Calvary Tabernacle, the church Tollie and I attend, is preparing to move to a new facility. This morning we held our final Sunday morning worship service in our old building at 16th and Locust in Quincy. This afternoon, we spent several hours moving the remaining odds and ends to our new facility at the corner [...]
It’s Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer – and what a summer it promises to be for the Mohrs. After six years of ministry in Macomb, we’re moving back to Quincy to work in our home church, Calvary Tabernacle. This has necessitated several changes, not the least of which is the impending sale of [...]
United Pentecostal Church Evangelist T.L. Smith, of Kinder, Louisiana, preached a revival at Calvary Tabernacle in Quincy, Illinois, where he accurately prophesied the birth of Jonathan and Tollie Mohr’s baby boy.
Calvary Tabernacle in Quincy had a great Easter Sunday morning celebration this year. We had 125 (?) present in our morning worship service, including 40 (?) kids in Children’s Church. (Someone correct me if I have my figures wrong.) Our pastor, Randy Pate, preached about being “Afar Off” (Luke 22:54), and we had a great [...]
Easter week is always crazy for my family; that’s when the Illinois District hosts their annual Youth Convention. This past Wednesday, young people from all over the state gathered in Springfield for three days of music, worship and preaching. Lives were changed and young people went home fired up to do the work of God. [...]
As I mentioned in a previous post, Tollie and I have agreed on a sale price for our home with a potential buyer. Now we’re going through all the necessary steps to finalize the sale – home inspection, appraisal, paperwork, etc. If everything goes smoothly, we are scheduled to close the sale on Monday, June [...]
The following is the abbreviated version of a sermon I recently preached at my home church, Calvary Tabernacle of Quincy. I offer this not because it’s the world’s greatest sermon, nor because I think I am the world’s greatest preacher. Instead, I post it as an expression of my thoughts, which is, after all, what [...]
The weekend of March 7-8 was a special one for my home church, Calvary Tabernacle. We marked our congregation’s 50th anniversary by inviting our church’s founders, Charles and Shirley Mitchell, back to Quincy for a celebration. Joining us were Mark and Karen Fogarty, our church’s second pastor. (Mark Fogarty now serves as the Southeast Regional [...]
I’m sorry for the long delay between posts. Several other items have taken priority over blogging, including real-world responsibilities such as preaching. Nonetheless, I do hope to throw up a few posts in the next couple of days, so check back regularly. In the meantime, here’s a photo to whet your appetite. A couple of [...]
Earlier today Tollie and I dedicated our infant son, Nolan Michael Mohr, back to God, who gave him to us. Friends and family gathered with us to celebrate what so far has been the biggest event in his life. (View more photos of the event by clicking here.) We held the dedication at Calvary Tabernacle, [...]
