October 30, 2024 • 41 mins
The Church of God In Christ is sponsoring their annual Christmas in November City Wide Giveaway says Bishop Brandon Porter on The Bev Johnson Show on WDIA Radio.
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Good afternoon, and welcome back to the second half of
the BEB.
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Johnson Show. Here at wdi A.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
It is a Wednesday, October thirtieth, twenty twenty four. Enjoy
this fabulous day to day. Getting ready to talk to
my very special guests. I'm excited that he's here. I'll
tell you who it is in just a few minutes.
But I'm looking at my clock. Lunchtime in the city,
and so you know what that means. I have to
tell you about my very very favorite special place.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
It's the Rocking Chair of Memphis.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Fifteen forty two Elvis Presley, where we serve up the
best soul food in town and the best entertainment around.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
And at the Rocking Chair today you can dine in
or you can take out.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
If you call him at nine zero one four two
five two six four, they will have your meal waiting
for you, like catfish, buffalo fish, fried baked chicken, smothered
pork chops, fried pork chops, hamburger, steak, Miss Ann's Famous Chinlin's,
y'awll smoke, turkey necks, a assortment of vegetables like greens
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and yams, and cabbage and peas and pinto beans, macaroni
and cheese, mashed potatoes, northern beans, purple hull peas, boil.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
Oakle, spaghetti dressing and more.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Don't forget that corn bread, and an assortment of dessert
So gone by the Rocking Chair of Memphis fifteen forty
two Elvis Presley and get you some good Southern soul food.
And don't forget Tonight, y'all, it is Karaoke night at
the Rocking Chair. Doors open at six, and y'all, they
told me to tell you dj Ebt who's on the
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ones and two so.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
You can wear your Halloween costume.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Yeah, they gonna give a prize for the best Halloween
costume to night too, as well as the best karaoke.
So it's Kararayoky night. It starts at six o'clock at
the Rocking Chair of Memphis with cash prizes and gone
wait you look Halloween our outfit, two for.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
One drink specials and more. DJ E b T on
the ones am two. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
So don't forget hurry on by the Rocking Chair of Memphis.
When you get there, you know what to say. You
already know what to say. Tell them that Bev A.
Johnson sent you to the Rocking Chair of Memphis. You
can dine in or you can take out. Here's the
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number to call nine zero one four two five by
two six four four two five five two six four.
Speaker 3 (03:45):
Don't forget costume karaokee night.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Yeah, Costume Karaoke Night at the Rocking Chair fifteen forty two.
Speaker 3 (03:53):
Elvis Presley.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
Their open Mondays Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday eleven
am to five pm.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
To get that good Southern soul food.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
You know my place, Riding Chair of Memphis, fifteen forty two,
Elvis Presley. Well, I am so excited to have him
in the studio today, my guests. Yeah, he's no stranger.
It's been a while since I talked to him on
my show. But hey, I'm getting the Holy Spirit up
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in the here. Hey, hey, brother, I'm getting ready to
do the Holy Ghost Dance. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome.
I like to say the honorable Yes you are. Bishop
Brandon Porter is in the house.
Speaker 4 (04:41):
How you doing, Bishop, I am doing wonderful and you
are looking amazing well, thank you.
Speaker 3 (04:47):
Hey, hey, Bishon, I'm holding on for a cougar.
Speaker 5 (04:52):
I'm with you now. I'm trying to find out what
that restaurant is you just got to talk about.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
I'm gonna tell I'm gonna tell you, Bishop, and now
you know because you're a Memphian.
Speaker 3 (05:01):
Yes, I'm gonna tell you where what.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
What it used to be? It used to be the
old Hawaiian Aisle. Okay, remember Elvis Bellevue right there at
South Park Bay, the old Hawaiian Eye. But now Bishop,
it's called the Rocking Chair of Memphis.
Speaker 5 (05:18):
I'm gonna check it out for.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
You're gonna love it, hey, Bishop. On Sundays, them bishops
and them pastors be coming up in there on Sunday dinner.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
And and and.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Bishop, you will you will really love this because uh
the owner and when you go in the they have
a mural outside and they have put on the mirror,
you know, just famous.
Speaker 3 (05:40):
People in Memphis.
Speaker 5 (05:41):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
And I was honored myself and Bobby O. J. They
got us on w D I and nat D.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
So you gotta go tell your folks now, I'm.
Speaker 5 (05:53):
We're gonna do it.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
And especially when you folks come in there for the complications.
Speaker 5 (05:57):
That's right now. They really if it's on Elvis, they
gonna deinely hit it.
Speaker 3 (06:01):
Oh yes, it's Elvis Presco.
Speaker 5 (06:02):
They're going to hit it. If it's on Elvis Press.
Speaker 3 (06:03):
I love that. I love Mischa Porter. How you been doing.
Speaker 4 (06:06):
If I'm doing exceptionally well, I'm thankful, just working hard
and doing ministry.
Speaker 5 (06:10):
You know how we do, we will never stop. I
got that from my mom and my daddy.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
I know, I know you. You come from good stock.
That's right, you come from good stock.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
So Bishop, so do you still have because I know
used to say two locations.
Speaker 5 (06:24):
I do.
Speaker 4 (06:24):
I do actually fifty one fifty one Winchester and then
of course we still have the historical North campus nine
twenty four North down Lap at the corner of Chelsea.
But we just acquired a new property across the street
from our Winchester campus, six acres fifty seven thousand square
foot building where we're going to have the big Christmas
in November.
Speaker 5 (06:44):
Event. That's what we're going to do most about outreach. Wow, yes, I.
Speaker 3 (06:48):
Know exactly where you're talking about.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
You know what you know, Bishop, I lived in that
community and I don't know if you remember years.
Speaker 3 (06:56):
Ago where the school is down the street.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
No no, no, no, no no no right right, well
when you cross over Minden Hall, what is that school?
Speaker 5 (07:06):
I know this new power power center Power center.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Yes, well that used to be apartments, the Harbor apartment
all right.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
I lived there.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
Wow, I used to live there and so I would
go shopp at the pigmy weeky.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (07:17):
Matter of fact, that's where I used to cash my chick.
Speaker 5 (07:21):
I'm with you.
Speaker 3 (07:22):
So you all have that property.
Speaker 4 (07:24):
Yes, actually you know that's what we bought fifty one
fifty one. It's where our main campus is. Yes, that
was ninety nine and the Holy Spirit said to me,
called a look cross Street and the address there was
fifty two to fifty two, and he said to me,
that's twenty five years ago.
Speaker 5 (07:37):
He said, that's going to be Phase two.
Speaker 4 (07:39):
And it took twenty five years, but it happened and
we're thankful. So it's fifty two to fifty two Winchester
and our campus. Our church is fifty one fifty one,
so God is still working in that one.
Speaker 3 (07:49):
God is still working.
Speaker 5 (07:50):
Yes, six acres we're excited about.
Speaker 3 (07:51):
Oh, I love that pastor were good.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
Well, before we talk about Christmas in November, you know,
Bishop Porter, I got it.
Speaker 3 (07:59):
I gotta ask, y'all.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
It is next month is November, and we always know
in the city of Memphis, November the Church of God
in Christ. That's right, y'all, members come come to this city.
That's the holy convocation, Holy convocations. So y'alla, we are
we are well.
Speaker 4 (08:18):
You know, we worked vehemently and previously trying to get
it back. We were in Saint Louis for about eleven
years and Bishop Blake asked me to head a committee
with Bishop Sheard and I to work towards getting the
convention back. And of course we were successful and this
has been our This coming will be our third year
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back and Bishop Sheared.
Speaker 5 (08:40):
Wants to remain here.
Speaker 4 (08:41):
But we got some tweaking to do in Memphis and
had a meaningful study and some stuff. You know, because
we bring so much you do that is that impacts
the economy in totality, from hotels to restaurants to rental
cars to businesses, and many businesses, as you well know,
because we've been coming one hundred years, they started their
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businesses during the convocation because they knew of the capital
or they would gain from it.
Speaker 5 (09:07):
But it's not fair for us to have.
Speaker 4 (09:10):
To pay extra fees because you're calling November peak season.
Because we bring so many people, and our convention is
longer than most conventions.
Speaker 5 (09:19):
It's like twelve days. It used to be three weeks
years ago.
Speaker 4 (09:24):
Wow, they were praying a long time, then three weeks
and so, and we bring some you know, back back
in the day, we'll bring it at least for my
dad was over a lot of the conventions. We will
bring at least fifty million dollars in a week. And
a lot of people, you know, are doing streaming and
stuff now, so it's roughly about thirty or forty million
that we bring within one week's time to the city
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of Memphis. And we're just trying to tell the hotels
and I met with them and they were very, very
listening and trying to work with us. Kevin Kine with
the city of course, and the mayor was there and
many others and our officials and the Tennessee bishops were there,
and we're asking them to reduce the prices a little
with the hotels so our delegates will feel like they're
getting something back, you know. Yeah, and they need it
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because it hits them hard. They got to stay here
so many days exactly. If you give them thirty dollars
off the room a day, that's impactful, you know. Yes,
So that's what we're trying to do, and they're trying
to work towards that because we don't want Saint Louis.
Speaker 5 (10:18):
Is after us hard again.
