would grant us this supernatural gift.

we believe… in the Church.

so we… live in this community of faith, inviting others to join us.

we believe… God gives leaders as gifts to His Church.

so we… serve those whom the Lord entrusts to us.

we believe… God commands his followers to celebrate communion and baptism.

so we… practice these symbolic actions, reflecting on their significance.

we believe… Jesus will return to claim His Church.

so we… live in expectancy of his coming.

we believe… Christ will one day be seen clearly as King on earth.

so we… live as citizens of His Kingdom now.

we believe… God is the ultimate Judge.

so we… live knowing that our choices will echo through eternity.

we believe… we will live with God forever.

so we… live with hope regardless of our circumstances.

Taken from the International Church of Nacogdoches Website

Pastor Denis and wife Cindy Land

Pastor Land and his wife, Cindy, grew up in Andrews, Texas where they were high school sweethearts, marrying in l977. They began their first pastorate in 1982 as lead pastors at First Assembly of God in Livingston, Texas. He served as President of the Livingston Area Ministers Fellowship and as Chairman for Polk County Campmeeting. In 1991, he was elected Presbyter of the Lufkin Section of the North Texas District Assemblies of God. In February 1992, the Lands became lead pastors of First Assembly of God in Nacogdoches, TX. Pastor Land continued to serve as Presbyter through 2012 when he was elected South East Region Executive Presbyter.

Cindy considers her highest calling to have been a wife and mother, enjoying her years of homeschooling their four sons at various times. She served as the Lufkin Section Women’s Ministries Rep from 2002 – 2012. She has served as the Women’s Ministries South East Region Rep since 2012. She plays the keyboard for our worship team and enjoys teaching the college Sunday School class.

The Lands have been privileged to travel to twelve countries on mission trips with the North Texas District Presbytery. While on a mission trip in 1999, God birthed the vision in Pastor Land for a children’s outreach in Nacogdoches. By partnering with children’s evangelist, Richard Konderla, our current ministry of Glory Gang was established. This ministry is now in its sixteenth year, reaching as many as 600 children on Sunday nights.

The Lands highly value family and have been blessed with four sons and four daughters-in-law: Brad & Kaylee, Nathan & Valerie, Blake & Katie, and Colton & Lacy. They are also the proud grandparents of Noah, McKenna, Ava, Mason, Elijah, and Ada. Pastor Land and Cindy have been enjoying their empty nest years by riding their Harley on the beautiful back roads of East Texas. They love Nacogdoches and believe the best days of the church are yet to come!

Photos' by CJ McLaughlin unless otherwise specified.

High Praise Tabernacle Church of God in Christ

 High Praise Tabernacle COGIC

1625 DOUGLASS RD.

 Nacogdoches, TX.

(936) 221-1071

High Praise Tabernacle Church of God in Christ Facebook Page

 "A Place to be refreshed"

Taken from The High Praise Tabernacle Church of God in Christ Facebook Page

Pastor Kentris Sweat (2021)

Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church

Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church

340 N. E. Stallings Drive, 

Nacogdoches, TX

 (936) 559-0952

Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church Website 

Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church Facebook Page

CREC stands for the "Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches."

Church Membership: Because we live in a casual and breezy age, many Christians are unfamiliar with the idea of a covenanted church membership. CREC churches usually have a formal membership roster, and for some this may require a brief explanation.

The biblical basis for this is found in Hebrews 13:7,17. Verse 7 speaks of Christian "rulers," who have taught the Word of God, and who have lived lives worthy of imitation. Now obviously, in order to obey someone, you have to know who they are. To hear them you have to be within earshot, and to imitate them, you have to know them and their families. So for members of the congregation, it is necessary to know the roster of their elders -- otherwise obedience to them is an incoherent duty, impossible to fulfill. In addition to this idea of submission and obedience, verse 17 shows us the specific responsibilities that extend in the other direction. Those who have the rule watch out for individual souls, and they do so as ones who must give account. One of the things that those who will give an account must do is actually count. If a father goes out to the park with the kids, when he returns, and mom asks him if he has all of them with him, she will not be satisfied with "more or less" for an answer. Verse 17 requires some kind of membership roster. "Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds" (Prov. 27:23)

While attachment to a particular congregation is important, it is not important in the same fixed way that a marriage is, for example. A man might lawfully leave a congregation to take a job in another part of the country, but it would not be lawful for him to desert his family for that same job. Because the CREC is not sectarian, we also think it is legitimate for someone to transfer from one church to another in the same community -- if the attitude is not schismatic, then the action certainly is not. Church membership is simply a way for members and elders both to take some form of orderly responsibility. For us, it is not a matter of ownership (the "lording over" prohibited to elders in 1 Pet. 5:3) or isolation from other believers (the partisan spirit prohibited to followers in 1 Cor. 3:4).

