![]() I’ll never forget Mother Bettie writing me a check to make and print the flyers with Pastor Phyllis sitting nearby approving. ![]() I kept that flyer FOREVERRR (along with the receipt from getting the printing done). I have a major love for The Pace Family - I’ll always be proud of the fact that LaShun Pace was the first celebrity I designed for. The reality is setting in watching the homegoing celebration. I believe I’ve been in shock since the moment I heard about LaShun Pace passing. #GertrudeStacks #IntercessoryPrayer #Pentecostal #WomenPreachers #WomenInMinistry #WomenPastors #WhenIThinkAboutPentecost She was the spiritual daughter of Mother Estella Boyd. Because of her ministry service, she was awarded honorary Doctor of Humane Letters and Doctor of Divinity degrees from A.L. Because of people gravitating to her ministry within the United States and on foreign soil, Mother Stacks' calling as an apostle has been evident. In addition, she's known for hosting Daughter of Zion Conferences. Her ministry consists of intercessory, fasting, laying hands, and teaching holiness. In addition to pastoring Shalom Fellowship International, Mother Stacks was the overseer of This Is Shalom in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She served as the senior pastor of this church until God called her home in 2021. Stacks was called home to be with with Lord in 2001. Mother Stacks, the sister of actor and comedian John Witherspoon, took on the pastorate of Shalom Fellowship International (the former Shalom Temple Ministries) in Detroit, Michigan after her husband Bishop Jesse T. We don't want to celebrate Pentecost without paying tribute to Mother Gertrude Stacks (1944-2021). ![]() #BishopJesseStacks #GertrudeStacks #Pentecostal #WhenIThinkAboutPentecost This church is now known as Shalom Fellowship International. Before God called him home in 2001, Bishop Stacks was led by God to select his wife Mother Gertrude Stacks to succeed him as pastor of this church. ![]() Bishop Stacks served as an overseer of Shalom Temple churches in Detroit, MI, Harrisburg, PA, and Chicago, IL. In 1992, he was consecrated as a Bishop by Bishop James Feltus, Jr. He's known for his astuteness in and teaching of the scriptures. In 1985, God blessed Bishop Stacks to acquire the former Fourteenth Avenue AME Church in Detroit. Various preachers including Bishop Stacks' daughter Pastor Tamara Bennett, Bishop Marvin Winana, and Prophetess Juanita Bynum have deep roots in Shalom Temple. In 1976, God led Bishop Stacks to establish Zion Temple Congregational Church in Detroit.ĭuring his trip to Jerusalem, God told him to rename the church as Shalom Temple Ministries. He served as senior pastor of Zion Congregation COGIC in Detroit, Michigan from 1967 to 1976. Bishop Stacks, an Army veteran in the Korean War, was ordained as an elder within the Church Of God In Christ denomination. Was watching her videos the other day □ ❤️ she operated with such power of the Holy Spirit.We don't want to celebrate Pentecost without paying tribute to Bishop Jesse T. “She just celebrated a birthday…but I know for sure she’s in the arms of Jesus SIP Mother Stacks,” wrote one Instagram user. People have been sending their condolences to the family of Stacks on social media. The church has several campuses located in Detroit, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Chicago. In 2001, she became the lead pastor of the Shalom Temple Ministries after her husband, Bishop Jesse T. She obtained her Doctor of Humanities degree from A.L. She accepted Jesus into her life when she was 25 years old and believed her spiritual gifts were healing, deliverance, prophecy, and discerning of spirits. Mother Stacks, as she was also called, served as a pastor and was a native of Detroit, Michigan. In a 2008 stand-up comedy show, Witherspoon described her as the “most religious person” he met. She was the sister of famous actor John Witherspoon, known for classic roles like Willie Jones in Friday and Mr. Stacks was the seventh of eleven children born to the late Prophet Cato II and Tennesee Witherspoon. Please keep the Stacks family and Shalom congregants in your prayers.” Final arrangements are forthcoming and will be posted on her Facebook page by the family. She was a general in the Spirit, spiritual mother, sister, overseer, counselor, and confidante to many across the nation. Gertrude Stacks served well as a pillar to the Body of Christ for over five decades. Gertrude Stacks,” the announcement reads. “Shalom Fellowship International of Detroit, MI and This is Shalom Pentecost of Harrisburg, PA are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our beloved Pastor, Dr. The news was revealed on her Facebook page. Gertrude “Mother” Stacks passed away, just 12 days after her 77th birthday. Last Tuesday many were shocked at the announcement that Dr.
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