Dave Sable: I would guess the first Huntington Beach tent meeting was around 1979. I remember taking a friend from high school and being really obnoxious as to how much more the Assembly was over Calvary Chapel. We met in the oil field somewhere in the middle of nowhere the first year and then just off the pier two years after that.
"Dayspring" was the name of a short-lived singing group in Huntington Beach: Greg Fortezzo, Joie (Slack), Mike Smith, Elaine Finley (Minamede). We performed in the Huntington Beach tent meetings at the pier and at Mike Shouie and Soo Kim's wedding.
Rick Samuel: "In 1985 Wes
was commended to the Work in Santa Barbara. Tony was no longer a Leading
Brother, and Chris Sapia and Randy Spivey were added. In July 1995 Randy
Spivey was commended to the work in Providence, RI. In October 1995 Earl
moved on from the assembly to eventually gather with Christians of
Calvary Chapel, Mennifee. By the time I moved on in 1998 the leading
brothers in Huntington Beach were Bob Anderson, John Hinman, & Chris
Sapia, although Ted LaBelle, Mike Meloche, and Andrew Bransby were being
groomed for the responsibility and were beginning to be in the
"rotation" for giving the Sunday afternoon ministry.
"I think credit may be due to Earl for isolating Huntington Beach from
Fullerton to some degree. One of the wives who originally was brought
through a rigorous “training home” in Fullerton once commented to me
that the “consequences” for not doing one’s stewardships in the training
homes in Huntington Beach were dealt with a much more “light touch” than
in Fullerton. Another example was that under Earl’s leadership things
such as supporting an outreach or attending Saturday morning “tape
ministry” were elective - supplements to your walk with the Lord. An
exhortation to be involved in these things from a different leading
brother often seemed legislative to me and I would think, "The law
kills, but the Spirit gives life."
Saints in HB also leased a storefront on Main Street for a total of about 11 years from the summer of 1981 to 1992. We had many outreaches out of that building - God knows how many dozens of people prayed to receive the Lord Jesus there. We also had Thursday night prayer meetings there starting 9-3-81. The building is now called the Longboard Saloon.
Dave Sable: "Dayspring" was the name of a short-lived singing group in Huntington Beach: Greg Fortezzo, Joie Slack, Mike Smith, Elaine Finley (Minimede). We performed in the Huntington Beach tent meetings at the pier and Mike Shouie's wedding.
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