Speaker 4 (10:20):
Yes, they want us bad, they want baby. They doing
they frying fish, They doing everything. They got, They got
everything but turcular, not till Memphis got the turculate right,
But they're trying to best with their hotel adjustments and rates.
So we need Memphis to do that, and our city
council members are trying to talk with hotels as well
as our mayor and our Convention Business Bureau to make
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sure that we can do this.
Speaker 2 (10:44):
So, so, Bishop, ported in your talks you've had so far,
do they seem receptive of what you're asking?
Speaker 5 (10:51):
They really do. It's all about you know, relationships.
Speaker 3 (10:54):
Yes, it is.
Speaker 4 (10:54):
When my dad was doing this. You know, he knew
everybody and walk right up into the hotel owners or
or even the manager's offices and make those arrangements. Because
success happens at the speed of relationship. And so that's
what I was trying to do, is to get everybody
together so we know each other. And I think now
with myself and Bishop Hall, Bishop Maynard, and Bishop Jerry Taylor,
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Bishop Lynnwood Dial and other bishops right here in the
city of Memphis, Bill right and others, we'll be able
to keep those relationships going. And the city will know
because we use these hotels all year long. Yes, but
we want them to know. We need you to treat
our people right when they come in November so they
keep coming.
Speaker 3 (11:32):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (11:33):
And I think that when I think about the Church
of God in Christ, when you come to the Holy Convocation,
those years that we missed y'all. Oh yes, I mean
when you all left. I'm telling you, City of Memphis
missed y'all. I don't care what they say about but
they missed y'all.
Speaker 4 (11:52):
And we need that economy that that impact. You know,
with all this the lawsuits that are happening in our city,
they're gonna need that inflection money. Not only that, but
then the spiritual death and the people that we bring.
And so y'all don't see no hats like our hats
until we come back, you know.
Speaker 3 (12:07):
So yeah, yeah, you know what you know.
Speaker 2 (12:11):
But this reporter, when we were downtown on Union Avenue,
we would love just to look after winded you see
them saints.
Speaker 5 (12:19):
With about I missed that, yes, and.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
When you all when when you all, when you all left,
we missed that. But anyway, but like you said, they
came in town and spent money.
Speaker 4 (12:33):
And you know what I found out? Crime is down
when we're here. Wow, crime is down, really, And I
was because I was really concerned, like y'all be carjacking
around here? Yeah, exactly right. The Saints gonna lay hands
on you and a couple of feet. But anyway, so
but crime is down now and maybe because of our
Chief Davis and others have been raising the bar of policing,
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especially downtown when.
Speaker 5 (12:55):
We're here and so and so all of that is
is meaningful for us.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
So so when so again, the convocation is back in November.
Speaker 3 (13:03):
Yes, what other dates?
Speaker 4 (13:05):
The dates are the fifth through like the twelfth official
day is the tenth, that's when I'm presiding, Bishop speaks
on that Sunday morning, but we start officially on the fifth,
that's Tuesday, I believe, and we'll be at Mason Temple
for opening and so on, and this prayer leading up
to it as well. The Saints are fasting and praying
always leading up to the Holy Convocation.
Speaker 1 (13:25):
There.
Speaker 4 (13:25):
You know, there's musicals, there's a pre musical. Let me
mention there's a pre musical on and Elder Zach Hasselett,
who's my minister music, is over that pre musical. Myron
Williams is our national Minister of music out of Texas.
But that's going to be on Sunday evening I think
at six pm at Greater Community Temple on Winchester Winchester Campus, Okay,
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And you know it's free for all to get in.
But that's the pre music like they've had for many
many years exactly. And the Evanger's apartment I think is
doing something. But then their service is ongoing all the time.
As I'm great speakers have been a slot for slated
should I say, for this conference and music and so on,
and I'm chosen to speak to Ben watch yourself. Yes,
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I'm gonna now I'm gonna speak on official day night,
that Sunday night.
Speaker 5 (14:14):
Presiding Bishop speaks that morning.
Speaker 4 (14:16):
But he said to me, I want you to close
the meeting out porter, So y'all pray my.
Speaker 5 (14:20):
Strength in the Lord. It's be a long week, y'all.
I hope I can talk that that night, but I
believe God.
Speaker 4 (14:26):
But it's gonna be Sunday night at seven, and that's
all at the Renaissance Center.
Speaker 3 (14:30):
I was going to ask you, you all will be
all in the Renaissance.
Speaker 4 (14:32):
Yes, yes, the Fedix form is a challenge for us
now with staging because of platform usage and just our
culture of how we sit people on our stage.
Speaker 3 (14:42):
Yes.
Speaker 5 (14:42):
And also those clear bags Saints you know.
Speaker 2 (14:45):
Oh yeah, that's no trouble.
Speaker 5 (14:47):
I ain't seen no clear Louis Vuittons yet.
Speaker 3 (14:50):
And so when you do, you let me know.
Speaker 5 (14:52):
Right.
Speaker 4 (14:53):
So, so we're gonna and then we have the Mason
Temple will still be accommodating for that Sunday morning as
well as as the Cannon Center. So we'll be at
the main auditorium in the Renaissance Center and then we'll
be at the Cannon Center. It was simulcasting in that
Mason Temple as well. And there's also some transportation opportunities
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that the city has helped us to get from the
hotels that are kind of far out.
Speaker 5 (15:17):
That's another thing.
Speaker 4 (15:18):
We needed more rooms downtown, yeah, you know, and Memphis
just you know.
Speaker 3 (15:22):
We don't have a lot of hotels maybe other.
Speaker 5 (15:25):
See this city is a beating us.
Speaker 4 (15:26):
So it's a good thing that the city has decided
to take on the Sherrington because that's going to be
a goodbye for the city and and and for it
to be successful because it needs a lot of work.
But they need Memphis to be here, you know, bringing
that that capital there to help impact as the conference hotels.
Speaker 3 (15:45):
So we need that, we need that.
Speaker 2 (15:47):
Yes, well, I was thinking when and when I was
thinking I was going to have you as guests and
to talk about the convocation, Yes, and I was going
to ask you about moving in, and I wanted to
ask this question, sure, Bishop, have you all ever thought
about going to Detroit.
Speaker 5 (16:04):
Presid I haven't because I don't know.
Speaker 2 (16:08):
I know about the history of Detroit up there.
Speaker 4 (16:11):
And it's some snow up there too, and we ain't
trying to go nowhere where those snow is for the convocation,
you know.
Speaker 3 (16:17):
So see they can put them for a coach.
Speaker 4 (16:20):
On baby, they'll kill something to put on just for
that that week. But no, I you know it's that
they think about that presiding bishops from Detroit. So and
you know, but we have other meetings. We just had
our Bishop's Conference there so and that's the other thing
about Coach is that we have eight other big conferences
that move around, like our Women's Convention, our aim Convention,
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our Passing the Elders, our Bishop's Conference, and and so
many of us that move around. And so, but Memphis
is our is our Jerusalem. So that's where the Holy
Convocation should be every year and if it's uh, if
it's feasible, and we want to continue the feasibility of
it and accommodating the Saints, and not only just the hotels,
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but you all that own stores and restaurants have some
specials on for the Saints.
Speaker 2 (17:09):
Well you know what, See, I'm gonna tell, tell, tell,
tell my brother at the rocking chair. Please we're gonna
I'm telling you now, you can you can count on this.
Speaker 3 (17:18):
We're gonna have something for the Saints.
Speaker 4 (17:20):
Please don't tell brother, I'm putting it out because see,
they gotta do something.
Speaker 3 (17:25):
See Ron listens to me, does he.
Speaker 5 (17:27):
Well, those chairs will never stop rocking if he make
the price right.
Speaker 3 (17:30):
Hell, I want you.
Speaker 2 (17:32):
Hey, We're gonna have the prices right, and we gonna
welcome those Saints there at the rocking chair business.
Speaker 3 (17:39):
I'm telling you.
Speaker 2 (17:40):
So he has plenty room in a nice big patio,
so them Saints can come on in there. Okay, okay,
I'm making you that promise.
Speaker 4 (17:49):
I thank you because we have a few of our members,
uh you know, Southern Hands the Church, Yes, I know.
Also Honod's Barbecue downtown, Honor Payman and Mike Onnold and
so they do some special things. So I want to
encourage all the restaurants and stores because the Saints like
the shop.
Speaker 5 (18:06):
When they get here. Yea, they do.
Speaker 3 (18:07):
They do do.
Speaker 4 (18:08):
Something for the Saints. We want them to keep coming.
We do want them to keep coming.
Speaker 3 (18:12):
So we're gonna have some form at the rocking Cheer.
Now they're gonna be in their rocket bell.
Speaker 5 (18:17):
Have you got me all excited about the rockets? I
gotta check it out.
Speaker 2 (18:20):
Well, you got to check it out if you've just
tuned in this afternoon, we are talking to Bishop Brandon Porter.
Speaker 3 (18:28):
He is here.
Speaker 5 (18:29):
We're gonna be.
Speaker 2 (18:29):
Talking about Christmas in no members, so you all stick
in state for that. If you have a question or
two for the bishop, we do invite you to call
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Speaker 6 (19:11):
You're listening to Tennessee Radio Hall of Famer Bev Johnson
on w d i A. You're listening to the Bev
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Johnson Show. Here's Bev Johnson.
