Vision Night | Featuring Pastor Rance Allen
During the month of February you are in for a treat with Vision Night … Featuring Pastor Rance Allen of New Bethel Church of God in Christ. You want to be here for this experience.
Friday, February 5th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Admission: FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
New Life International Family Church Santcuary
For more information, please call 678.325.3325.
About Dr. Rance Allen
Dr. Rance Allen was born in Monroe, Michigan in 1948 to his parents, Thomas and Emma Pearl Allen. He has eleven siblings: six sisters and five brothers.
With love, guidance and inspiration from his late mother and grandmother, Dr. Allen preached his first sermon and started singing the gospel for the public at age five. At age seven he was playing the piano and by the tender age of nine he was preaching and singing the gospel throughout Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Dr. Allen was ordained an Elder in the Church of God In Christ (COGIC) by the late Bishop John Seth Bailey in 1978. He served as Assistant Pastor of Holiness Temple COGIC in Monroe, Michigan for 6-1/2 years. He was installed as Pastor of New Bethel Church Of God In Christ in Toledo, Ohio, where he has been since its July, 1985 beginning, by Founder, the late Bishop Gilbert E. Patterson. He serves as Chairman of the Toledo District, Ohio North #1 under Jurisdictional Prelate Edward T. Cook. As an international evangelist, Pastor Allen travels throughout the world conducting revivals and spreading the joy of the Lord's word. In recognition of his lifetime commitment to glorifying the name of the Lord thru his preaching and singing ministries, the Urban Bible Institute of Detroit, Michigan bestowed upon him an honorary Doctorate of Divinity in October, 1995.
Also a gifted musician, Dr. Allen, joined by his brothers Thomas and Steve, formed The Rance Allen Group in 1969, singing contemporary gospel music. The Rance Allen Group has performed internationally and presently has eighteen albums to their credit that have earned them a Stellar Award (Quartet of the Year), the Stellar Award’s 2009 Walgreen’s Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones Legend Award, three Grammy nominations, a Dove Award nomination and a Soul Train Music Award nomination. The Group has been honored with many other awards including The McDonald's Restaurant Corporation Golden Circle Lifetime Achievement Award for their outstanding contributions to gospel music, the Trailblazers of Gospel Music Award presented by publishing giant BMI in 2005 as well as being recipients of the Gospel Music Workshop of America’s Gospel Announcers Guild 2005 Chairman’s Choice Gospel Music Legends Award. In November, 1998 The Rance Allen Group was inducted into the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Dr. Allen’s incomparable anointed vocals are much sought after by the gospel industry and have been heard on projects by such gospel greats as Reverend John P. Kee, Dorothy Norwood, The Clark Sisters, Reverend Kirk Franklin and the late Ronald Winans to name just few. He was reently celebrated as one of the Great Men of Gospel by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters.
In other interests Dr. Allen made a name for himself as an actor while traveling in several gospel music stage productions from 1989-1992. His voice was also heard singing the opening theme song to the pilot weekly television program, "Small Talk" which aired in the Fall of 1990.
Dr. Allen has been married to Pastor General Ellen Marie Groves since December, 1970, an Evangelist in her own right who works diligently by his side in supporting his ministry on all levels. While there are no natural children born to their union, they share their love and support with many God-children.
Dr. Allen expresses himself in the words of his favorite scripture, ROMANS 8:28: "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." He continues to move forward and higher in the Lord in an effort to be all that he can possibly be, HIS humble servant.
