Championing the movement of the Azusa Street Convention
by R. Douglass Mahaffey
Just off the main highway F.M. 718 in Newark, Texas, The House Of Prayer-Newark is tucked away on an old County Road 4859. Pastor Rick Neathery has been pastor of the church for a year-and-a-half, with wife, Julie Neathery and Daughter, Bethany, and her husband, Tim Anderson, the music worship and messages delivered can get energetic, yet thought-provoking and can set a soul on fire for God when the Holy Ghost shows up for church.
The music service is Christ-centered, with rock/country infused Christian standards, as well as contemporary song. Pastor Neathery is the preacher, as well as worship leader, and can jump from keyboards to lead or rhythm guitar at a moment's notice as the Holy Ghost leads him. Lead singers, Julie Neathery and Bethany Anderson bring the vocals full circle in this musically-talented/spirit-filled family, with Tim Anderson, Yogi Ramirez, and R. Douglass Mahaffey delivering the percussive sounds. Harold Norris sings Tenor, Regina Meredith sings Alto. Steve Meredith plays acoustic guitar, Angela Finch sings back up vocals and plays Bass. R. Douglass Mahafey plays tambourine and sings bass, and last, but certainly not least, Brother Stan Nowlin plays classic electric lead guitar. It is a very full sound that is technically managed by Noel Finch, husband to bassist, Angela Finch.
The Neathery/Anderson family also make up what is the Christian Country Band, Victory Road, along with Angela Finch on Bass and Harold Norris singing tenor harmony vocals. Victory Road is well traveled in the North Texas area and Oklahoma regions of "The Bible-Belt." Neathery and Norris both once performed along side two other rather well known Christian artists of the North Texas area, Cleve and A.J. Clark of Alvaredo Road Show, an upcoming Nashville Gospel Music duo.
The House Of Prayer is a Pentecostal place of Spirit-filled worship, that, because of the historical event of the Azusa Street Convention on 1906 in Los Angeles California, is home to a Pastor who preaches what he practices, and doesn't apologize for the times that the Holy Ghost comes upon him and inspires him to deliver God's message in a time where the Gospel of Jesus Christ is not a very Popular one. His main focus is based on a determination to reach others for Christ and lead in the development of a healthy prayer life.
Pastor Neathery once said, "You show me a person with a drama-filled life, and I'll show you a person with no prayer life."
2013 has come and gone, and there have been many trials that have hit the Neathery family, as well as other members of The House Of Prayer. From bouts with cancer, Bell' Palsy, near loss of sight, partial paralysis of one church member, hosts of aliments that have almost taken its toll on the church, the one thing that remains is a faithful prayer life of its families. God has been invited into those circumstances and healing has been an ever-present reminder that "the fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."-James 5:16.
The House Of Prayer-Newark is located at 257 County Road 4859 Newark, TX 76071. Worship Service times on Sunday are at 10:45 a.m., right after Sunday School at 10:00, taught by Brother Stan Nowlin. Sunday evening service begins at 6:00 p.m. and Thursday night service begins at 7:00 p.m., directly after the Thursday night fellowship dinner (AND BOY, THE PEOPLE IN THIS CHURCH COOK!).
Speaking of prayer life though, if you are in Wise County and are looking for a good church that loves and teaches love, call the church at (817) 489-3638 to find out more about the church's location, directives and ministries that The House Of Prayer-Newark (HOP-N) has to offer. Come and join them in service for the Lord and learn how to enrich your prayer life and your search for God's will of your life. Go to the church's website at http://houseofprayernewark.org/Home_Page.html
R. Douglass Mahaffey - Founder and Publisher of The Wise Conservative.
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