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While under the leadership of Reverend Harrison, the church moved
to its current location at 1210 M.W. Harrison Street. M.W. Harrison
Street was formerly known as Market Street, but was renamed in
honor of Reverend Harrison on May 12, 1994. The church continued
to grow spiritually, financially and numerically and this was one
of the primary reasons for the relocation to our present site.
On August 9, 1992, Reverend Harrison officially offered his resignation
to the officers and members. After much prayer, the Lord had placed
on his heart, in a vision through the Holy Spirit to have
Reverend
Joseph L. Garner
succeed him as pastor. The motion was offered
and seconded and passed unanimously. The installation service
for pastor-elect Garner was held on September 3, 1992 with Bishop
Paul S. Morton, Sr., pastor of The Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel
Baptist Church of New Orleans, LA conducting the service.
Under the leadership of Pastor Garner, more than
2,666 new members have been added to the Pleasant
Hill Baptist Church family and of that number, more
than 872 have been candidates for baptism.
We presently have three choirs (Cherub, Youth and Adult), two usher
Boards (Senior and Junior), Deacon and Deaconess Ministries,
Men of Vision Ministry, Women’s Missionary Society, Ladies on
the Move, a thriving Sunday school. Under the leadership of
Pastor Garner, we have instituted several new ministries such
as: a Praise team, Prison Ministry, Pastoral Support Ministry,
Deacon Family Visitation Ministry, New Member Ministry, Senior
Care Ministry, Hospitality Ministry, Media Ministry, a Praise Dance
Ministry, Drill Team Ministry, Mime Ministry, Step Team, Health &
Wellness Ministry and Street Beautification Ministry, Families of
Deployed Service Members Support Ministry, Drama Ministry, DIVA
Ministry, Church Security Ministry, and a Married Couples Ministry.
We have also added to the annual program of the church an
Annual Men’s Outreach, Annual Women’s Outreach, Annual New
Members Banquet, Annual Women’s Conference, Annual Youth
Week, Annual Family Day Weekend and the Annual Bayou Gospel
Classic. Each year our Youth Drill Team and Praise Dancers march
in the Southern University Homecoming Parade where they have
consistently received first and second place awards. They also
march in the Grambling State University Homecoming Parade and
other events. In keeping with the times, our church is also listed
on the World Wide Web with a site designed, and constructed by
Pastor Garner. Our church services can also be heard on 88.1 FM