Speaker 3 (20:09):
And welcome back.
Speaker 2 (20:10):
We are talking with the Greater Community Temple pastor and
a Kojak General board member, Bishop Brandon Porter. And I
know Bishop Porter, you are getting ready. What is this
Christmas in Nomber.
Speaker 4 (20:25):
Christmas in November, Bev? It is incredible. We've been doing
it for many, many years in the Church of God
in Christ and I'm excited that I was asked by
the presiding Bishop to continue it. When we came back
to Memphis, I never stopped doing outry, so we changed
the name and called it Miracles and Memphis. We had
the guy deboiled from Fridays and others that came in
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and other actors and celebrities. But now that Koji gets
back for this will be our third year having it
again and it's incredible that our presiding Bishop wants to
give back to the city.
Speaker 5 (20:56):
Before the convention starts.
Speaker 4 (20:58):
It used to be in the middle of convention on
that Saturday before official Day, but we have some other
functions going on now.
Speaker 5 (21:03):
But it's all good. It's working out.
Speaker 4 (21:05):
We had last year over eighty five hundred people to
pre register while they went to Christmas at November dot
org and signed up to get items or to volunteer
the services, to make donations or what have you. This
year we're looking at ten thousand people already. Wow, and
it's going to be incredible because we have a lot
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of stuff. We have a lot of donations, we have
a lot of money we have to spend and so
a lot of people are contributing. But we've been shopping
for the last month, okay, and all kinds of items.
It would blow your mind to see what kind of thing.
So we'll getting wear, food, okay, clothing, toys for kids,
a lot of toys. We have appliances, furniture and even
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household goods, and they'll get like lives ale and other
kind of products to pace and the men can get
some Gillette shaving. It's just a lot of good stuff
to give families and people that have needs. They didn't
even get hot dogs right there while they're way during registration.
So the event now people lined up out. There's early
six o'clock.
Speaker 5 (22:04):
In the morning. Wow, But we don't start.
Speaker 4 (22:06):
Registration that is receiving people at the tables until eight
that morning. So but the event will start around nine
with great music. Zach's got great music for us. A
lot of choirs coming through as well, and then we'll
have our officials. A mayor's going to be there as
well as some other city officials, just coming to greet
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the people and encourage them even in voting and so
in early voting and all that stuff or for voting
that for the fifth but so much is being given
to the people. Then fed X came last year. Guess
what they gave out six hundred jobs on the spot.
It's yes, and Man's hm. You know, Man's Mans is
over recruiting and he's coming back again this year with others.
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And they said they're going to give out a thousand jobs. Wow,
fed X right there on the grounds, and that's exceptional
because FedEx has great benefits. And then they pay five
thousand dollars a year towards your tuition if you go
to University of Memphis, so you can't beat that. And
we got other vendors that come and offer services, and
it's just a wonderful opportunity for the people. They're gonna
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everybody leaves with something, nobody, no family will be left behind, okay,
And so we just want to encourage you. Go to
Christmas and novema dot org. You can see all about it.
You can register your family. I hope they hadn't closed registrations,
getting closer shutting it down.
Speaker 5 (23:23):
But even if registration.
Speaker 4 (23:24):
Is closed, you can still walk up, but you'll be,
you know, at the back of the line and get
in front of people that have.
Speaker 3 (23:29):
So you encourage people.
Speaker 2 (23:30):
Now go on and register now, because today is October thirtieth.
Speaker 5 (23:33):
It is it is, so we close on it. We're
right on it. Honey. Let's pray we have sunshine and
everything else. I don't want no rain, baby, No, we
don't want any not at all.
Speaker 4 (23:42):
We want good weather, and it's gonna be that's at
the new property we have acquired, that's fifty two to
fifty two Winchester. It's just a block down from our
Winchester campus there Greater Community Temple, and it is the
outreach center that we've acquired. There six acres, plenty of
room and the visibility and the police will be there.
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You'll see all kind of you know, officers in place
just to make everybody safe. And everything is good for
us because Winchester is a danger street. Yes it is,
and so we got the police blocking off certain areas,
making sure that the people that are lined up that
there's no incidents or accidents. And so it's gonna be
a fun time. And we have door prizes. You'll get
tickets because I give away some good stuff, appliances and
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other things. Oh girl, I give out money too.
Speaker 5 (24:28):
I just get all. I go by the bankers and
give me some money.
Speaker 4 (24:32):
I get excited because you know, blessed people, blessed people,
and we want all ethnicities. We have our Spanish speaking
people there, so I have interprets everybody. No one's gonna
be left behind. If you speak Swahili, write it down.
We're gonna work with you.
Speaker 2 (24:46):
That's right, that's right, right, right, And so again Bishop
telling people to go online to register.
Speaker 5 (24:52):
Yes, Christmas in November dot August.
Speaker 4 (24:55):
Where you want to go, or you can call the
church right now nine O one five four to two
five two five five Again nine O one.
Speaker 5 (25:02):
Five four to two five two five five.
Speaker 4 (25:04):
It's that Greater Community Temple, Church of God in Christs
fifty one fifty one Winchester Road.
Speaker 3 (25:09):
I love this Christmas in November.
Speaker 4 (25:10):
Baby, you gotta come, Bev. You gotta come in. They
got to hear your voice on the microphone. We gotta
have you gonna come in our celebrity moment.
Speaker 3 (25:17):
Okay, in the celebrity moment.
Speaker 4 (25:20):
You you know you're iconic in the city of Memphis. Girl,
Please thank you, thank you can't say.
Speaker 5 (25:24):
Radio and not say Bev Johnson.
Speaker 2 (25:26):
Well, okay, because I can imagine that the people are
going to be there lined up.
Speaker 5 (25:31):
Yes they are.
Speaker 4 (25:32):
And then and then we have special lines for our
disabled people, okay, because it breaks my heart when I
see our elderly standing in life. So I tell my people, no,
make room for them up close. Okay, just like in voting.
You know that if you have a disability, they move
you up a lot closer. So we want to do
that and care for our people. Want everybody to be touched,
and we have plenty of seating and other opportunities for you.
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So with the Porter potties and everything there.
Speaker 2 (25:54):
For you, sounds good. I am talking to Bishop Brandon Porter.
He is the pastor of the Greater Community Temper Temple
and also the Church of God in Christ General board member.
Speaker 3 (26:07):
He is here.
Speaker 2 (26:08):
We are talking about his Christmas in November. If you
have a question or two for the Bishop, we invite
you to call before he gets out of here. Five
three five nine three four two is our number. Eight
hundred five zero three nine three four two eight three
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Speaker 6 (27:10):
Don't go away. The Bev Johnson Show returns after these messages.
Speaker 3 (27:27):
I'm telling you to just you around begging show and
welcome back.
Speaker 2 (27:46):
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Yeah, you can call my sister friend today, Michelle Hayes Thomas.
She's the All State exclusive agent. Nine zero one nine
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to our phone lines to talk to some of our listeners.
Speaker 7 (29:39):
Yes, hey, Steve, Hello, my most beautiful beautiful Rose Tuttle
Orchard of Vaien. Hey, it's the Radio Hall of Fame.
Speaker 8 (29:54):
This you miss Beverley Elaine Johnson.
Speaker 3 (29:58):
Thank you by Steve. How you you and brother.
Speaker 8 (30:01):
I'm doing fantastic, Bibboby, real quick, be supporter. I just
want to thank you. I just want to thank you
and the Saints for coming to Memphis and support us.
Speaker 7 (30:12):
And let me say this real quick.
Speaker 8 (30:13):
When I was a little boy right across the street
from the Peabody, they used to be the remote end.
My mama raised five boys and one girl. She's been
a rape. She was a waitress. That's why it is
still both of my sons to till all the time.
But let me tell you, she used to take me
to work when the Saints came. And man, I'm gonna
tell you, those used to be the most profitable time
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she had that week when you guys were to all
the ladies come down there to the rest run and
eat with them big first coach and them heads. And
I forgot the guys who take the places. They used
to have the little signs, curdity cars, and I used
to all those those bushes, and man, I just want
to I'm in my early fifties, but man, I just
(30:57):
want to, Yes, sir, I just want to thank you
and the Saints for that man, because those people was nice,
kind and polite, and the rest Runt used to be
packed the week that you guys was here. So man,
like I said, from the bottom of my heart, thank
you and the bishops and the church for coming. And
(31:18):
I was a little boy. I was a little boy
back then, and I remember that like it was yesterday.
Every time they come, I just go back and remember this.
I used to sit over at the side bay the
cash register and have cat have crowded their risk Runt
used to be so man, from the bottom of my heart,
my son's side, my mama's deceased now, But man, thank
(31:38):
you guys for coming and supporting this town. And you know,
I hope you guys, you know, gonna come continuously. You know,
just stay here.
Speaker 1 (31:46):
Like you did.
Speaker 8 (31:46):
But you know, you gotta do what you gotta do.
You gotta do what you gotta do. Man, I don't
think it's right. You know, we y'all come time come to town.
They raised prices and stuff. Main, dude, you gotta do.
I just wanted to call and said thank you for that,
Thank you, Bell, thank.
