Close out 2014 in Gratitude!

As we close out 2014, which for many of us was a year of challenges and transitions, let's bring it through with a good ole fashioned gratitude list. I'll start. I am grateful to God for bringing me out of a hopeless condition into over 20 years of salvation and nearly 20 years of recovery (we celebrate on 1/27). I am grateful for a beautiful and loving wife, Pastor Paula Burnett-Kimmenez, who still puts up with me. I am grateful for my daughters, Geneva, Bianca Barnes, Marisa Brayton, Ruby Shontae, and Danielle Brayton, and all the grandchildren they gave us. I am grateful for my wonderful family. I am grateful God allows me to pastor an awesome body of believers known as Recovery Christian Center. I am grateful He uses me as Chaplain of Philadelphia Stand Down helping homeless veterans, as Philadelphia Director of Healing Communities USA helping returning citizens, as an instructor at Master's Commission Bible Institute and as 1st Assistant to the Presiding Bishop, Bishop J.T. Cohen of Master's Commission International Ministerial Fellowship. I am grateful to be a Mental Health First Aid USA Instructor for Philly MHFA and to serve Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services on the Dbhids Faith & Spiritual Affairs Advisory Board and with Faith Initiatives at Philadelphia FIGHT. I am grateful for great friends and partners in ministry and recovery. I am also grateful for a great homegroup, the Kenzo Group of Won By One Christian 12 step Fellowship. I have so much to be grateful for that I will not complain. Your turn what are you grateful for?

Watch Nite 2015 @ RCC

In 2 more days, it's gonna be EPIC! Food, Fun, Fellowship, Worship, and 3 Powerful Words from Overseer-Leonard R. Norris III, Pastor Robert Johnson and Host Pastor-Chris Kimmenez! Join Master's Commission International Ministerial Fellowship, Recovery Christian Center, Ruach International Ministries, Inc, and Feast of the Pentecost, this New Year's Eve for MCIMF/RCC Watch Night New Years Eve Celebration Watch Night 2015! Starting at 9:30 pm at RCC @ SKA, 2418 Kensington Avenue. Ain't no party like a Holy Ghost Party! Bring in the New Year right and right with God!

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Sunday Worship @ RCC

As we come off our highly successful toy drive and a wonderful Christmas and get ready for a powerful MCIMF/RCC Watch Night New Years Eve Celebration, Pastor Paula Burnett-Kimmenez has powerful word for our Sunday Worship Experience. Don't miss it. 2418 Kensington Ave, Philly PA. Sunday School begins at noon and Worship at 1pm!

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Bring in the New Year at RCC!

This gonna be of da hook! Food, fun, worship, prayer and 3 Awesome Words! You better get there early. Bring ur New Year in right with God!

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Merry Christmas from RCC!

From our family and our Recovery Christian Center family to your's. Have a very Merry Christmas! We pray it is happy, healthy and safe. Jesus is the reason for the Season!

Video from RCC toy drive

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=864766640210863 from our toy drive today. We served 140 kids with over 400 toys.

Today at RCC

Up and excited about worship at Recovery Christian Center today! As many of us are caught up in getting ready for Christmas, the purpose of it can get lost in the preparation. Today we are going to explore a message, "Why He Is The Reason For The Season!" Join us at 2418 Kensington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125. Sunday School starts at noon and Worship at 1pm Sharp!

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Great Day today!

Feeling blessed today! After an awesome Open Mic Nite at Recovery Christian Center last night, I traveled with my friend and brother from another mother Pastor Robert Johnson to Pastor Lenny Bryant's church in Chester for a powerful men's breakfast. The chance to break bread, fellowship, and chop up the Word with other men of God was refreshing. We even played Bible Family Feud! Then to come home and get some Danny's Wok with my wife, Pastor Paula Burnett-Kimmenez and my family. It ain't over yet tho! Tomorrow we gonna get it in at RCC! I gotta Word straight from the Throne Room! 2418 Kensington Ave, Philly, PA! Sunday School @ noon and Worship @ 1pm!

Thanks for all the World AIDS Day hard work.

