Thankful For Our Pastor

 Hey Friends,

Today is a special Sunday at our church, DRPC. We set aside this day to honor and show our appreciation for our Pastor and his wife. 

Bro Bennie and Sis. Jane Sutherland moved to Ohio from Indiana 48 years ago. They made the move in obedience to God and became the pastors of DRPC. 

The church was then small in number and had its struggles. They poured their life, blood, sweat and tears into the church. DRPC was their whole life. Their children grew up in the church, and now their great-grandchildren are growing up there as well. 

God has rewarded their dedication and labor. Drpc has been a flourishing church for decades. Countless lives have been changed because of the ministry of Bro. Bennie and Sis. Jane!

We love and appreciate them more than words can express. I know BFM would not exist today without our Pastor. His guidance and counsel changed my parents' lives. Which, in turn, changed the trajectory of my life’s course!

Thank you, Lord, for blessing us with a Pastor who cares for his congregation. Even at 83, he boldly declares God’s word to us. He prays for us, and he is concerned for his. people. We are a blessed congregation!

Here is a picture from December 2025. Please keep Bro. Bennie and Sis. Jane, in your prayers!

Friday night 

A few favorite’s from my BD Sutherland archives.

Thank you for reading. 

Odie 

Revival In Progress Friday Night

 Hey Friends,

Thanks for checking in today. We are still in revival this weekend at DRPC. Last night was the second night of the Pastor Appreciation revival.  

We enjoyed the Lord's presence in the service. It was a great blessing to have several visitors. We enjoyed seeing some great friends. 

Pastor Kevin Lloyd from Bond, Kentucky, is now our revival speaker. We love the Lloyds at DRPC! They are home folks around here. 

Bro. Kevin preached a masterpiece last night. I will be feasting on the message for a while. Several received much-needed encouragement. 

Here are some pictures from Friday night.  I am excited to see what tonight's service has in store for us! See you next time. 

Odie 

Revival In Progress Thursday Night

 Hey Friends,

Last night, Thursday, was the first night of Dryden Road Pentecostal Church's Pastor Appreciation revival. We had a great service. 

The Switzers did not make it for service last night. They had.  Someone sick connected to their church.  It is totally understandable, but we missed them. Hopefully, they can make it to revival tonight.

Bro. Bill Finley made the trip from Kentucky to preach last night. He was fired up and preached from Revelation chapter 4. Soon, he had us longing for Heaven, looking for it and making certain we were ready to go. 

We enjoyed fellowshipping with some of our church family after the service. We are blessed with the best friends and family. 

Here are a few pictures I snapped last night. Thanks for reading. 

Odie

Beacon of Hope Homecoming 2026

 Hey Friends,

We had a great weekend in Staunton "Stanton",  Virginia. Pastor Keith May called several weeks ago and invited us to be a part of their church's homecoming. 

Revival started Friday night, and the Lord met us in a great way around the altars. There was a change in the night speaker due to unforeseen circumstances. Bro. Kenson Wilson and his family ended up doing the nights. They did a fabulous job! 

Bro. Kenson preached fantastically! Mom and I enjoyed spending time with this wonderfully talented family! It was a joy to work alongside them!

Several of our friends visited the meeting. It was great to be with all of them! Many of them we have not seen in a long time, and it did our hearts so good to see them!

We love the congregation at Beacon of Hope Holiness Church. Our family first connected with some of the people over 35 years ago! It is always great to see them again and spend time with them! 

Pastor Keith And Sis. Gwen May are excellent host. We so appreciate them inviting us to be part of Homecoming 2026. Thank you all so much for everything!

I will let the pictures I snapped this weekend finish out the post. I hope you enjoy them. See you all tomorrow!

Odie