Speaker 3 (31:59):
You, love you brother. Bye bye, Golden.
Speaker 9 (32:03):
Girl hangs in after on beb How you doing.
Speaker 3 (32:07):
I'm doing well, Golden Girl, and yourself all right?
Speaker 9 (32:11):
And Bishop Brandon Porter, how are you? Thank you? You
have a memory of your church. That is my first cousin,
Patricia Campbell. Yes, of course, so yeah, yeah, that's my cousin.
So I'm calling because okay, So I was raised in kojik, Okay,
(32:36):
and I'm no denominational now, so I watch it online.
So I went online to try to see, uh, what
do it take to come to one of the service
And I saw that the quir what is a musical?
Speaker 7 (32:49):
Is ticketed?
Speaker 9 (32:50):
Right? But what about the rest of the services? Are
they ticketed events? And I would hang up in this thing?
Speaker 3 (32:57):
All right, Yeah, he's shopping for the.
Speaker 9 (32:59):
Convocation even it service? Can anybody is it a ticket event?
Can you do you have to? Can you just come
and enjoin the Okay?
Speaker 3 (33:09):
Thank you Golden girl, go on, Bishop and tell free.
Speaker 4 (33:11):
And there's no only time there's tickets when they have
that big musical. I think, yes, Friday night maybe, but
everything else is free to the public.
Speaker 2 (33:19):
Okay, So no, Golden Girl, you don't need a ticket
to come, come on and worship with you.
Speaker 3 (33:24):
Bring off. I like that, Bishop, I like that. W
D I a high caller.
Speaker 7 (33:30):
Hello, Ben, what you doing?
Speaker 3 (33:32):
Hey Henry? What's up here?
Speaker 7 (33:33):
Andry?
Speaker 10 (33:35):
You got its friend to be porter man? I love you,
I love you family of all. Bishop. Thank you for
making a difference. Thank you for doing what you do.
You and the Church of Garden crazy or just just
doing what you do to make a difference. Can't save everybody,
(33:57):
can't up everybody. But what you're doing is wonderful. Thank you, gratefully, gratefully.
Speaker 5 (34:03):
Happy, even bless you.
Speaker 10 (34:05):
Thank you for having them on as well.
Speaker 3 (34:07):
Oh you welcome here.
Speaker 10 (34:08):
You will want to say this here, But do you
think a.
Speaker 7 (34:13):
Fight with those big in the rocking chair?
Speaker 2 (34:16):
See see here, Bishop, the bishop, Hardy, see Henry.
Speaker 3 (34:19):
Here it goes to the rock and jam.
Speaker 5 (34:21):
I see Henry.
Speaker 2 (34:22):
I'm gonna come get your seat, Henry saying you get
your seat?
Speaker 8 (34:30):
What man you're having.
Speaker 10 (34:33):
Thank you for taking my call.
Speaker 3 (34:34):
You welcome, thank you here right bye bye. That's good.
Yeah yeah, So Bishop, as.
Speaker 2 (34:38):
We wrap up something again Christmas in November.
Speaker 5 (34:44):
Yes, yes, it's incredible.
Speaker 4 (34:46):
It's going to be this Saturday, that is November the
second Saturday, November the second, and that's at fifty two
fifty two Winchester, which is just a block down from
our fifty one to fifty one Winchester Road location for
Greater Community Tempo and the registration officially begans. Of course,
you can register online right now Christmas at novemba dot org.
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But we'll be receiving the registrants at eight o'clock am.
Now people will be lined up as probably as early
as six am, and God bless their hearts, but you know,
it's kind of like Black Friday stuff, right, but they're
getting in line so they can be first in line.
But we're going to try to move our lines a
lot faster for you this year. And also the registration
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starts officially at eight, but then we going to our
event at nine o'clock and of course, and it's going
to go from nine until three, so we say ten
thousand people, but they'll be coming in and out during.
Speaker 3 (35:42):
Those times exactly.
Speaker 5 (35:43):
And so just come.
Speaker 4 (35:44):
You'll be to park at our campus at fifty one
to fifty one. That's also the Power Center parking lot.
They've allowed parking over there. In other areas, just look
for parking. No, please, don't block anybody's driveway. Don't park
in any business spot unless you get permission, because they will.
Speaker 5 (36:00):
Have your cars told.
Speaker 4 (36:02):
But the other areas you can definitely part and set up,
and we'll have security on those lots in the police
department will be roaming around to make sure there's no
foolishness going on. We bind the devil right now, and
so we want everybody to be well and to have
a joyful time. We give our food, clothes, toys, appliances, furniture,
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all kinds of household goods. FedEx has given out jobs,
we got other we got health screening, free health screening
as well. Then get vaccinations and all. You know Memphis
has a problem with HIV. Now you can get screened
for that, for that and sdis and all that. Of course,
hippoll is and nobody's knowing your business. But come and
make sure you're okay, and come and have a great time.
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There's free food, hot food as well. We're gonna do
some things for the kids like face painting and other
things for them. We're just gonna have a great time
together and we invite you to come out Christmas in November.
Speaker 5 (36:53):
This is a kojok.
Speaker 4 (36:54):
Event that the Church of God in Christ does to
give back to our community. And Bishop David Hall is
a partner with me and this along with Bishop Jerry
Maine and all the bishops of Tennessee and many of
them have made meaningful contributions. Excuse me to help us
do this right. And we want to thank all of
you that have made a donation. The Church of God
in Christ World Vision as well, and Milono's Men's Clothing
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when it gave so many clothes and then suits us suits.
Speaker 5 (37:22):
You just gave us three hundred pair of bray new shoes.
Speaker 3 (37:24):
Oh wow.
Speaker 4 (37:25):
Tell even sister Minerva Johnson is doing some great things.
Minerva Little says, great things with us and so.
Speaker 5 (37:31):
Many many others of you. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Speaker 4 (37:34):
We're gonna post about those who are giving in those
who are making great donations, so others will know that
blessed people, blessed people. Memphis Kojik wants to bless you.
Our presiding bishop is excited. Our pr people will be there.
We've got people flying in BED from across the country
to help us do this, passing out things and so on.
So thank you, Thank you City of Memphis. This is
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for you. Don't you let this moment pass you by.
I'll see you, Me and Bed will see you at
Christmas in November. That is this Saturday. It's going from
from eight a m. Until three pm. Come get what
you need. No family will be left behind.
Speaker 2 (38:13):
I love it, Bishop Porter, thank you for sharing the
good news, as I like to say.
Speaker 3 (38:17):
And I love having you here. And I'm looking forward. Bishop.
Speaker 2 (38:21):
I'm gonna come on down window come when the convocation starts. Yes, stars,
stars coming. I gotta come down there and see some
of them saints. That's right, it's gonna be a great meeting.
Speaker 4 (38:30):
We got some super fantastic speakers, male and female, and
we're gonna have a high time.
Speaker 5 (38:34):
And the people are excited about being in Memphis though.
Speaker 2 (38:36):
Yes, yeah, really well, thank you and you continue to
be blessed. Love you you are special. We love you here,
love and we let them saints. Don't y'all go nowhere.
Speaker 3 (38:46):
Keep us here in Memphis, that's right.
Speaker 2 (38:49):
That's right, Bishop Brandon Porter, who is the pastor of
the Greater Community Temple and he is a general board
member of the Church in God in Christ.
Speaker 3 (38:58):
Before I get out of here.
Speaker 4 (39:00):
Yeah, election for KOCHI did you know that? No, girl,
this is election here. Everybody's got to run again. Everybody.
Speaker 3 (39:07):
Oh, I didn't know that.
Speaker 5 (39:08):
I am up for re election for lords.
Speaker 4 (39:10):
Okay, Kojik people, I'm looking for your support, and that's right.
Speaker 5 (39:14):
Vote, that's right. So we got a lot of great.
Speaker 4 (39:17):
Leaders in Kojak and many of them are running again
for various positions, Okay, and even those in Tennessee as well.
Speaker 2 (39:23):
So I know, I know you're gonna be back in
the house, Brother, Praiser Lord.
Speaker 3 (39:27):
All right, Praiser Lord. Thank you, Vish Porter.
Speaker 2 (39:30):
I want to thank you callers and listeners for joining
us this day. Let me remind I didn't forget to
tell you all this evening. You all, my brother Ronald
Hurd at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. This evening,
they're gonna have a free open public. They're gonna show
the film Mo Better Blues tonight at the Stax museum
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is absolutely free from six to nine. Also, they're gonna
be talking about the Jimmy Lungsford movie and so go
over to staxas safe place to see more better blues.
That's free this evening with brother Ronald Hurd, and happy
birthday to Stephen Porter, who will be celebrating tonight at
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the Rocking Chair from his class members Fairly High School
nineteen seventy nine. They will definitely be there in the
house for Carrie Oakie night, Yes they will.
Speaker 3 (40:23):
They will be there. They will be there, brother.
Speaker 2 (40:28):
All right, Thank you callers, thank you listeners for joining
us this day on the Bev Johnson Show.
Speaker 3 (40:34):
We do, we really do appreciate you.
Speaker 2 (40:38):
So until tomorrow, please be saved cable cool head, y'all,
and don't let anyone steal your joy. Until tomorrow, I'm
Bev Johnson and y'all keep the faith.