Yesterday was such an awesome day. Faith Initiatives at Philadelphia FIGHT The Sixth Annual World AIDS Day Prayer Breakfast was excellent. Pastor Leslie D Callahan preached an awesome word. Then at Recovery Christian Center @ SKA our WORLD AIDS DAY TESTING AND COUNSELING EVENT AT RECOVERY CHRISTIAN CENTER went very well. The workshops were excellent and 11 people got tested. Who says little churches can't do big ministry? Special thanks to Philadelphia FIGHT,YAAP Organization, Rev. Dr. Calenthia Dowdy and our own Ministers Michelle D. Josey and Kimberley Wharton for making the event move in a spirit of excellence and love.

My Brain Might Need A Lil Washing!

Can't sleep for being so excited about worship in the morning at Recovery Christian Center @ SKA! A lot of folk i talked to this week are caught up in the mental struggle associated with this time of year and just life in general. We will explore a message to counter that entitled, "My Brain Might Need a Lil Washing!" Don't miss it! 2418 Kensington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125. Sunday School @ noon & Worship @ 1pm!

Recovery Christian Center Daily Meditation - 11/22/14 - What Are We Really Seeking?

***On a lot of days making it through life requires us to put on a mask saying, "We're alright," when the reality is we're really in pain. Tomorrow at RCC we will explore a message entitled, "I'm Not Alright!" 2418 Kensington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125. Sunday School @ 12pm and Worship @ 1pm! Be there and be blessed!***

******Reminder to all RCC membership......Church Business Meeting Tomorrow after Worship!************

Recovery Christian Center Daily Meditation - 11/22/14 - What Are We Really Seeking?

"But seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you." Matthew 6:33 KJV
One of the issues we have as Christians, and especially those believers in recovery, is that many of us came from environments where we had very little or even no money, possessions, etc. Many of us were homeless, jobless, and penniless or nearly so. We felt like failures, and like it is written in other spiritual literature, "we were hopeless, useless, and lost."
Now that we have found freedom from that which was destroying us, we now find ourselves trying to make up for not having by chasing material wealth and status like we chased whatever self destructive behavior brought us here. Perhaps we are just making up for lost time, or we are driven by the desire to never again be in that insecure, hopeless state, but whatever is driving us, it is not the path God wants us to walk. What Jesus is saying in the text is to pursue God first, and in that pursuit, He promises to provide our needs.
Think about it, if He brought us out of the hell on earth that was our old life, how hard is a job, and a place to live, and enough "stuff" to be comfortable? He will meet our needs, physically, mentally, emotionally, and most of all spiritually. The problem is we confuse our wants with our needs and we value our material gains more than our spiritual ones. God, however, in His infinite wisdom, wants us to focus on our spiritual needs so that we can be equipped to handle our natural ones.
We are not going to grow spiritually if we keep chasing stuff like we chased our old life. God has so much more for us than stuff. He has Peace Beyond All Understanding, Unconditional Love, Unshakable Faith, Unbreakable Trust, Unlimited Hope, Indescribable Joy, Limitless Patience, Tolerance, and Kindness and Rock Solid Self Control. Chase Him. Pursue Him. Seek Him and you will see limitless possibility.

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Baby It's Cold Outside!

It's cold outside but it will be warm tonight @ Recovery Christian Center @SKA for our Recovery Gospel Open Mic Nite! Come out and have a great time of Fun, Fellowship and a LIFE CHANGING WORD! 2418 Kensington Ave, Philly, PA 19125. 7PM Every Friday!

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Happy Veterans Day

To all the brothers and sister in arms from all services, past and present, and especially to those how gave the "last full measure of devotion" thank you for your service. God bless you. Hoorah!

RCC Toy Drive

We know these are rough economic times especially with the holidays coming and Recovery Christian Center serves one of of the poorest neighborhoods in Philadelphia: Kensington! This year we are beginning an annual toy drive to help folks in our community. We are asking our FB friends and family to help in two ways. If you can donate new or gently used toys or gift cards or funds to help us in that endeavor, we would be grateful. Secondly if you are or know a family that could use the help let us know!

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World AIDS Day @ RCC

I think we can all agree that HIV is still a major issue in urban communities especially in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. So this year Recovery Christian Center's Project Miracles HIV Ministry is sponsoring a testing event on World AIDS Day. Know your status.

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This Weekend @ RCC!

