Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist
3310 Deep Creek Blvd.
Portsmouth VA 23702
This was probably the first church I ever attended. It was my Grandmother Lucille Goodwyn’s Church. Went there up until I was about 10 or 11 years of age. I remember the Christmas’ when they would hand out candy to the kids and I loved the hard peppermints and other hard candies at that time. Remember seating in the pews with my cousins and brother Glenn and sister Jean.
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461 Godwin St
Portsmouth, VA
The church of my Mother Gertrude Gregory and where I joined and accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior at the age of 15. Very fond memories of the fiery sermons by Rev C.H. Jordan, who was my pastor until he died in 1978. Unfortunately, I did not get a strong enough foundation to stay connected but it did keep me from staying out of serious backsliding until Jesus was able to bring me back to him in 2008. My life has not been the same. Now I truly know what it means to walk with the Lord!
I thank Him that these humble beginnings of faith in my life are still around today and touching new generations of the body of Christ.