Taken from Grace Covenant Presbyterian Website

PASTOR 

Pastor Randy Booth (2021) has been an ordained minister for 37 years and pastor of GCPC for 21 years. He has been married to his wife, Marinell, for 47 years, and they have three grown and married children and sixteen grandchildren. Pastor Booth holds a Bachelor of Science degree in history and psychology, and has completed graduate studies in philosophy and apologetics. He is the director of Covenant Media Foundation, and is the author of several published articles and books. Pastor Booth has been actively involved in the pro-life movement and has worked with both home schools and Christian day schools for more than forty years.

Pastor Booth's Blog: Feast of Booths

Email: RandyBooth.gcc@gmail.com

Phone: (936) 615-4594

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Grace Bible Church Nacogdoches

 Grace Bible Church Nacogdoches

2305 Raguet St. 

Nacogdoches, TX 75965

(936) 564-8867

Grace Bible Church of Nacogdoches Website

Grace Bible Church Nacogdoches Facebook Page

Taken from Grace Bible Church Website

Most of the charter members of Grace Bible Church had their roots in the Nacogdoches Presbyterian Church (USA). In the 1930's and 1940's, the Presbyterian Sunday School literature questioned divine inspiration and the infallibility of the scriptures. Some of the teachers objected to this departure from orthodox doctrine. As a result, a judicial commission from the Presbyterian Church came to investigate the Nacogdoches church. After discussions with the Sunday school teachers, the protesters were relieved of their teaching duties. The following Sunday, the teachers were publicly dismissed from the pulpit and new teachers were appointed.

Soon thereafter in the fall of 1940, thirty-six people who were committed to the fundamentals of the Christian faith organized what is known today as Grace Bible Church. They first met in the basement of the Liberty Hotel, now known as the Gladys Hampton Building. In the spring of 1941, James Comstock, a recent graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary, accepted the call as pastor. In March 1942, the congregation purchased a building on the corner of Fredonia Street and Hospital Street, which had been left vacant when the Southern Presbyterian Church that had met there disbanded. James Comstock resigned in October of 1943 to accept the chaplaincy of a Service Center in Dallas, Texas, and he later founded the Shenandoah Bible College of Roanoke, Virginia. In November 1944, Elmer Henderson began his ministry at Grace Bible Church, serving until his retirement in 1968.

Taken from Grace Bible Church Website

Recognizing the need for a larger sanctuary and more adequate Sunday school rooms, the church made plans for expansion. The decision was made to purchase a lot on the corner of Hayter Street and Raguet Street, and a building committee was appointed. The building was completed, and the dedication service was held July 29, 1951. The large bell next to the present sanctuary was moved from the belfry of the old church.

In 1969, a great spiritual revival was taking place on the college campuses of America, including the campus at Stephen F. Austin. Because so many college students started attending Grace Bible Church, two services were held each Sunday morning in the old chapel. Our pastor at the time, John Smeltzer, taught systematic theology on Sunday nights, and these meetings were well attended. Since Stephen F. Austin closed its dining halls on Sunday evenings, several women of the church decided to feed the college students on Sunday nights. The free meals became known as "Lupper", later as "Seminar Ill," and still later as "College Night Out." These were times of fellowship and spiritual growth for the college students. Smeltzer had a tremendous ministry with the college students. At least six students went on to graduate from Dallas Theological Seminary, becoming full-time Christian workers. The Lord has always given Grace a heart for reaching and discipling the generations. 

In 1975 GBC began implementing small group Bible studies. Grace had seven small groups that met in private homes and had seventy-five to eighty participants. Grace saw the need to invite new families into the church and the small groups met this need. Over the next several years, GBC sent fifteen students to Dallas Theological Seminary, the most in the nation. Also, the church began and completed a new building on the corner of Raguet Street and Wettermark Street to accommodate the growing congregation in addition to building a new educational complex and Henderson Fellowship Hall.