Am excited about what  God has given me this weekend for worship at Recovery Christian Center. I know a lot of times we struggle with feeling isolated from a spiritual connection or that we have gone so far off track that God no longer wants us. Nothing could be farther from the truth but we feel like that anyway. So tonight at 7pm at our Open Mic Nite we will explore a message entitled, "Coming Home!" and on Sunday we will explore the idea of laying ourselves bear before God and letting Him all the way in. Don't miss it! 2418 Kensington Ave, Fridays @ 7pm and Sundays with Sunday School at 12pm and Worship at 1pm.
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The Mic Opens at 7pm!

Join us tonight at Recovery Christian Center for our Recovery Gospel Open Mic Nite! 2418 Kensington Ave @ 7pm. Come out, and have some good, clean fun and get a life changing word!

3rd Step this Sunday at RCC

Join us this Sunday at Recovery Christian Center as we continue in our series "Surgery of the Spirit 2: The Word & the 12 Steps" with our 3rd Step Message entitled "Are You Ready to Commit?" It will be an awesome move of God! 2418 Kensington Ave in Philly, PA! Sunday School @ noon. Worship @ 1pm!

Recovery Ministry Conference!

Recovery Christian Center is really excited to be partnering in this!

Sunday Worship at RCC!

As awesome as our Community Outreach was today, tomorrow's worship will be even more so. Join us at Recovery Christian Center tomorrow for the beginning of our new message series, "Surgery of the Spirit 2: The Word and the 12 Steps." with a Step One message entitled, "Stop Telling Help How To Help You!" 2418 Kensington Ave, Philly PA. Sunday School starts at noon and Worship starts at 1pm! We are Radical Ministry for Radical Brokenness!

This Weekend @ RCC!

Don't miss this weekend at Recovery Christian Center. Tonight @ 7pm is our Recovery Gospel Open Mic Nite, then tomorrow we are hosting a Community Outreach Day at the Last Stop Recovery then on Sunday we are gonna begin a message series focusing on the relationship between the 12 Steps and the Bible entitled, "Surgery of the Spirit 2! The 12 Steps & the Word!" with a message on the 1st Step!

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Won By One tonight @ RCC!

Join us tonight at 7pm at Recovery Christian Center, for the Kensington Avenue Group of the Won By One Christian 12 step Fellowship. Tonight is our step meeting with the message being carried by RCC's Executive Pastor, the Rev. Paula Burnett-Kimmenez. 2418 Kensington Ave, Philly PA

Worship Today

Up early and hype about worship today! The Lord gave Pastor Paula a word for YOU! Don't miss it! Recovery Christian Center, 2418 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125. Sunday School at noon & Worship at 1pm!

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Worship Tomorrow

CLPRM presents...The 2nd Annual Conquering Grounds MusicFest....A BENEFIT EVENT TO HELP FIGHT ADDICTION! was AWESOME! Cannot wait to participate next year! Deacon Michael Grant and I representedRecovery Christian Center & Healing Communities USA today! Thanks to Brother Hector for getting us and our exhibit up and back safe. Now getting ready for worship tomorrow. Looking for an awesome word from our Executive Pastor, Rev. Paula Burnett-Kimmenez. Be there! Sunday School @ noon. Worship @ 1pm!

This Weekend @ RCC!

Gonna be an awesome weekend of ministry. First up tonight @ 7pm @Recovery Christian Center's Open Mic Nite, 2418 Kensington Ave, Philly PA we will answer the question, "Does God hear really hear my prayer?" with a message entitled, "Can You Hear Me Now?" Then tomorrow RCC andHealing Communities USA will be exhibiting at the CLPRM presents...The 2nd Annual Conquering Grounds MusicFest....A BENEFIT EVENT TO HELP FIGHT ADDICTION! Then on Sunday back at RCC @ SKA we gonna get it in at the Recovery & Deliverance Service with Sunday School at 12pm and Worship at 1pm! We are Radical Ministry For Radical Brokenness!
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September 11

We pray for all those we lost and all those still affected by this day. September 11, 2001. We shall never forget.

Back to School tonight!

Really excited about starting back to school tonight! Master's Commission Bible Institute first night of classes for 2014-15 school year starts tonight at 7pm.

