Just 21 days after the death of his mother, Verlene Smith, Senior Pastor E. Dewey Smith Jr. at The House of Hope Atlanta (Greater Travelers Rest) in Decatur, Georgia, is in mourning again, this time for his sister, Edwanna Smith Stephens, who died last Friday. “My brother passed 1/29/07. My mother left me 1/2/16. And my […]
On January 1, 2004, God sent me on a new assignment. This mission was for me to lead an ultra traditional main-line denominational church in Metro Atlanta. When my pastorate commenced, the church was 128 years old and the average age of the congregation was 63.6. After getting the demographics of this church, it became […]
A Joy105.com EXCLUSIVE! This past Sunday morning was beyond normal at the House of Hope in Decatur, GA! In the midst of Dr. E. Dewey Smith, Jr. ministering the sermon a man’s heart stop beating. It caused alarm in the area where the gentleman was sitting and Dr. Dewey noticed it from the pulpit. He […]
Dr. E. Dewey Smith, Jr. and The House of Hope Atlanta stands with #BringOurGirlsBack God has given me a Word and a movement entitled, “Carpenters At Work”. It is in times like these that the church is reminded that we are more than just religious institutions, 4 walled buildings, church attenders, but we are carpenters at work just as […]