Missions has always been a large part of the ministry at Grace Bible. Through the years, the church has sponsored many missionaries, hosted mission's conferences and desired to be a church that would install a heart of missions from her youngest to oldest members. Throughout her history, Grace has demonstrated and combined an abiding commitment to the Word of God with a flexibility for growth. In 1993 the congregation grew rapidly. Two services were instituted on Sunday mornings. Small group ministry was again emphasized. The college ministry was expanded and renamed "Crosspoint". 

From 2000-2011 the staff included a college pastor, a youth pastor, a worship leader, and a children's education director. The church grew and built a new sanctuary across Hayter Street which seated 650 people, almost doubling our seating capacity. The former sanctuary space was converted to classroom space to better equip and train the body. We continued with two Sunday morning services, and an evening College service and meal.

Through the years the Lord has been faithful as our people have chosen to rest in the authority and sufficiency of the Word of God. We are thankful for our elders who help to provide oversight to our ministries and maintain our mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ. We have been blessed to have a staff that consists of our senior pastor, college pastor, family pastor, worship pastor, children's pastor, preschool director, connections director, office manager/book keeper, and a team of college interns. In addition, Grace Bible Church has developed a finance and administrative team, with elder oversight, which advises the elders and staff. We have one Sunday morning service, a Sunday evening college service and meal, adult, youth, children's and preschool Sunday school. Our men’s and women’s ministry include Bible study and fellowship events. On Wednesday evenings we have youth, children's, and preschool ministry programs as well as a home based adult small group ministry. Our youth and children are encouraged to participate as a group in summer Christian camp opportunities like our own Grace Kids Club. Grace prides itself in being transparent with giving as we believe in being both accountable to the body and ultimately accountable to the Lord as good stewards of His resources. As a church, we participate with and support global, national, and local missions and missionaries. 

2021

Brent Bullard came to GBC in 2018 after having served for 14 years on the pastoral staff of his church in Missouri. He holds a Bachelor's in Speech Communication from the University of Central Missouri, a Master of Divinity, a Master of Theology, and a Doctorate of Ministry in Leadership from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has been married to his wife, Sarah, for 13 years, and together, they have two sons, Uriah and Matthias. He enjoys coffee, just about any sport, and being with and pursuing people.

Grace Baptist Church

 Grace Baptist Church

4120 NW Stallings Dr, Nacogdoches, TX

 (936) 552-8988

Grace Baptist Church Facebook Page

Pastor Bill Hunter and his wife Myrtis Hunter (2021) 

Fredonia Hill Baptist Church

FREDONIA HILL BAPTIST CHURCH

1711 South Street, Nacogdoches, Texas 75964

936.564.8386

Fredonia Hill Baptist Church Website 

Fredonia Hill Baptist Church Facebook Page

OUR BELIEFS

If you have any questions the information listed on this page, please contact the church to schedule time with one of our pastors.

“Watch your life and your doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.” 1 Timothy 4:16

The Scriptures

The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God's revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. Therefore, all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy. It reveals the principles by which God judges us, and therefore is, and will remain to the end of the world, the true center of Christian union, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and religious opinions should be tried. All Scripture is a testimony to Christ, who is Himself the focus of divine revelation.

Exodus 24:4; Deuteronomy 4:1-2; 17:19; Joshua 8:34; Psalms 19:7-10; 119:11,89,105,140; Isaiah 34:16; 40:8; Jeremiah 15:16; 36:1-32; Matthew 5:17-18; 22:29; Luke 21:33; 24:44-46; John 5:39; 16:13-15; 17:17; Acts 2:16ff.; 17:11; Romans 15:4; 16:25-26; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 1:1-2; 4:12; 1 Peter 1:25; 2 Peter 1:19-21.

God

There is one and only one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. God is infinite in holiness and all other perfections. God is all powerful and all knowing; and His perfect knowledge extends to all things, past, present, and future, including the future decisions of His free creatures. To Him we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience. The eternal triune God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being.

God the Father

God as Father reigns with providential care over His universe, His creatures, and the flow of the stream of human history according to the purposes of His grace. He is all powerful, all knowing, all loving, and all wise. God is Father in truth to those who become children of God through faith in Jesus Christ. He is fatherly in His attitude toward all men.

