Welcome to Columbia’s 2019 Watch Night Service. Many of us wait in anticipation of the year 2020. Some are graduating, some getting married all of us are hoping and wishing for bigger and better, glad tidings and goodwill. We hope to see positive change in our lives, our community and our world. God desires that for us as well. Let Us Pray – Illumination For All The Preachers Heavenly Father! You are the King of Kings and Lord of Lords It is an honor to stand and declare your Word. May we deliver what thus saith the Lord unto your people this day. In Jesus Name, Amen The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 2:9 that …Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. As we enter into this new opportunity, this new season, that is 2020 be confident in knowing that God desires to bless you abundantly. I don’t know about you all, but I want my stuff. I want what God has prepared for me...
Congregation and Community Healing Service. Suicide by church leadership is on the rise. The outline of the service below is not about prevention however it is about gathering the shattered pieces and providing direction to a community who has experienced such traumatic events. Synopsis: Rev. Dr. Daves Hardtman served as the senior pastor of Mt. Zion Church for the last 17 years. On December 10, 2019, Pastor Hartman committed suicide in his study. He leaves behind his wife Julia and son Hammond. It is now understood that Dr. Hardtman was silently dealing with depression and other mental health issues. Dr. Hardtman was a charismatic pastor who grew Mt. Zion from a solo pastor church of 75 regular attendees to a megachurch of 1200 regular attendees with dozens of ministries. He was also an integral community organizer and known and favored by many and was a leader in multiple spheres. The last rites of the church were held f...
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