Pastor Holland Lewis
West Valley Church
...Church of the Nazarene
Good Morning!
It’s a good day in the Valley and you know why! "This is the day God has made.
So – let’s be glad and
rejoice in it!"
~ Psalms 118:24
That’s my plan for today - a lot of rejoicing, as
we carry on ministry through this exciting family known as
| My life
verse: |
"God has not given us the
spirit of fear -
but of power and love and sound mind." |
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II Timothy 1:7 |
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Old Testament: |
“Do not call to mind the former things,
or ponder things of the past.
Behold, I will do something new,
now it will spring forth;
will you not be aware of it?
I will even make a roadway in the wilderness,
and rivers in the desert.” |
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Isaiah 43:18-19 |
HOLLAND
LEWIS,
is the Senior Pastor of Yakima West Valley
Church, having served the Church since October 29, 1995. The Church Board
extended an invitation to Pastor Lewis
to continue the
pastoral relationship.
He is a graduate of of Olivet Nazarene College (University -
1961) with a major
in religion. He continued his graduate studies at Pasadena
College, Pasadena,
California; California Baptist College, Riverside, California
and at Point Loma
Nazarene College (University) in San Diego, California.
Since his graduation from college, Rev. Lewis has served in five
pastoral assignments:
- In 1961 he became the founding Pastor of a Home Mission Nazarene Church in Central City, Kentucky (the "boot-leg" center of Western
Kentucky)
on
the Kentucky District. During this year he also served as writer and
reporter for a Western Kentucky daily newspaper in Owensboro,
Kentucky.
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In 1962 he became the founding Pastor of the Norco Church of the
Nazarene
in California where he served for nearly nine years.
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In 1971 be became Pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene in Anaheim,
California. He served the Anaheim congregation 17 years.
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In March 1989 he became Pastor of the Detroit First Church of the
Nazarene
in Farmington Hills, Michigan, where he served for nearly
seven years.
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As indicated above, Rev. Lewis is presently serving as Senior Pastor
at
West Valley Church in Yakima, Washington. In 1995 he accepted the
call of
the congregation to become Pastor of West Valley Church.
PASTOR LEWIS serves in several capacities at the local,
state and national level as an extension of his ministry:
LOCALLY: Institutional Review Board for experimental medications
and therapy in the Yakima Valley
and President of the Evangelical Ministries Association
STATE: He is a member of the Northwest District Nazarene
District Advisory Board and is chairman of the Credentials Board
REGIONAL: Northwest Nazarene University Board of
Trustees since November 2000 and
Chairman of the Ministerial Debt Task Force for the
Trustees
in Nampa, Idaho
NATIONAL:
He was Vice President of the Board of Trustees at Nazarene
Bible College in Colorado Springs, Colorado
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"Pastor H" is married to Mary Partain. Together,
Holland and Mary bring together their gifts of preaching and music in a shared
ministry to ministers and their spouses in retreat settings around the country.
Mary is an accomplished musician and speaker, ministering
inspiration and insight in women’s retreats and conferences and in churches across
the nation. She has released two albums: "Just Mary" and "Home for
Christmas." "Just Mary" is a
compilation of sacred and inspirational songs that present Mary’s broad range
of skills vocally, instrumentally and as a composer. In her seasonal album "Home
for Christmas," Mary is joined by the Lewis’ three daughters –
Crystal, Candace and Cassandra – in a classic collection of Christmas songs
with a variation of themes including sacred, secular and expressions of humor.
To inquire about her albums, please e-mail: loisf@westvalleychurch.com
Pastor Lewis and his wife Mary are the parents of three
daughters:
- Crystal – married to Brian Ray has two children – Solomon and Isabella.
Crystal Lewis is a Contemporary Christian Recording Artist, Dove Award
Winner and Grammy performer and Award Nominee. She has many albums to
her credit. She was a
recent vocal guest with the
Fresno, California Billy Graham Crusade. For more
information about
Crystal you can visit her website at: www.crystallewis.com
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Candace – married to Chad Bletscher, has one son – Roy
and one daughter - Paige. She is
attending graduate school at UCLA where she is working toward her doctoral
degree in Medical Physics.
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Cassandra –
married to Brian Lewis-Beevers, is a graduate from Point Loma Nazarene University in San
Diego and has graduated from Boston College in the
"Pastoral Ministry"
Department. She desires to give her life for the
poor and broken and work for justice among the less fortunate. She speaks in
a variety of settings to the subjects of "Life in the Kingdom" and
"Care for the Poor and Broken."
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If
you would like to order an audio cassette of a sermon preached by Pastor Lewis
at West Valley Church - include $3.50
with your request to:
West
Valley Church
Tape Ministry
7109 W. Nob Hill
Blvd.
Yakima,
WA 98908 |
Below
are Pastor Holland's sermon outlines for the dates indicated:
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...Pastor Holland's column in
the West Valley Church monthly newsletter.
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...an article released in the N W Reflections,
the bimonthly newspaper for the Northwest District of the Church of the
Nazarene.
District Article:
In addition to his bi-monthly articles on family evangelism,
PASTOR LEWIS is author of "The Great Giveaway" – a teen’s guide to
witnessing. He is also co-author of "Proclaiming the Savior" and
contributing author to "Proclaiming the Savior," selected sermons on
the life of Jesus Christ.
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What I’m up to this month –
The Psalmist nailed it for me, saying:
“Wait on the
Lord, be of good courage and He shall strengthen
your heart. Wait, I say, on the Lord!”
THANK YOU FOR COVERING ME IN
PRAYER!
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