Genesis 1:1; 2:7; Exodus 3:14; 6:2-3; 15:11ff.; 20:1ff.; Leviticus 22:2; Deuteronomy 6:4; 32:6; 1 Chronicles 29:10; Psalm 19:1-3; Isaiah 43:3,15; 64:8; Jeremiah 10:10; 17:13; Matthew 6:9ff.; 7:11; 23:9; 28:19; Mark 1:9-11; John 4:24; 5:26; 14:6-13; 17:1-8; Acts 1:7; Romans 8:14-15; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Galatians 4:6; Ephesians 4:6; Colossians 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:17; Hebrews 11:6; 12:9; 1 Peter 1:17; 1 John 5:7.

God the Son

Christ is the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation as Jesus Christ He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Jesus perfectly revealed and did the will of God, taking upon Himself human nature with its demands and necessities and identifying Himself completely with mankind yet without sin. He honored the divine law by His personal obedience, and in His substitutionary death on the cross He made provision for the redemption of men from sin. He was raised from the dead with a glorified body and appeared to His disciples as the person who was with them before His crucifixion. He ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where He is the One Mediator, fully God, fully man, in whose Person is effected the reconciliation between God and man. He will return in power and glory to judge the world and to consummate His redemptive mission. He now dwells in all believers as the living and ever present Lord.

Genesis 18:1ff.; Psalms 2:7ff.; 110:1ff.; Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 53:1-12; Matthew 1:18-23; 3:17; 8:29; 11:27; 14:33; 16:16,27; 17:5; 27; 28:1-6,19; Mark 1:1; 3:11; Luke 1:35; 4:41; 22:70; 24:46; John 1:1-18,29; 10:30,38; 11:25-27; 12:44-50; 14:7-11; 16:15-16,28; 17:1-5, 21-22; 20:1-20,28; Acts 1:9; 2:22-24; 7:55-56; 9:4-5,20; Romans 1:3-4; 3:23-26; 5:6-21; 8:1-3,34; 10:4; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2:2; 8:6; 15:1-8,24-28; 2 Corinthians 5:19-21; 8:9; Galatians 4:4-5; Ephesians 1:20; 3:11; 4:7-10; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 1:13-22; 2:9; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; 3:16; Titus 2:13-14; Hebrews 1:1-3; 4:14-15; 7:14-28; 9:12-15,24-28; 12:2; 13:8; 1 Peter 2:21-25; 3:22; 1 John 1:7-9; 3:2; 4:14-15; 5:9; 2 John 7-9; Revelation 1:13-16; 5:9-14; 12:10-11; 13:8; 19:16.

God the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, fully divine. He inspired holy men of old to write the Scriptures. Through illumination He enables men to understand truth. He exalts Christ. He convicts men of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment. He calls men to the Saviour, and effects regeneration. At the moment of regeneration He baptizes every believer into the Body of Christ. He cultivates Christian character, comforts believers, and bestows the spiritual gifts by which they serve God through His church. He seals the believer unto the day of final redemption. His presence in the Christian is the guarantee that God will bring the believer into the fullness of the stature of Christ. He enlightens and empowers the believer and the church in worship, evangelism, and service.

Genesis 1:2; Judges 14:6; Job 26:13; Psalms 51:11; 139:7ff.; Isaiah 61:1-3; Joel 2:28-32; Matthew 1:18; 3:16; 4:1; 12:28-32; 28:19; Mark 1:10,12; Luke 1:35; 4:1,18-19; 11:13; 12:12; 24:49; John 4:24; 14:16-17,26; 15:26; 16:7-14; Acts 1:8; 2:1-4,38; 4:31; 5:3; 6:3; 7:55; 8:17,39; 10:44; 13:2; 15:28; 16:6; 19:1-6; Romans 8:9-11,14-16,26-27; 1 Corinthians 2:10-14; 3:16; 12:3-11,13; Galatians 4:6; Ephesians 1:13-14; 4:30; 5:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:19; 1 Timothy 3:16; 4:1; 2 Timothy 1:14; 3:16; Hebrews 9:8,14; 2 Peter 1:21; 1 John 4:13; 5:6-7; Revelation 1:10; 22:17.

*These sections are from the Constitution and Bylaws of Fredonia Hill Baptist Church and not part of The Baptist Faith and Message of the Southern Baptist Convention. 

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KENDALL MCDONALD

LEAD PASTOR (2021)

Kendall grew up in Midland, Texas. He received a Bachelor's degree in Public Relations from Texas Tech University and a Master of Arts in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. He has spent several years ministering to youth and college students before becoming the Lead Pastor at Fredonia Hill in 2018. In 2006, he married the love of his life, Lindsey McDonald. They have five children.

Kendall has been on staff at Fredonia Hill since November of 2011.