Speaker 8 (40:56):
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Speaker 2 (01:10):
Good afternoon, and welcome back to the second half of
the BEB.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
Johnson Show. Here at wdi A.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
It is a Wednesday, October thirtieth, twenty twenty four. Enjoy
this fabulous day to day. Getting ready to talk to
my very special guests. I'm excited that he's here. I'll
tell you who it is in just a few minutes.
But I'm looking at my clock. Lunchtime in the city,
and so you know what that means. I have to
tell you about my very very favorite special place.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
It's the Rocking Chair of Memphis.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Fifteen forty two Elvis Presley, where we serve up the
best soul food in town and the best entertainment around.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
And at the Rocking Chair today you can dine in
or you can take out.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
If you call him at nine zero one four two
five two six four, they will have your meal waiting
for you, like catfish, buffalo fish, fried baked chicken, smothered
pork chops, fried pork chops, hamburger, steak, Miss Ann's Famous Chinlin's,
y'awll smoke, turkey necks, a assortment of vegetables like greens
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and yams, and cabbage and peas and pinto beans, macaroni
and cheese, mashed potatoes, northern beans, purple hull peas, boil.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
Oakle, spaghetti dressing and more.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Don't forget that corn bread, and an assortment of dessert
So gone by the Rocking Chair of Memphis fifteen forty
two Elvis Presley and get you some good Southern soul food.
And don't forget Tonight, y'all, it is Karaoke night at
the Rocking Chair. Doors open at six, and y'all, they
told me to tell you dj Ebt who's on the
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ones and two so.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
You can wear your Halloween costume.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Yeah, they gonna give a prize for the best Halloween
costume to night too, as well as the best karaoke.
So it's Kararayoky night. It starts at six o'clock at
the Rocking Chair of Memphis with cash prizes and gone
wait you look Halloween our outfit, two for.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
One drink specials and more. DJ E b T on
the ones am two. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
So don't forget hurry on by the Rocking Chair of Memphis.
When you get there, you know what to say. You
already know what to say. Tell them that Bev A.
Johnson sent you to the Rocking Chair of Memphis. You
can dine in or you can take out. Here's the
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number to call nine zero one four two five by
two six four four two five five two six four.
Speaker 3 (03:45):
Don't forget costume karaokee night.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Yeah, Costume Karaoke Night at the Rocking Chair fifteen forty two.
Speaker 3 (03:53):
Elvis Presley.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
Their open Mondays Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday eleven
am to five pm.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
To get that good Southern soul food.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
You know my place, Riding Chair of Memphis, fifteen forty two,
Elvis Presley. Well, I am so excited to have him
in the studio today, my guests. Yeah, he's no stranger.
It's been a while since I talked to him on
my show. But hey, I'm getting the Holy Spirit up
(04:24):
in the here. Hey, hey, brother, I'm getting ready to
do the Holy Ghost Dance. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome.
I like to say the honorable Yes you are. Bishop
Brandon Porter is in the house.
Speaker 4 (04:41):
How you doing, Bishop, I am doing wonderful and you
are looking amazing well, thank you.
Speaker 3 (04:47):
Hey, hey, Bishon, I'm holding on for a cougar.
Speaker 5 (04:52):
I'm with you now. I'm trying to find out what
that restaurant is you just got to talk about.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
I'm gonna tell I'm gonna tell you, Bishop, and now
you know because you're a Memphian.
Speaker 3 (05:01):
Yes, I'm gonna tell you where what.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
What it used to be? It used to be the
old Hawaiian Aisle. Okay, remember Elvis Bellevue right there at
South Park Bay, the old Hawaiian Eye. But now Bishop,
it's called the Rocking Chair of Memphis.
Speaker 5 (05:18):
I'm gonna check it out for.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
You're gonna love it, hey, Bishop. On Sundays, them bishops
and them pastors be coming up in there on Sunday dinner.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
And and and.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Bishop, you will you will really love this because uh
the owner and when you go in the they have
a mural outside and they have put on the mirror,
you know, just famous.
Speaker 3 (05:40):
People in Memphis.
Speaker 5 (05:41):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
And I was honored myself and Bobby O. J. They
got us on w D I and nat D.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
So you gotta go tell your folks now, I'm.
Speaker 5 (05:53):
We're gonna do it.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
And especially when you folks come in there for the complications.
Speaker 5 (05:57):
That's right now. They really if it's on Elvis, they
gonna deinely hit it.
Speaker 3 (06:01):
Oh yes, it's Elvis Presco.
Speaker 5 (06:02):
They're going to hit it. If it's on Elvis Press.
Speaker 3 (06:03):
I love that. I love Mischa Porter. How you been doing.
Speaker 4 (06:06):
If I'm doing exceptionally well, I'm thankful, just working hard
and doing ministry.
Speaker 5 (06:10):
You know how we do, we will never stop. I
got that from my mom and my daddy.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
I know, I know you. You come from good stock.
That's right, you come from good stock.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
So Bishop, so do you still have because I know
used to say two locations.
Speaker 5 (06:24):
I do.
Speaker 4 (06:24):
I do actually fifty one fifty one Winchester and then
of course we still have the historical North campus nine
twenty four North down Lap at the corner of Chelsea.
But we just acquired a new property across the street
from our Winchester campus, six acres fifty seven thousand square
foot building where we're going to have the big Christmas
in November.
Speaker 5 (06:44):
Event. That's what we're going to do most about outreach. Wow, yes, I.
Speaker 3 (06:48):
Know exactly where you're talking about.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
You know what you know, Bishop, I lived in that
community and I don't know if you remember years.
Speaker 3 (06:56):
Ago where the school is down the street.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
No no, no, no, no no no right right, well
when you cross over Minden Hall, what is that school?
Speaker 5 (07:06):
I know this new power power center Power center.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Yes, well that used to be apartments, the Harbor apartment
all right.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
I lived there.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
Wow, I used to live there and so I would
go shopp at the pigmy weeky.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (07:17):
Matter of fact, that's where I used to cash my chick.
Speaker 5 (07:21):
I'm with you.
Speaker 3 (07:22):
So you all have that property.
Speaker 4 (07:24):
Yes, actually you know that's what we bought fifty one
fifty one. It's where our main campus is. Yes, that
was ninety nine and the Holy Spirit said to me,
called a look cross Street and the address there was
fifty two to fifty two, and he said to me,
that's twenty five years ago.
Speaker 5 (07:37):
He said, that's going to be Phase two.
Speaker 4 (07:39):
And it took twenty five years, but it happened and
we're thankful. So it's fifty two to fifty two Winchester
and our campus. Our church is fifty one fifty one,
so God is still working in that one.
Speaker 3 (07:49):
God is still working.
Speaker 5 (07:50):
Yes, six acres we're excited about.
Speaker 3 (07:51):
Oh, I love that pastor were good.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
Well, before we talk about Christmas in November, you know,
Bishop Porter, I got it.
Speaker 3 (07:59):
I gotta ask, y'all.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
It is next month is November, and we always know
in the city of Memphis, November the Church of God
in Christ. That's right, y'all, members come come to this city.
That's the holy convocation, Holy convocations. So y'alla, we are
we are well.
Speaker 4 (08:18):
You know, we worked vehemently and previously trying to get
it back. We were in Saint Louis for about eleven
years and Bishop Blake asked me to head a committee
with Bishop Sheard and I to work towards getting the
convention back. And of course we were successful and this
has been our This coming will be our third year
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back and Bishop Sheared.
Speaker 5 (08:40):
Wants to remain here.
Speaker 4 (08:41):
But we got some tweaking to do in Memphis and
had a meaningful study and some stuff. You know, because
we bring so much you do that is that impacts
the economy in totality, from hotels to restaurants to rental
cars to businesses, and many businesses, as you well know,
because we've been coming one hundred years, they started their
(09:03):
businesses during the convocation because they knew of the capital
or they would gain from it.
Speaker 5 (09:07):
But it's not fair for us to have.
Speaker 4 (09:10):
To pay extra fees because you're calling November peak season.
Because we bring so many people, and our convention is
longer than most conventions.
Speaker 5 (09:19):
It's like twelve days. It used to be three weeks
years ago.
Speaker 4 (09:24):
Wow, they were praying a long time, then three weeks
and so, and we bring some you know, back back
in the day, we'll bring it at least for my
dad was over a lot of the conventions. We will
bring at least fifty million dollars in a week. And
a lot of people, you know, are doing streaming and
stuff now, so it's roughly about thirty or forty million
that we bring within one week's time to the city
(09:46):
of Memphis. And we're just trying to tell the hotels
and I met with them and they were very, very
listening and trying to work with us. Kevin Kine with
the city of course, and the mayor was there and
many others and our officials and the Tennessee bishops were there,
and we're asking them to reduce the prices a little
with the hotels so our delegates will feel like they're
getting something back, you know. Yeah, and they need it
(10:07):
because it hits them hard. They got to stay here
so many days exactly. If you give them thirty dollars
off the room a day, that's impactful, you know. Yes,
So that's what we're trying to do, and they're trying
to work towards that because we don't want Saint Louis.
Speaker 5 (10:18):
Is after us hard again.
