Various Bible Classes By Bishop & Sis. Mattie B. Poole
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A rare opportunity to hear some sound teaching by Sister Mattie B. Poole.
Sit back and listen to Her teaching the Word of God.
Be Blessed.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Monday, August 18, 2014
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Bishop Samuel N. Hancock
A Tribute to Bishop Samuel N. Hancock
Bishop Hancock was one of the greatest influences in Bishop & Sis. Mattie B. Poole's ministry. I was 6yrs old when Bishop Hancock passed away. But I remember Him teaching bible class @ Bethlehem Healing temple. So I thought it was fitting to give Honor to this Great Man Of God. To God Be The Glory For BISHOP SAMUEL N. HANCOCK.
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Bishop Samuel N. Hancock
Founder of the PCAF
Presided 1957 - 1963
Bishop Samuel Nathan Hancock was born in 1883 in Adair, Kentucky. He was baptized in
Jesus name and received the Holy Ghost in 1912 , under the ministry of Bishop Garfield
Thomas Haywood in Indianapolis Indiana.
Bishop Hancock was called to the ministry in 1914. In 1917 he was ordained and he served as
Assistant Pastor at Bishop Haywood at Apostolic Faith Assembly, located at the corner of
Eleventh and Senate Street in Indianapolis. From there he moved to Detroit, Michigan and
became the Pastor of a small mission that had been under the supervision of Elder Levi Miles.
Under Bishop Hancock’s leadership, the Greater Bethlehem Temple Church grew to a
membership of more than 3,000 parishioners.
Elder Samuel Hancock was elevated to the Bishopric of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the
World in 1927. He was the Diocesan Bishop over the states of Illinois, Nebraska, Wyoming and
Iowa. He served in this capacity until 1931, after which he became one of the leaders
who consummated the merger into the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ.
In 1957, Bishop Hancock and the Bishop Willie Lee, who at the time was Pastor of Christ Temple Church of
Indianapolis, Indiana, left the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World. Together, along with other ministers,
they organized the Pentecostal Churches of the Apostolic Faith. Bishop Hancock served as the presiding of the
organization until demise in 1963.
Many miracles , signs and wonders were witnessed during Bishop Hancock’s fearless, faith-filled 42 years of
divine leadership.
Bishop Hancock beseeched us through all his endeavors, his message and demonstrations by his own life to be
saved and to walk circumspectly before God in love
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Friday, January 24, 2014
History of Evang. M. B. Poole
History of Evangelist Mattie B. Poole and Bishop Charles E Poole
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Mattie B Poole
Mother Mattie B. Poole had one of the most storied evangelistic and healing ministries in apostolic Pentecostal history. Her roots, like those of many major apostolic figures, were in the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World.
Her ministry mantra was "Why Should You Suffer When Others are Being Healed? Why Should You Die Before Your Time?" Her favorite song was "Sweeping through The City."
Born in 1903 Memphis (TN), Mattie (Robinson) Poole came to Chicago at an early age. She attended school on Chicago's south side and was a member of Apostolic Faith Church (AFC) under both Elder A.R. Schooler and Elder John S. Holly. AFC is now shepherded by Past PAW Presiding Bishop Horace Smith, M.D.
Baptized in the name of Jesus by Elder G.T. Haywood and filled with the baptism of the Holy Ghost at age 17, Mattie (Robinson) Poole began ministering at 18. She was wed to Minister Charles Poole, an associate minister at Apostolic Faith in 1921.
Mattie (Robinson) Poole was sister to the late Suffragan Bishop Henry Robinson, a longtime PAW Sergeant-at-Arms.
An accomplished pianist and piano teacher, Mattie Poole attended Chicago Musical College and Conservatory (now the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University). And even as a young lady, she was known to spend four hours a day in prayer.
In 1932, Minister Charles E. Poole opened a mission called Bethlehem Tabernacle, on Chicago's west side. In 1938, the mission relocated to a converted garage, and Evangelist Mattie Belle Poole joined her husband in the ministry. She became the Assistant Pastor.
In 1944, the church relocated again, to a storefront on Lake and Campbell Streets. It was here that the gift of healing manifested in a dynamic way. Miracles were performed, the lame walked, the blind began to see, wombs were healed, deaf ears were opened . . . and the word spread throughout the Chicago and the nation.
In 1954, Elder and Mother Poole built a new church and renamed it "Bethlehem Healing Temple" (BHT). The ministry grew and established a national and international radio audience. An extensive communications ministry distributed literature, record albums, and tapes as well.
Past PAW Bishop William Ellis, who assisted Bishop A. C. Richards in preaching Bishop Charles Poole's homegoing service, was a frequent revivalist at BHT. He says, "It was a powerful ministry on the west side. Sometimes ambulances would bring people to Bethlehem Healing Temple and Mother Mattie would tell them 'You can go ahead and leave. They won't need you once the service is over.'"
In 1957, with tensions regarding the Pooles' ministry growing within the PA ofW, Pentecostal Assemblies of The World. Elder and Mother Poole left their longtime association with the PAW. They joined the newly-formed Pentecostal Churches of the Apostolic Faith (PCAF). Several other PAW churches also joined the PCAF, which formed under the leadership of Bishop Samuel N. Hancock of Detroit (who had decided to part ways with the PAW).
In June 1961, the ministry outgrew their building and acquired its present facility at 12 South Oakley Blvd.
Upon the death of Bishop Hancock in 1963, Mother Mattie B. Poole founded and directed Living Witnesses of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. Through the Pooles' extensive travels, Bethlehem Healing Temples and Bible schools were established in Brooklyn (NY); Boston; Atlanta; Gary (IN); Lockport (IL); Ghana; Liberia; Nigeria; Jamaica; and West Africa. Revival Tabernacle, on Chicago's south side also became part of the organization. It was in Living Witnesses that Mother Poole's husband became "Bishop" Charles E. Poole; a post that he maintained until his passing in 1984.
Mother Poole passed away in September 1968, leaving a legacy of healing and deliverance that is still spoken of with great reverence and awe. Even today, Bethlehem Healing Temple, Mattie B. Poole Auditorium, there hangs neck braces, walkers, wheelchairs, and crutches along the wall's as evidence of healings that took place under Mother Poole's ministry.
Mother Mattie Belle Poole was a prolific evangelist, church builder, and organizer who God choose to use greatly. To Him be the Glory and Honor who redeemed us with His own blood. Jesus The Son Of God.
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