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Bible Study Tonight

Thanks again to Rev. Dr. Bruce Alick and First Lady Kare Bearstein-Alick and the Mt Zion Baptist Church of Germantown family for allowing Recovery Christian Center to come fellowship with you on the opening night of your revival. It is always an honor to be invited to preach anywhere and an even greater honor to be invited back. It was an awesome time. The Word was "Why Are You Settling For Less?" from 1 Peter 2:9-10! God moved in that place! It was incredible. Thanks to Evangelist Darlene King and her daughters for coming to support us. It's always an honor when another awesome preacher takes time out of her schedule to come hear you. Thanks to EITMichelle D. Josey for representing our music ministry making it easy for me to preach. Special thanks to my beautiful wife Rev. Paula Burnett-Kimmenez for supporting me in the pulpit and praying my already sore throat held up. Now why don't you join us on the RCC Prayer Line tonight at 7pm EDT for a Bible Study 712-432-1500 access code 754905.

RCC Heading for Mt Zion Germantown Tonight!

We gonna get it in tonight. Recovery Christian Center is traveling to Mt Zion Baptist Church of Germantown at 41 W. Rittenhouse St in Philly under the pastorate of Rev. Dr. Bruce Alick. Yours truly is this evening's revivalist for the first night of their annual revival. God will move in that place this evening at 7pm! Don't miss it!

Philadelphia Stand Down Set Up Starts Today

All packed and ready to leave for this year's Philadelphia Stand Down. Am excited about the work we do serving Delaware Valley's homeless and disadvantaged veterans. Set up starts in less than 5 hours! Recovery Christian Center ya'll betta pray for ya pastor!

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This Weekend at RCC!

Looking forward to an awesome weekend of ministry at Recovery Christian Center @ SKA! Tonight at 7pm is our Recovery Gospel Open Mic Nite! Then on Sunday, Sunday School starts at 12 and our Recovery & Deliverance Worship starts at 1pm! Also after worship we are having an outdoor baptism! I am so excited about what God is doing! 2418 Kensington Ave!
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Won By One Tonight!

Long day today! Staff Meeting at Healing Communities USA then over to MT Zion United Holy Church for feeding ministry and meeting then to Recovery Christian Center @ SKA for Kenzo Group of Won By One Christian 12 step Fellowship @ 7pm! Meet me there at 2418 Kensington Ave!

Bible Study Tonite!

Join us tonight at 7pm EDT on the Recovery Christian Center Prayer Line for Bible Study! You will be blessed! 712-432-1500 access code 754905!

This Weekend @ RCC!

After an extremely emotionally up and down week with fighting in court to get our granddaughter Emily and my father in law's accident the Lord has given me two powerful words for Recovery Christian Center this weekend. Tonight at the Open Mic we will explore "Unfinished Business" and on Sunday is "Hold on! Change Is Coming!" Don't miss either worship experience! 2418 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Open Mic is Every Friday @ 7pm and on Sundays, Sunday School starts at noon and Worship @ 1pm!

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Blogtalk interview

Our Pastor's blogtalk interview this evening

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theliterarycorner/2014/08/10/the-literary-corner-presents-the-recovery-corner-host-authoress-tonya-wilson

Dont Miss Tomorrows Message!

Do you ever feel like folk only love you for what you can do? Ever feel like it's only about your ability and not about who you really are? Tomorrow atRecovery Christian Center @ SKA we will explore a message entitled, "Loving You Because of Who You Are!" Don't miss this powerful message of restoration and recovery in Christ! 2418 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125. Sunday School begins at 12pm and Worship at 1pm!

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Open Mic Nite 2Nite!

We bout ta get it in at the Recovery Christian Center @ SKA Open Mic Nite! All yall Gospel Hip Hop, R&B, Christian Contemporary, Spoken Word Artists, Christian Comedians, and Gospel Karaoke folks come get ya worship on! I gotta word for the house! 2418 Kensington Ave Every Friday at 7pm!

Meet us at Noon

Up early and excited about worship at Recovery Christian Center today! 2418 Kensington Ave in Philly, PA! Sunday School starts at noon and Worship at 1pm! Don't miss your blessing!

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Join us tomoro!

Dont miss it

Open Mic Nite Tonight!

The Mic will open tonight and Every Friday at 7pm at Recovery Christian Center, 2418 Kensington Avenue, Philly, PA!

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What's New @ RCC!

An update!

