Church Folk
Books / Paperback
ISBN: 0446615382 / Publisher: Walk Worthy Press, March 2005
Despite the follies, foibles, and idiosyncracies of their parishioners, Theophilus Henry Simmons, a young African-American pastor, and his wife, Essie Lee Lane, are determined to hold their congregation together and teach its members the true meaning of f
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Mississippi, 1963. Essie Lee Lane is a small-town girl who doesn't take "stuff" from nobody. Yet even she isn't ready for the Reverend Theophilus Simmons, one of the South's most fiery and respected young preachers. Down-to-earth, caring, and oh-so-fine, he's everything Essie never thought she'd find in a man, and he realizes she is everything a pastor needs in a wife. But Essie and Theophilus soon discover that dealing with the contentious members of Theophilus's church will be no honeymoon-especially when a couple of First Lady wannabes and a few blasphemous preachers enter the picture. With their parishioners in turmoil and their denomination facing a major scandal, Essie and Theophilus must put their faith and love to the ultimate test as they struggle to lead their congregation to God's sweetest rewards.
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