Speaker 4 (10:20):
Yes, they want us bad, they want baby. They doing
they frying fish, They doing everything. They got, They got
everything but turcular, not till Memphis got the turculate right,
But they're trying to best with their hotel adjustments and rates.
So we need Memphis to do that, and our city
council members are trying to talk with hotels as well
as our mayor and our Convention Business Bureau to make
(10:42):
sure that we can do this.
Speaker 2 (10:44):
So, so, Bishop, ported in your talks you've had so far,
do they seem receptive of what you're asking?
Speaker 5 (10:51):
They really do. It's all about you know, relationships.
Speaker 3 (10:54):
Yes, it is.
Speaker 4 (10:54):
When my dad was doing this. You know, he knew
everybody and walk right up into the hotel owners or
or even the manager's offices and make those arrangements. Because
success happens at the speed of relationship. And so that's
what I was trying to do, is to get everybody
together so we know each other. And I think now
with myself and Bishop Hall, Bishop Maynard, and Bishop Jerry Taylor,
(11:16):
Bishop Lynnwood Dial and other bishops right here in the
city of Memphis, Bill right and others, we'll be able
to keep those relationships going. And the city will know
because we use these hotels all year long. Yes, but
we want them to know. We need you to treat
our people right when they come in November so they
keep coming.
Speaker 3 (11:32):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (11:33):
And I think that when I think about the Church
of God in Christ, when you come to the Holy Convocation,
those years that we missed y'all. Oh yes, I mean
when you all left. I'm telling you, City of Memphis
missed y'all. I don't care what they say about but
they missed y'all.
Speaker 4 (11:52):
And we need that economy that that impact. You know,
with all this the lawsuits that are happening in our city,
they're gonna need that inflection money. Not only that, but
then the spiritual death and the people that we bring.
And so y'all don't see no hats like our hats
until we come back, you know.
Speaker 3 (12:07):
So yeah, yeah, you know what you know.
Speaker 2 (12:11):
But this reporter, when we were downtown on Union Avenue,
we would love just to look after winded you see
them saints.
Speaker 5 (12:19):
With about I missed that, yes, and.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
When you all when when you all, when you all left,
we missed that. But anyway, but like you said, they
came in town and spent money.
Speaker 4 (12:33):
And you know what I found out? Crime is down
when we're here. Wow, crime is down, really, And I
was because I was really concerned, like y'all be carjacking
around here? Yeah, exactly right. The Saints gonna lay hands
on you and a couple of feet. But anyway, so
but crime is down now and maybe because of our
Chief Davis and others have been raising the bar of policing,
(12:54):
especially downtown when.
Speaker 5 (12:55):
We're here and so and so all of that is
is meaningful for us.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
So so when so again, the convocation is back in November.
Speaker 3 (13:03):
Yes, what other dates?
Speaker 4 (13:05):
The dates are the fifth through like the twelfth official
day is the tenth, that's when I'm presiding, Bishop speaks
on that Sunday morning, but we start officially on the fifth,
that's Tuesday, I believe, and we'll be at Mason Temple
for opening and so on, and this prayer leading up
to it as well. The Saints are fasting and praying
always leading up to the Holy Convocation.
Speaker 1 (13:25):
There.
Speaker 4 (13:25):
You know, there's musicals, there's a pre musical. Let me
mention there's a pre musical on and Elder Zach Hasselett,
who's my minister music, is over that pre musical. Myron
Williams is our national Minister of music out of Texas.
But that's going to be on Sunday evening I think
at six pm at Greater Community Temple on Winchester Winchester Campus, Okay,
(13:48):
And you know it's free for all to get in.
But that's the pre music like they've had for many
many years exactly. And the Evanger's apartment I think is
doing something. But then their service is ongoing all the time.
As I'm great speakers have been a slot for slated
should I say, for this conference and music and so on,
and I'm chosen to speak to Ben watch yourself. Yes,
(14:09):
I'm gonna now I'm gonna speak on official day night,
that Sunday night.
Speaker 5 (14:14):
Presiding Bishop speaks that morning.
Speaker 4 (14:16):
But he said to me, I want you to close
the meeting out porter, So y'all pray my.
Speaker 5 (14:20):
Strength in the Lord. It's be a long week, y'all.
I hope I can talk that that night, but I
believe God.
Speaker 4 (14:26):
But it's gonna be Sunday night at seven, and that's
all at the Renaissance Center.
Speaker 3 (14:30):
I was going to ask you, you all will be
all in the Renaissance.
Speaker 4 (14:32):
Yes, yes, the Fedix form is a challenge for us
now with staging because of platform usage and just our
culture of how we sit people on our stage.
Speaker 3 (14:42):
Yes.
Speaker 5 (14:42):
And also those clear bags Saints you know.
Speaker 2 (14:45):
Oh yeah, that's no trouble.
Speaker 5 (14:47):
I ain't seen no clear Louis Vuittons yet.
Speaker 3 (14:50):
And so when you do, you let me know.
Speaker 5 (14:52):
Right.
Speaker 4 (14:53):
So, so we're gonna and then we have the Mason
Temple will still be accommodating for that Sunday morning as
well as as the Cannon Center. So we'll be at
the main auditorium in the Renaissance Center and then we'll
be at the Cannon Center. It was simulcasting in that
Mason Temple as well. And there's also some transportation opportunities
(15:14):
that the city has helped us to get from the
hotels that are kind of far out.
Speaker 5 (15:17):
That's another thing.
Speaker 4 (15:18):
We needed more rooms downtown, yeah, you know, and Memphis
just you know.
Speaker 3 (15:22):
We don't have a lot of hotels maybe other.
Speaker 5 (15:25):
See this city is a beating us.
Speaker 4 (15:26):
So it's a good thing that the city has decided
to take on the Sherrington because that's going to be
a goodbye for the city and and and for it
to be successful because it needs a lot of work.
But they need Memphis to be here, you know, bringing
that that capital there to help impact as the conference hotels.
Speaker 3 (15:45):
So we need that, we need that.
Speaker 2 (15:47):
Yes, well, I was thinking when and when I was
thinking I was going to have you as guests and
to talk about the convocation, Yes, and I was going
to ask you about moving in, and I wanted to
ask this question, sure, Bishop, have you all ever thought
about going to Detroit.
Speaker 5 (16:04):
Presid I haven't because I don't know.
Speaker 2 (16:08):
I know about the history of Detroit up there.
Speaker 4 (16:11):
And it's some snow up there too, and we ain't
trying to go nowhere where those snow is for the convocation,
you know.
Speaker 3 (16:17):
So see they can put them for a coach.
Speaker 4 (16:20):
On baby, they'll kill something to put on just for
that that week. But no, I you know it's that
they think about that presiding bishops from Detroit. So and
you know, but we have other meetings. We just had
our Bishop's Conference there so and that's the other thing
about Coach is that we have eight other big conferences
that move around, like our Women's Convention, our aim Convention,
(16:43):
our Passing the Elders, our Bishop's Conference, and and so
many of us that move around. And so, but Memphis
is our is our Jerusalem. So that's where the Holy
Convocation should be every year and if it's uh, if
it's feasible, and we want to continue the feasibility of
it and accommodating the Saints, and not only just the hotels,
(17:04):
but you all that own stores and restaurants have some
specials on for the Saints.
Speaker 2 (17:09):
Well you know what, See, I'm gonna tell, tell, tell,
tell my brother at the rocking chair. Please we're gonna
I'm telling you now, you can you can count on this.
Speaker 3 (17:18):
We're gonna have something for the Saints.
Speaker 4 (17:20):
Please don't tell brother, I'm putting it out because see,
they gotta do something.
Speaker 3 (17:25):
See Ron listens to me, does he.
Speaker 5 (17:27):
Well, those chairs will never stop rocking if he make
the price right.
Speaker 3 (17:30):
Hell, I want you.
Speaker 2 (17:32):
Hey, We're gonna have the prices right, and we gonna
welcome those Saints there at the rocking chair business.
Speaker 3 (17:39):
I'm telling you.
Speaker 2 (17:40):
So he has plenty room in a nice big patio,
so them Saints can come on in there. Okay, okay,
I'm making you that promise.
Speaker 4 (17:49):
I thank you because we have a few of our members,
uh you know, Southern Hands the Church, Yes, I know.
Also Honod's Barbecue downtown, Honor Payman and Mike Onnold and
so they do some special things. So I want to
encourage all the restaurants and stores because the Saints like
the shop.
Speaker 5 (18:06):
When they get here. Yea, they do.
Speaker 3 (18:07):
They do do.
Speaker 4 (18:08):
Something for the Saints. We want them to keep coming.
We do want them to keep coming.
Speaker 3 (18:12):
So we're gonna have some form at the rocking Cheer.
Now they're gonna be in their rocket bell.
Speaker 5 (18:17):
Have you got me all excited about the rockets? I
gotta check it out.
Speaker 2 (18:20):
Well, you got to check it out if you've just
tuned in this afternoon, we are talking to Bishop Brandon Porter.
Speaker 3 (18:28):
He is here.
Speaker 5 (18:29):
We're gonna be.
Speaker 2 (18:29):
Talking about Christmas in no members, so you all stick
in state for that. If you have a question or
two for the bishop, we do invite you to call
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Speaker 6 (19:11):
You're listening to Tennessee Radio Hall of Famer Bev Johnson
on w d i A. You're listening to the Bev
(20:06):
Johnson Show. Here's Bev Johnson.