Inaugural Sunday Worship Launch Today

Am up early and hype about worship this morning! I wanna see ur face in da place! Recovery Christian Center @ SKA 2418 Kensington Ave, Philadelphia, PA! Sunday School starts at 12pm and Worship at 1pm! It's gonna be EPIC!

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Big Weekend!

Am still keyed up from worship at the Open Mic Nite Recovery Christian Center tonight! The word was "The Race is Only Beginning!" Now I am hype about my birthday! The Lord has blessed me with 53 years of life and my 20th birthday clean and serene! I am also totally hyped up about our Inaugural Sunday Worship Experience this weekend! It's gonna be EPIC! 

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Won By One Tonight!

The closer we get to Sunday the more excited I get. But in the mean time join us tonight at Recovery Christian Center @ SKA for the weekly meeting of the Kenzo Group of the Won By One Christian 12 step Fellowship! 2418 Kensington Ave, Philly, PA @ 7PM!

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Am so excited about what God is doing at Recovery Christian Center this weekend. This Sunday will be our Inaugural Sunday Worship Experience at our new location in Kensington. It features the launch of our Sunday School, a powerful worship team, our first baby dedication, Holy Communion, and a tag team sermon from Pastor Chris Kimmenez & Pastor Paula Burnett-Kimmenez! Don't miss it! IT WILL CHANGE UR LIFE!

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bible study tonight

Join us tonight at 7pm EDT on the Recovery Christian Center Prayer Line for Bible Study 712-432-1500 access code 754905

Gearing up for our Sunday Launch

This Saturday will be Recovery Christian Center's last Saturday Service at RCC West. We want to thank Pastor Hattie Fairfax and MT. Zion UHC for allowing us to launch our ministry there. We also want to thank Pastor Dan Roth and Summerfield UMC for allowing us to use SKA for all our services. Starting July 20, 2014 our new schedule will be:
Tuesday @ 7pm EDT Bible Study via RCC Prayer Line (712) 432-1500 access code 754905.
Wednesday @ 12pm Noon Day Prayer via Prayer Line.
Wednesday @ 7pm Kenzo Group of The Won By One Christian 12 step Fellowship.
Friday @ 7pm Recovery Gospel Open Mic Nite.
Sunday @ 12pm Sunday School.
Sunday @ 1pm Recovery & Deliverance Worship.
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Praying you and yours a blessed, safe and Happy Independence Day! Due to the Holiday there will be no Open Mic Nite tonight at Recovery Christian Center Kensington @ SKA. We will however have service at RCC West, 4110 Haverford Ave in West Philly tomorrow July 5th @ 5pm.

Open Mic Nite tonight!

Join us tonite and every Friday at 7pm @ Recovery Christian CenterKensington @ SKA 2418 Kensington Ave in Philly, PA for our Recovery Gospel Open Mic Nite! This week we will explore a message entitled, "God's Not Using U 2 Reach Them. He's Using Them 2 Reach You!"

Bible Study Tonight

Join us tonight on the Recovery Christian Center Prayer Line for Bible Study tonight and Every Tuesday @ 7pm EDT. 712-432-1500 access code 754905. You will be blessed!

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Calling all Gospel Hip Hop, Gospel R&B, Christian Rock and Contemporary Artists, Spoken Word Artists, Christian Comedians, Mimes, Praise Dancers, Christian Karaoke folks! Join us tonight & Every Friday @ 7pm Recovery Christian Center Kensington @ SKA for our Recovery Gospel Open Mic Nite! 2418 Kensington Ave, Philly, PA! We get it in for Jesus and Recovery!

OMN 2Nite @ RCC Kensington

Join us tonight and Every Friday at 7pm at Recovery Christian CenterKensington @ SKA 2418 Kensington Ave, Philly PA for Recovery Gospel Open Mic Nite! It will be LIFE CHANGING!

Won By One tonight @ RCC Kensington

Join us tonight at Recovery Christian Center Kensington @ SKA for the Kenzo Group of Won By One Christian 12 step Fellowship! Minister Pat Clark will be bringing the message! It will be life changing!

Won By One tonight @ RCC Kensington

Join us tonight at Recovery Christian Center Kensington @ SKA for the Kenzo Group of Won By One Christian 12 step Fellowship! Minister Pat Clark will be bringing the message! It will be life changing!