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The Pentecostals of Alexandria

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Our mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ.

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- WE’RE BACK!

Heaven Collective is excited to be a part of POA’s Family Weekend Concert! We’re looking forward to what God has in store and can’t wait to worship with you!
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LA District Campground | Tioga, Louisiana
6:45PM
#HeavenCollective #POAFamilyWeekend

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I was baptized when I was seven years old. I loved Jesus then, so it wasn’t about erasing the faith I had as a little girl. It was about standing here as a woman who has lived some life, walked through some valleys, experienced His faithfulness for herself, and understands the Cross differently now.

9/13/2026, I went under the water with an understanding I simply couldn’t have had at SEVEN.

I understand grace differently now. I understand what it means to need forgiveness—because I am human. I am a sinner saved by grace. I’ve lived enough life now to understand mistakes, heartbreak, disappointment, surrender, mercy, and the overwhelming love of Jesus in ways that little seven-year-old me couldn’t yet comprehend.

And I understand Calvary differently now. The vastness of what Jesus did for us. The blood that was shed. The price that was paid. A love so complete that He doesn’t ask us to clean ourselves up before coming to Him. He meets us where we are. He forgives, restores, redeems, and makes us new.

So Sunday, I was baptized in the name of Jesus. And when I went under that water, it felt like a fresh start. A renewal. A surrender. I laid down every version of myself and came back up new, fully loved, fully known, fully forgiven.

And if you’re reading this longing for a fresh beginning with Jesus, this invitation is for you too.

You don’t have to have everything figured out.
You don’t have to get yourself “good enough” first.
You are not defined by where you’ve been.

Just come.

His grace is still enough.
His mercy is still new.
His arms are still open.
And there is still new life in Jesus.

I went under knowing about His love.

I came back up overwhelmed by the vastness of it. 🤍

Buried with Him.
Raised to new life.
Baptized in Jesus’ name.

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.” — 2 Corinthians 5:17

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Forever blessed to spend a week with the most beautiful friends…friends who share the hope to heal and bloom. Jackie, Brittany, Rebekah, thank you for your honesty, and speaking into me.

Jeff & Miquell, thank you for being our hosts, including us in the beautiful horse rescue work at The Velveteen Rescue, and for seeing good in me. You are stuck with me forever.

Sis. Mickey, thank you for your heart and what you and your team have created at Seven. I left accepting the call to honesty.

POA, thank you for loving our group and, Bishop Mangun, thank you for baptizing me in the wonderful name of Jesus.

Blessed community, pure fun, and holy moments that will remain forever.

Today my ID says I’m 53. But, in God’s calendar, I’ve been born again.

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I do not own this video. This is a message that was originally posted on YouTube by @thepoa . Preached by sister Mandy Holloway! What. A. Word! This is just a snippet, but her testimony will bless you if you go watch the whole thing.

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This has been the most challenging, brutal, but hope-filled past 5 days. With the help of a beautiful group of people, I looked inside, hated what I saw, and committed to doing whatever necessary to live honorably, honestly and in a way that blesses instead of harms.

Honesty is simple, but not always easy. It can be embarrassing. Humiliating. And, can be so hurtful to others (in the short-term, but what’s right in the long term.)

The details are mine to work through, along with my accountability partners, but I do want to share at least this part of my story.

….There’s hope. No matter how deep you’re in. No matter how stuck or powerless you feel.

And, what may feel like a fatal flaw, may become a beautiful story of hope for someone in your same place.

God, thank you for a new day. A new beginning. Friends, thank you for your prayers and your grace. Thank you, Bishop Mangun, for baptizing me in the name that brings forgiveness.

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We’re so excited for our friends at Seven Recovery—join us for the 4th annual SEVEN Recovery Lab #4.

This face-to-face workshop is designed to restore hope—both in our personal recovery journeys and in the ministries we lead. Rooted in the promise of Isaiah 42:16, this gathering creates space for honest conversation, healing, and renewed direction.

SEVEN Recovery Lab #4
September 9–11, 2026
Alexandria, LA
$225 per person (includes meals, beverages, and snacks)

Over three nights and two days, we’ll come together in a safe and authentic environment built on the foundation of sharing Experience, Strength, and Hope.

“And I will bring the blind by a way they knew not… I will lead them in paths they have not known… I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight…” — Isaiah 42:16

This promise reminds us that God leads people forward—through confusion, loss, addiction, grief, disappointment, isolation, and brokenness.

SEVEN Recovery Lab is for anyone ready to reconnect with hope again—whether for your own life or to help build a ministry that brings healing and hope to others.

Through teaching, testimony, worship, fellowship, and authentic conversation, we’ll rediscover that light still breaks through the darkest places—and no story is beyond His power to redeem.

“…these things I will do for them, and not forsake them.”

Questions?
seven@poa.church

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seven-recovery-lab-4-experience-strength-hope-isaiah-4216-tickets-1992786481009?

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Praying For Sis. Vesta Mangun! 🙏

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Can you tell how excited we are?!?! 🥳🙌

Make sure to register using the link in our bio!
#vbs2026 #vacationbibleschool

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Meu Senhor, eu só quero Adora-lo! 🙌🏽 @thepoa

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We’re here to confirm the rumors!
VBS is happening soon! Make sure to register (BEFORE June 30th to get a t-shirt) using the link in our bio!

#vbs2026 #vacationbibleschool

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The countdown is on! VBS is coming soon! Make sure to register for 3 days filled with fun, friends, and Jesus! Students MUST register by June 30 to pre-order a t-shirt! #vbs2026 #vacationbibleschool

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