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Our Story
It all started with a promise, “Work for me and I’ll bless the work of your hands.” A still, small
voice quietly responded to the heart of a man in search of purpose with a simple charge that
directed him to destiny; start a church. From then on, Pastor Maceo Smedley has been off
and running. Now, what began with eight people from pulpit to pews, has developed into a
full-fledged, fully- functioning flock. Found in the heart of Sunnyside in Worthing High
School, The Promise Church holds services each Sunday at 11 in the auditorium. The
partnership between school and church has helped the ministry better connect with and
serve the south central Houston community. To date, The Promise Church has begun a food
pantry that helps feed needy families, ministered to the elderly in nursing homes around the
surrounding Houston-area, conducted a fall-festival at the Boys & Girls Club of greater
Houston (5950 Selinsky), volunteered at various Reynold’s Elementary School functions,
donated books to the Johnson neighborhood library, assisted at the ‘Pride in Sunnyside”
event this past summer, and still continues to seek out other ways to serve.
Equally as important, though, is that all the work that takes place outside the walls of the
church never negates the ministry that goes on within the walls of the church. Anyone
stepping into Worthing High to worship with The Promise, will immediately be enveloped in
the spirit of love. It is a home away from home and an extended family where members and
visitors of all ages, cultures, and walks of life experience genuine warmth and connectedness.
Increasingly God’s love is being expressed through a Pastor with a heart for the community.
We don’t know what God has in store for the growing church, but we do know that the
Promise Church all began with just that, a promise.
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