Dr. Michael R. Gentry Ministries
Information about Dr. Gentry
EARLY LIFE: Dr. Michael R. Gentry was born in El Reno, Oklahoma on April 8, 1951. Parents were Emmanuel & Leona Gentry. Dr. Gentry attended the Midwest City, OK Independent School District including (1) Country Estates Grade School (1956-63); Monroney Jr. High (1963-66); Midwest City High School (1966-1969).
EDUCATION: College and Post-Graduate Degrees include: B.A. in religion (1973) @ Bethany Nazarene College; Th.B. (1983) & Th.M (1985) @ Freelandia Institute; M.Min. (1995) @ Southern Nazarene University; D.P.Min (2005) @ Master's Graduate School of Divinity. Independent studies without degrees undertaken at Nazarene Theological Seminary, Oklahoma Baptist University, Kaskaskia College, Paris Junior College.
ORDINATION: Local Ministers License (1972) ... District Ministers License (1973) ... Ordained Elder by Southeast Oklahoma District Church of the Nazarene (1974)
PASTORAL MINISTRY: All in the Church of the Nazarene .. (1) Okemah OK (09/1974) ... (2) Republic Mo (03/1977) ... (3) Centralia IL (08/1979) ... (4) Madill OK (11/1987) ... (5) Paris TX (11/1990) & Blossom TX (11/2004) ... (6) Cisco TX (06/2007)
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: (1) Wesleyan Theological Society, (2) American Academy of Religion, (3) Association for the Sociology of Religion, (4) Academy of Parish Clergy, (5) Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies.
OTHER MINISTRIES: Founder and President of "Defender of the Faith" Newsletter (1984-1995); Second Tenor in "Gene Adams & The Miracles" (1979-1982); Occasional Evangelist with revivals in Oklahoma, Mississippi, Illinois, Arkansas, Maryland, and Texas (1975-current); Teaching Professor for Dallas Intensive Ministerial Training School & Dallas Extension of Nazarene Bible College (1995-2004).
SPECIAL HONORS: Inclusion to 3rd & 4th Edition of Marquis' Who's Who In Religion; Religious Personalities of America.
WRITINGS/PUBLICATIONS: Herald of Holiness magazine, The Communicator, Christian Holiness Pulpit Digest, Defender of the Faith, Paris (Tx) News, Cisco (Tx) Press, Eastland (Tx) Telegram, Abilene (Tx) Reporter
CURRENT ISSUES / PRAYER
APRIL 2012
- April 27 ..... Cisco Lions Club BBQ @ 2012 Cisco Folk Life Festival
- April 28 ..... "2012 Teach Conference" @ Richardson TX Church of the Nazarene
- April 29 - May 1 ..... 2012 Revival with Rev. David Stevens of Vinita, OK
- MAY 2012 May 06 ... Cisco Nazarene (CCN) Baby Day
- May 13 ... Mother's Day (AM)
- May 13 ... Cisco Community Worship @ Calvary Baptist ... Rev. C.P. Floyd of East Cisco Baptist speaking.
- May 20 ... Morning and Evening Services ... Rev. Bob Ferguson, Pastor Emeritus, speaking
- June 4-7 ...... West Texas District Family Camp
JUNE 2012
Cisco Texas Church of the Nazarene
SUN: Sunday School ----------------------------- 9:45 am
SUN: Morning Worship -------------------------- 10:45 am
SUN: Youth Meeting ------------------------------ 6:00 pm
SUN: Evening Praise ----------------------------- 6:00 pm
WED: Evening Hour of Power --------------------- 7:00 pm
Monthly Activities
2nd SUN: Church Board Meeting -------------------- 5:30pm
2nd SUN: Cisco Community Service ---------------- 6:30 pm
2nd WED: NMI Missions Service -------------------- 7:00 pm
