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All posts tagged "Idlewild Presbyterian Church"

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Idlewild loses another ‘pastor’; church kitchen was Smith-Redditt’s pulpit for 29 years

“Faye’s kitchen was a refuge — a confessional and a safe zone.”

David WatersSeptember 5, 2020

Sumita Montgomery carries her father’s ashes alongside the Rev. Anne H.K. Apple at Steve Montgomery’s funeral service on Friday, Aug. 7. (Courtesy of Craig Thompson)

Sumita Montgomery carries her father’s ashes alongside the Rev. Anne H.K. Apple at Steve Montgomery’s funeral service on Friday, Aug. 7. (Courtesy of Craig Thompson)

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Reflections, hymns pay tribute to Montgomery’s pastoral, prophetic voice

Family, friends and fans of the Rev. Dr. Steve Montgomery held a private, socially distanced, spiritually diverse funeral service Friday afternoon to celebrate his...

David WatersAugust 11, 2020

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Rev. Steve Montgomery, 1951-2020: “What makes us human is not our mind but our heart”

Retired Memphis minister dies from injuries received while riding bike.

David WatersAugust 2, 2020

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Retired pastor Steve Montgomery critically injured in bike accident

Congregation, community praying for Idlewild Presbyterian minister

David WatersAugust 2, 2020

On Sunday, May 5, Rev. Dr. Steve Montgomery preached his final sermon as a church pastor. After 39 years in the pulpit, including the past 19 in Memphis as Idlewild Presbyterian Church’s senior pastor, Montgomery is retiring. “In another life I might have played first base for the Atlanta Braves, or sung tenor at the Metropolitan Opera,” he told the packed sanctuary on Sunday. “But I have only one life to live. I am grateful God made me a pastor to you.” (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

On Sunday, May 5, Rev. Dr. Steve Montgomery preached his final sermon as a church pastor. After 39 years in the pulpit, including the past 19 in Memphis as Idlewild Presbyterian Church’s senior pastor, Montgomery is retiring. “In another life I might have played first base for the Atlanta Braves, or sung tenor at the Metropolitan Opera,” he told the packed sanctuary on Sunday. “But I have only one life to live. I am grateful God made me a pastor to you.” (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

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“pastor and prophet” retires from Idlewild with a song and a prayer

After 39 years in pulpit, Idlewild's Montgomery preaches final sermon

David WatersMay 6, 2019