Speaker 3 (20:09):
And welcome back.
Speaker 2 (20:10):
We are talking with the Greater Community Temple pastor and
a Kojak General board member, Bishop Brandon Porter. And I
know Bishop Porter, you are getting ready. What is this
Christmas in Nomber.
Speaker 4 (20:25):
Christmas in November, Bev? It is incredible. We've been doing
it for many, many years in the Church of God
in Christ and I'm excited that I was asked by
the presiding Bishop to continue it. When we came back
to Memphis, I never stopped doing outry, so we changed
the name and called it Miracles and Memphis. We had
the guy deboiled from Fridays and others that came in
(20:46):
and other actors and celebrities. But now that Koji gets
back for this will be our third year having it
again and it's incredible that our presiding Bishop wants to
give back to the city.
Speaker 5 (20:56):
Before the convention starts.
Speaker 4 (20:58):
It used to be in the middle of convention on
that Saturday before official Day, but we have some other
functions going on now.
Speaker 5 (21:03):
But it's all good. It's working out.
Speaker 4 (21:05):
We had last year over eighty five hundred people to
pre register while they went to Christmas at November dot
org and signed up to get items or to volunteer
the services, to make donations or what have you. This
year we're looking at ten thousand people already. Wow, and
it's going to be incredible because we have a lot
(21:25):
of stuff. We have a lot of donations, we have
a lot of money we have to spend and so
a lot of people are contributing. But we've been shopping
for the last month, okay, and all kinds of items.
It would blow your mind to see what kind of thing.
So we'll getting wear, food, okay, clothing, toys for kids,
a lot of toys. We have appliances, furniture and even
(21:47):
household goods, and they'll get like lives ale and other
kind of products to pace and the men can get
some Gillette shaving. It's just a lot of good stuff
to give families and people that have needs. They didn't
even get hot dogs right there while they're way during registration.
So the event now people lined up out. There's early
six o'clock.
Speaker 5 (22:04):
In the morning. Wow, But we don't start.
Speaker 4 (22:06):
Registration that is receiving people at the tables until eight
that morning. So but the event will start around nine
with great music. Zach's got great music for us. A
lot of choirs coming through as well, and then we'll
have our officials. A mayor's going to be there as
well as some other city officials, just coming to greet
(22:26):
the people and encourage them even in voting and so
in early voting and all that stuff or for voting
that for the fifth but so much is being given
to the people. Then fed X came last year. Guess
what they gave out six hundred jobs on the spot.
It's yes, and Man's hm. You know, Man's Mans is
over recruiting and he's coming back again this year with others.
(22:48):
And they said they're going to give out a thousand jobs. Wow,
fed X right there on the grounds, and that's exceptional
because FedEx has great benefits. And then they pay five
thousand dollars a year towards your tuition if you go
to University of Memphis, so you can't beat that. And
we got other vendors that come and offer services, and
it's just a wonderful opportunity for the people. They're gonna
(23:10):
everybody leaves with something, nobody, no family will be left behind, okay,
And so we just want to encourage you. Go to
Christmas and novema dot org. You can see all about it.
You can register your family. I hope they hadn't closed registrations,
getting closer shutting it down.
Speaker 5 (23:23):
But even if registration.
Speaker 4 (23:24):
Is closed, you can still walk up, but you'll be,
you know, at the back of the line and get
in front of people that have.
Speaker 3 (23:29):
So you encourage people.
Speaker 2 (23:30):
Now go on and register now, because today is October thirtieth.
Speaker 5 (23:33):
It is it is, so we close on it. We're
right on it. Honey. Let's pray we have sunshine and
everything else. I don't want no rain, baby, No, we
don't want any not at all.
Speaker 4 (23:42):
We want good weather, and it's gonna be that's at
the new property we have acquired, that's fifty two to
fifty two Winchester. It's just a block down from our
Winchester campus there Greater Community Temple, and it is the
outreach center that we've acquired. There six acres, plenty of
room and the visibility and the police will be there.
(24:03):
You'll see all kind of you know, officers in place
just to make everybody safe. And everything is good for
us because Winchester is a danger street. Yes it is,
and so we got the police blocking off certain areas,
making sure that the people that are lined up that
there's no incidents or accidents. And so it's gonna be
a fun time. And we have door prizes. You'll get
tickets because I give away some good stuff, appliances and
(24:26):
other things. Oh girl, I give out money too.
Speaker 5 (24:28):
I just get all. I go by the bankers and
give me some money.
Speaker 4 (24:32):
I get excited because you know, blessed people, blessed people,
and we want all ethnicities. We have our Spanish speaking
people there, so I have interprets everybody. No one's gonna
be left behind. If you speak Swahili, write it down.
We're gonna work with you.
Speaker 2 (24:46):
That's right, that's right, right, right, And so again Bishop
telling people to go online to register.
Speaker 5 (24:52):
Yes, Christmas in November dot August.
Speaker 4 (24:55):
Where you want to go, or you can call the
church right now nine O one five four to two
five two five five Again nine O one.
Speaker 5 (25:02):
Five four to two five two five five.
Speaker 4 (25:04):
It's that Greater Community Temple, Church of God in Christs
fifty one fifty one Winchester Road.
Speaker 3 (25:09):
I love this Christmas in November.
Speaker 4 (25:10):
Baby, you gotta come, Bev. You gotta come in. They
got to hear your voice on the microphone. We gotta
have you gonna come in our celebrity moment.
Speaker 3 (25:17):
Okay, in the celebrity moment.
Speaker 4 (25:20):
You you know you're iconic in the city of Memphis. Girl,
Please thank you, thank you can't say.
Speaker 5 (25:24):
Radio and not say Bev Johnson.
Speaker 2 (25:26):
Well, okay, because I can imagine that the people are
going to be there lined up.
Speaker 5 (25:31):
Yes they are.
Speaker 4 (25:32):
And then and then we have special lines for our
disabled people, okay, because it breaks my heart when I
see our elderly standing in life. So I tell my people, no,
make room for them up close. Okay, just like in voting.
You know that if you have a disability, they move
you up a lot closer. So we want to do
that and care for our people. Want everybody to be touched,
and we have plenty of seating and other opportunities for you.
(25:52):
So with the Porter potties and everything there.
Speaker 2 (25:54):
For you, sounds good. I am talking to Bishop Brandon Porter.
He is the pastor of the Greater Community Temper Temple
and also the Church of God in Christ General board member.
Speaker 3 (26:07):
He is here.
Speaker 2 (26:08):
We are talking about his Christmas in November. If you
have a question or two for the Bishop, we invite
you to call before he gets out of here. Five
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Speaker 6 (27:10):
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Speaker 3 (27:27):
I'm telling you to just you around begging show and
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Speaker 7 (29:39):
Yes, hey, Steve, Hello, my most beautiful beautiful Rose Tuttle
Orchard of Vaien. Hey, it's the Radio Hall of Fame.
Speaker 8 (29:54):
This you miss Beverley Elaine Johnson.
Speaker 3 (29:58):
Thank you by Steve. How you you and brother.
Speaker 8 (30:01):
I'm doing fantastic, Bibboby, real quick, be supporter. I just
want to thank you. I just want to thank you
and the Saints for coming to Memphis and support us.
Speaker 7 (30:12):
And let me say this real quick.
Speaker 8 (30:13):
When I was a little boy right across the street
from the Peabody, they used to be the remote end.
My mama raised five boys and one girl. She's been
a rape. She was a waitress. That's why it is
still both of my sons to till all the time.
But let me tell you, she used to take me
to work when the Saints came. And man, I'm gonna
tell you, those used to be the most profitable time
(30:35):
she had that week when you guys were to all
the ladies come down there to the rest run and
eat with them big first coach and them heads. And
I forgot the guys who take the places. They used
to have the little signs, curdity cars, and I used
to all those those bushes, and man, I just want
to I'm in my early fifties, but man, I just
(30:57):
want to, Yes, sir, I just want to thank you
and the Saints for that man, because those people was nice,
kind and polite, and the rest Runt used to be
packed the week that you guys was here. So man,
like I said, from the bottom of my heart, thank
you and the bishops and the church for coming. And
(31:18):
I was a little boy. I was a little boy
back then, and I remember that like it was yesterday.
Every time they come, I just go back and remember this.
I used to sit over at the side bay the
cash register and have cat have crowded their risk Runt
used to be so man, from the bottom of my heart,
my son's side, my mama's deceased now, But man, thank
(31:38):
you guys for coming and supporting this town. And you know,
I hope you guys, you know, gonna come continuously. You know,
just stay here.
Speaker 1 (31:46):
Like you did.
Speaker 8 (31:46):
But you know, you gotta do what you gotta do.
You gotta do what you gotta do. Man, I don't
think it's right. You know, we y'all come time come to town.
They raised prices and stuff. Main, dude, you gotta do.
I just wanted to call and said thank you for that,
Thank you, Bell, thank.
Speaker 3 (31:59):
You, love you brother. Bye bye, Golden.
Speaker 9 (32:03):
Girl hangs in after on beb How you doing.
