From The Pastor’s Desk

A few days ago (6/9/2026) we witnessed that a young man was convicted for 35 years for stabbing his classmate after an altercation. This stabbing, unfortunately, led to the classmate dying. In the picture below are two comparisons of a slightly simi…

On Friday June 19th, Safe Haven Podcast will have a special service celebrating Juneteenth Day as Host Pastor Rev. Brian C. Pughsley will be preaching on the topic “Still Here” from Acts 6.The message will be profound and celebratory at …

 Greetings to everyone who’ve taken the time to check us out as we wrapped up our two week Time/Out Revival. Special thanks to Elder Mason Curtis and Rev. Dr. Ashley L. Dowden for giving us special insight into Genesis 1. I’m even t…

Rev. Brian Pughsley is going to be preaching on the topic of: “Let US Pray” coming from Acts 4. Get ready for an exploration into how the early church leaders put prayer into practice first before any action they took in all that th…

Rev. Dr. Ashley L. Dowden [A Vehicle For Living] returns to preach about “Spirit Hovers, Life Begins” from our theme scripture for our Time/Out Revival: Genesis 1:1-2. Get ready for a magnificent insight from this mighty woman of …

Greetings to everyone reading this today. God has blessed you to get through this enduring week. Many of you are still struggling to find jobs, find purpose and even having a harder time finding Jesus in the midst of your 24/7 grind. To those…

The Time/Out Revival is here and our special guest speaker, Elder Mason Curtis, is setting the tone with his message entitled “Organized Chaos” coming from our theme scripture Genesis 1. Get ready for a unique experience as we are…

Our Spring Revival Is Here Just In Time For Pentecost. We’re kicking off our Tme/Out Revival with Elder Mason Curtis and will wrap it up the following week with Rev. Dr. Ashley L. Dowden. Get ready for two perspectives from one scripture …

 This past Sunday’s message “Time 2 Believe” was a true blessing and I’m hopeful that you got a chance to listen to this program. If you haven’t, make sure that you get a chance to when you can. Starting thi…

This Sunday, prior to Pentecost, Rev. Brian Pughsley will be preaching on the message “Time 2 Believe” from Acts 2 moments after Pentecost. Get ready for an insightful perspective on how the early church was inclusive and how we mus…

Rev. Brian C. Pughsley is speaking on this timely topic entitled “The Time Is” from Acts 1.Get ready to learn about what time it is for on this special Mother’s Day program as we get a dissection of how we can make better time to…

 This has been an interesting 7 days for us all as we attempt to balance our responsibilities with our realities. I was going to reflect on the number “76” for a deeper meaning in terms of how long it took Congress to re-approve fun…

Saturday Inspiration is here and we are going to be addressing the topic: “Tempt Me Not Pt. 1” focusing on Joseph in Genesis and how tempting it may have been for him to go in a different direction than the one God had planned for him.…

This is a trying time for many people out here with job loss, unemployment woes, financial insecurity, foreclosure, inflation and other circumstances that can be challenging to your mental health.I’m writing this to let anyone who may be fac…

Hope you’re enjoying our new feature on this page as we are doing more to engage with our followers with this Pastor’s Word. We could no longer just have these important updates go unseen if you aren’t connected to my personal soci…

Rev. Brian Pughsley returns to close out the “First Words” series with the message: “Know Your Role” from John 21.Get ready for an insightful take on how we mustn’t be so focused on someone else’s call that we i…

 Our anniversary celebration this past weekend was phenomenal and we thank you for being a part of the celebration. We thank Rev. Jerry Whitaker for his inspiring message to remind us to “Let Our Light Shine.” Last week w…