Our church family has many things for which to be thankful! God has blessed us with a knowledge of his grace in Christ. He has given us a love for one another and a fellowship that is unsurpassed on this earth. He has favored us with his blessings on this assembly for 32 years, supplying our needs, allowing us to preach the gospel to thousands here and around the world by television, tapes, and the printed word, and giving us the privilege of helping to support some of his choice missionaries and traveling preachers.
He has raised up preachers from among us and sent them to preach and pastor his sheep. He has brought to our pulpit, for our congregation to hear, pastors from all over the world. He has permitted us to bring together and entertain his people in 30 Bible conferences.
Your faith, generosity, and message are spoken of throughout the world. The Lord continues to open doors for us to proclaim his Word and to encourage other pastors and churches. Let us give thanks, let us be humbled before our God, and let us not be wearied nor grow selfish regarding our own things.
If we are to glorify God, do his will, and minister to his people everywhere, we must do so with an open hand and heart. We cannot look only upon our own assembly, services, general welfare, and comfort. If we can say, “Lord, here are our pastor, our elders, and our young men; send them out to preach and teach. Here are our gifts; show us where to bestow them for your glory. Here is our building, our people, our equipment, and our time; let it all be used in the ministry of Christ our Lord, to call out and encourage his sheep.” In doing so, God will continue to bless us as he has; for, our Lord said, “Give and it shall be given to you” (Lk. 6:38).
About Henry Mahan
Henry T. Mahan was born in Birmingham, Alabama in August 1926. He joined the United States Navy in 1944 and served as a signalman on an L.S.T. in the Pacific during World War II. In 1946, he married his wife Doris, and the Lord blessed them with four children.
At the age of 21, he entered the pastoral ministry and gained broad experience as a pastor, teacher, conference speaker, and evangelist. In 1950, through the preaching of evangelist Rolfe Barnard, God was pleased to establish Henry in sovereign free grace teaching. At that time, he was serving as an assistant pastor at Pollard Baptist Church (off of Blackburn ave.) in Ashland, Kentucky.
In 1955, Thirteenth Street Baptist Church was formed in Ashland, Kentucky, and Henry was called to be its pastor. He faithfully served that congregation for more than 50 years, continuing in the same message throughout his ministry. His preaching was centered on the Lord Jesus Christ and Him crucified, in full accord with the Scriptures. He consistently proclaimed God’s sovereign purpose in salvation and the glory of Christ in redeeming sinners through His blood and righteousness.
Henry T. Mahan also traveled widely, preaching in conferences and churches across the United States and beyond. His ministry was marked by a clear and unwavering emphasis on Christ, not the preacher, but the One preached. Those who heard him recognized that his sermons honored the Savior and exalted the name of the Lord Jesus Christ above all.
Henry T. Mahan served as pastor and teacher of Thirteenth Street Baptist Church in Ashland, Kentucky for over half a century. His life and ministry were devoted to proclaiming the sovereign grace of God and directing sinners to the finished work of Christ. He entered into the presence of the Lord in 2019, leaving behind a lasting testimony to the gospel he faithfully preached.
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