Speaker 3 (32:07):
I'm doing well, Golden Girl, and yourself all right?
Speaker 9 (32:11):
And Bishop Brandon Porter, how are you? Thank you? You
have a memory of your church. That is my first cousin,
Patricia Campbell. Yes, of course, so yeah, yeah, that's my cousin.
So I'm calling because okay, So I was raised in kojik, Okay,
(32:36):
and I'm no denominational now, so I watch it online.
So I went online to try to see, uh, what
do it take to come to one of the service
And I saw that the quir what is a musical?
Speaker 7 (32:49):
Is ticketed?
Speaker 9 (32:50):
Right? But what about the rest of the services? Are
they ticketed events? And I would hang up in this thing?
Speaker 3 (32:57):
All right, Yeah, he's shopping for the.
Speaker 9 (32:59):
Convocation even it service? Can anybody is it a ticket event?
Can you do you have to? Can you just come
and enjoin the Okay?
Speaker 3 (33:09):
Thank you Golden girl, go on, Bishop and tell free.
Speaker 4 (33:11):
And there's no only time there's tickets when they have
that big musical. I think, yes, Friday night maybe, but
everything else is free to the public.
Speaker 2 (33:19):
Okay, So no, Golden Girl, you don't need a ticket
to come, come on and worship with you.
Speaker 3 (33:24):
Bring off. I like that, Bishop, I like that. W
D I a high caller.
Speaker 7 (33:30):
Hello, Ben, what you doing?
Speaker 3 (33:32):
Hey Henry? What's up here?
Speaker 7 (33:33):
Andry?
Speaker 10 (33:35):
You got its friend to be porter man? I love you,
I love you family of all. Bishop. Thank you for
making a difference. Thank you for doing what you do.
You and the Church of Garden crazy or just just
doing what you do to make a difference. Can't save everybody,
(33:57):
can't up everybody. But what you're doing is wonderful. Thank you, gratefully, gratefully.
Speaker 5 (34:03):
Happy, even bless you.
Speaker 10 (34:05):
Thank you for having them on as well.
Speaker 3 (34:07):
Oh you welcome here.
Speaker 10 (34:08):
You will want to say this here, But do you
think a.
Speaker 7 (34:13):
Fight with those big in the rocking chair?
Speaker 2 (34:16):
See see here, Bishop, the bishop, Hardy, see Henry.
Speaker 3 (34:19):
Here it goes to the rock and jam.
Speaker 5 (34:21):
I see Henry.
Speaker 2 (34:22):
I'm gonna come get your seat, Henry saying you get
your seat?
Speaker 8 (34:30):
What man you're having.
Speaker 10 (34:33):
Thank you for taking my call.
Speaker 3 (34:34):
You welcome, thank you here right bye bye. That's good.
Yeah yeah, So Bishop, as.
Speaker 2 (34:38):
We wrap up something again Christmas in November.
Speaker 5 (34:44):
Yes, yes, it's incredible.
Speaker 4 (34:46):
It's going to be this Saturday, that is November the
second Saturday, November the second, and that's at fifty two
fifty two Winchester, which is just a block down from
our fifty one to fifty one Winchester Road location for
Greater Community Tempo and the registration officially begans. Of course,
you can register online right now Christmas at novemba dot org.
(35:09):
But we'll be receiving the registrants at eight o'clock am.
Now people will be lined up as probably as early
as six am, and God bless their hearts, but you know,
it's kind of like Black Friday stuff, right, but they're
getting in line so they can be first in line.
But we're going to try to move our lines a
lot faster for you this year. And also the registration
(35:30):
starts officially at eight, but then we going to our
event at nine o'clock and of course, and it's going
to go from nine until three, so we say ten
thousand people, but they'll be coming in and out during.
Speaker 3 (35:42):
Those times exactly.
Speaker 5 (35:43):
And so just come.
Speaker 4 (35:44):
You'll be to park at our campus at fifty one
to fifty one. That's also the Power Center parking lot.
They've allowed parking over there. In other areas, just look
for parking. No, please, don't block anybody's driveway. Don't park
in any business spot unless you get permission, because they will.
Speaker 5 (36:00):
Have your cars told.
Speaker 4 (36:02):
But the other areas you can definitely part and set up,
and we'll have security on those lots in the police
department will be roaming around to make sure there's no
foolishness going on. We bind the devil right now, and
so we want everybody to be well and to have
a joyful time. We give our food, clothes, toys, appliances, furniture,
(36:23):
all kinds of household goods. FedEx has given out jobs,
we got other we got health screening, free health screening
as well. Then get vaccinations and all. You know Memphis
has a problem with HIV. Now you can get screened
for that, for that and sdis and all that. Of course,
hippoll is and nobody's knowing your business. But come and
make sure you're okay, and come and have a great time.
(36:43):
There's free food, hot food as well. We're gonna do
some things for the kids like face painting and other
things for them. We're just gonna have a great time
together and we invite you to come out Christmas in November.
Speaker 5 (36:53):
This is a kojok.
Speaker 4 (36:54):
Event that the Church of God in Christ does to
give back to our community. And Bishop David Hall is
a partner with me and this along with Bishop Jerry
Maine and all the bishops of Tennessee and many of
them have made meaningful contributions. Excuse me to help us
do this right. And we want to thank all of
you that have made a donation. The Church of God
in Christ World Vision as well, and Milono's Men's Clothing
(37:18):
when it gave so many clothes and then suits us suits.
Speaker 5 (37:22):
You just gave us three hundred pair of bray new shoes.
Speaker 3 (37:24):
Oh wow.
Speaker 4 (37:25):
Tell even sister Minerva Johnson is doing some great things.
Minerva Little says, great things with us and so.
Speaker 5 (37:31):
Many many others of you. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Speaker 4 (37:34):
We're gonna post about those who are giving in those
who are making great donations, so others will know that
blessed people, blessed people. Memphis Kojik wants to bless you.
Our presiding bishop is excited. Our pr people will be there.
We've got people flying in BED from across the country
to help us do this, passing out things and so on.
So thank you, Thank you City of Memphis. This is
(37:54):
for you. Don't you let this moment pass you by.
I'll see you, Me and Bed will see you at
Christmas in November. That is this Saturday. It's going from
from eight a m. Until three pm. Come get what
you need. No family will be left behind.
Speaker 2 (38:13):
I love it, Bishop Porter, thank you for sharing the
good news, as I like to say.
Speaker 3 (38:17):
And I love having you here. And I'm looking forward. Bishop.
Speaker 2 (38:21):
I'm gonna come on down window come when the convocation starts. Yes, stars,
stars coming. I gotta come down there and see some
of them saints. That's right, it's gonna be a great meeting.
Speaker 4 (38:30):
We got some super fantastic speakers, male and female, and
we're gonna have a high time.
Speaker 5 (38:34):
And the people are excited about being in Memphis though.
Speaker 2 (38:36):
Yes, yeah, really well, thank you and you continue to
be blessed. Love you you are special. We love you here,
love and we let them saints. Don't y'all go nowhere.
Speaker 3 (38:46):
Keep us here in Memphis, that's right.
Speaker 2 (38:49):
That's right, Bishop Brandon Porter, who is the pastor of
the Greater Community Temple and he is a general board
member of the Church in God in Christ.
Speaker 3 (38:58):
Before I get out of here.
Speaker 4 (39:00):
Yeah, election for KOCHI did you know that? No, girl,
this is election here. Everybody's got to run again. Everybody.
Speaker 3 (39:07):
Oh, I didn't know that.
Speaker 5 (39:08):
I am up for re election for lords.
Speaker 4 (39:10):
Okay, Kojik people, I'm looking for your support, and that's right.
Speaker 5 (39:14):
Vote, that's right. So we got a lot of great.
Speaker 4 (39:17):
Leaders in Kojak and many of them are running again
for various positions, Okay, and even those in Tennessee as well.
Speaker 2 (39:23):
So I know, I know you're gonna be back in
the house, Brother, Praiser Lord.
Speaker 3 (39:27):
All right, Praiser Lord. Thank you, Vish Porter.
Speaker 2 (39:30):
I want to thank you callers and listeners for joining
us this day. Let me remind I didn't forget to
tell you all this evening. You all, my brother Ronald
Hurd at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. This evening,
they're gonna have a free open public. They're gonna show
the film Mo Better Blues tonight at the Stax museum
(39:51):
is absolutely free from six to nine. Also, they're gonna
be talking about the Jimmy Lungsford movie and so go
over to staxas safe place to see more better blues.
That's free this evening with brother Ronald Hurd, and happy
birthday to Stephen Porter, who will be celebrating tonight at
(40:11):
the Rocking Chair from his class members Fairly High School
nineteen seventy nine. They will definitely be there in the
house for Carrie Oakie night, Yes they will.
Speaker 3 (40:23):
They will be there. They will be there, brother.
Speaker 2 (40:28):
All right, Thank you callers, thank you listeners for joining
us this day on the Bev Johnson Show.
Speaker 3 (40:34):
We do, we really do appreciate you.
Speaker 2 (40:38):
So until tomorrow, please be saved cable cool head, y'all,
and don't let anyone steal your joy. Until tomorrow, I'm
Bev Johnson and y'all keep the faith.
Speaker 8 (40:56):
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