On Wednesday afternoon, August 3, 2001, Presiding Bishop Ronald W. Carpenter, Sr. was the first person to inform me that Brother Jesse D. Simmons, Sr. had died of a heart attack.
The Rev. Dr. Jesse Simmons, former Executive Director of Evangelism USA, former Executive Director of World Missions Ministries, and former Vice-Chairman of the IPHC, passed away from a heart attack this morning (Wednesday, August 3).
He was in his 80s, but had been very active in ministry until recent weeks. He fell over the weekend and broke his hip. The surgery last night on his hip went well and all seemed well in his recovery during the night. However, earlier today his heart failed and the doctors were unable to revive him.
Dr. Doug Beacham told me that he has spoken with his family and they were at his bedside rejoicing that their father is with the Lord Jesus Christ whom he served so faithfully. Another daughter, Ginger, is an IPHC missionary in London, England, and has a flight back to the United States on Thursday. Dr. Beacham and Dr. Dalton have already spoken to her by phone and prayed with her.
Pastor Tim Hodge and the Rev. Mr. Larry Jones of Swansea, SC, sent me the following funeral and graveside service announcement to be published in Hugh's News.
The visitation and the funeral for the Rev. Dr. Jesse D. Simmons, Sr. will be held at Crossroads World Outreach Center, 2606 Emanuel Church Road, West Columbia, SC 29170.
It was here at Crossroads World Outreach Center where Pastor Simmons has served so faithfully over the past eleven years.
The visitation will be on Friday, August 5, 2011, from 5 – 7 p. m. at the church.
The funeral will be Saturday, August 6, at 11 a. m. in the church.
The Service will be conducted by Bishop Ronald Carpenter, Bishop Doug Beacham, Bishop Greg Amos, Pastor Tim Hodge and Pastor Seth Cain.
The graveside service will be conducted by Pastor Derrick Gardner and Pastor Gene Henderson.
Pallbearers will be Rodney Sturkie, Benjamin Sturkie, Chadwick Ingram, Joshua Butler, Jesse Simmons III, Austol Youmans IV and Michael Merckle. Honorary pallbearers will be fellow pastors and ministers.
The pastor, Tim Hodge informs Hugh's News that the funeral service will be broadcast on Livestream through their church website:www.cwoconline.org. It will begin at 10:45 a. m., fifteen minutes before the service begins. For those who cannot be present, this will give you an opportunity to view the funeral/memorial service for a great man who loved Jesus and world evangelization.
The graveside committal will be at the Ebenezer Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Posted on
Fri, August 5, 2011
by Hugh Morgan