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Many Souls To Win In 2010


Elder Arthur Drummer, Jr was born and reared in Simmesport. After completing his high school education, he went to Dallas, Texas to find employment. Employment he found, and he also found the greater blessing of salvation waiting for him in Dallas. He was saved and filled with the power of the Holy Ghost at Full Gospel Holy Temple. Eager to share the good news, he got busy in the street ministry. An humble servant,  he worked his way from refreshments to conducting the services and later preaching the gospel. After receiving , he call to the evangelistic field, he developed a burden for his hometown. In 1983, God's divine plan led Elder Drummer and his family to start a ministry in Simmesport. Thus, the Simmesport Full Gospel Holy Temple Church was born.

Elder Drummer has been faithful to God, and under his leadership several outreach ministries have been born. A radio broadcast, a prison ministry, a newsletter, the Young Christian Times, a nursing home ministry, a school, The FGHT Christian Academy comprise a partial list of outreach ministries. The academy has produced students who have gone on to earn associates, bachelors and masters degrees. Certified teachers, nurses, licensed counselors and various medical personnel are positions held by graduates of the Academy.

Elder Drummer has a big heart for mankind , in general, and an even bigger heart for God's people. He deeply cherishes his leaders. Apostle and Dr. Shirley Murray. He has made many sacrifices for the work of the Lord, sowing into the lives of many youth in his community. One of his trademark messages is "Don't Forget God".

Evangelist Mary Drummer is the wife of Elder Arthur Drummer, Pastor of the Simmesport Full Gospel Holy Temple Church. She saved and filled with the Holy Ghost in 1968 after hearing the life-changing message, "Point of Contact", preached by Apostle Lobias Murray. Evangelist Drummer works in a support role in the church, promoting all of her husband's initiatives and fueling his vision for the ministry.

In addition to being the wife of Elder Drummer, she is the mother of three adult children, April, Samuel, and Jonathan, and two grandchildren- Brianna and Blake. Evangelist Drummer believes that all that a woman accomplishes in life significantly dimished if it cannot be said that she attended to the needs of her family and raised her children. She will be forever grateful for the lasting example of wife and mother that Dr. Shirley Murray has shown.

Evangelist Drummer has a deep commitment to reaching out to the lost and discouraged, and this has launched various outreach ministries to touch those who are seeking for a more enriched life. The Gospel Militia, The Young Christian Times newsletter, the Sunbeams, and the Active Word: Christian Drama ministry are some of the channels through which she extends the message of Jesus Christ.

A life-long educator, Evangelist Drummer believes that a good education will open doors. Christian education tops her list of essentials in the world of knowledge. Evangelist Drummer is the adult Sunday School teacher. Besides being an anointed minister and teacher of God's word, she is also a respected lecturer and conference presenter. As such, she has stood before many audiences as a testimony for the Lord Jesus Christ. As a certified teacher and master educator, she has held varous positions and won many awards, but her most cherished position is daughter of Zion. A woman of prayer and faith, Evangelist Drummer believes that All Things Are  Possible to Them That Believe.