to the spouses at re:create. She is an incredible lady and will address a subject that is a very present reality to those of us in the ministry. Instead of her typical comedy routine, Chonda will take a candid look at depression.
Chonda Pierce has appeared more than a dozen times on the famous stage of The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN, following in the footsteps of much beloved comedienne, Minnie Pearl. "I may have replaced the gingham dress and price-tag hat with irreverent leather pants, but I have held onto what Ms. Minnie taught me—that comedy can be clean and still be funny!" And it’s Pierce’s own use of personal narrative and everyday stories in her comedy sets that have branded her "The Queen of Clean."
Pierce is more than happy to be the ‘queen of clean’ because her comedy serves a larger purpose, "The punch line is not always the bottom line for me!" she says. "Comedy is just my opening act! We could leave the night with a good laugh and that’s great! But add a bit of life-changing information and you’ve got a night worth leaving home for!"
After 15 years in comedy, Pierce finds herself in a position to mentor young comedians through the newly formed Christian Comedy Association. "Many new comics that began their careers working Comedy Clubs ask me, "How do you get thousands of people to buy a ticket to a comedy concert ?" She laughs and answers, "Same way you get an arena of church folks to loosen up without a two-drink minimum! One laugh at a time!"
Chonda believes it was that same principle that rebuilt her life after a childhood of challenges and disappointments—one laugh at a time. "Amazingly, my first job in entertainment was a six-year stint at a theme park in Nashville, TN called Opryland, USA. I was a Theater Arts major at Austin Peay University and went to the park to pay my college bill." Since growing up in an ultra conservative pastor’s home, this preacher’s kid from the South didn’t know how to dance. "In order to keep my job I had to memorize a couple of pages of jokes from Grinders Switch, TN and impersonate Cousin Minnie Pearl. I was hooked! I loved the sound of an audience laughing. It was just the medicine I needed."
March 15th, 2007 at 1:48 am
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Dear Beloved
Greetings in the holy name of ourLord and Savior Jesus Christ. In His
service “CHRIST’S LOVE AWARENESS SOCIETY TO PEOPLE” have successfully completed 15 years of its long-standing service, facing many a challenges and obstacles. In meeting financial problems, God is so kind of us, helping to move forward searching for Him. I feel glad to inform that many a people were saved by our Lord and are added to His Kingdom through this Ministry. Further more, most young people were trained to become Evangelists, Pastors doing Gospel work in many villages in and around Tenali Town , setting up their Headquarters by His abundant grace. We were conducting Gospel meetings, Pastors’ Seminars, Free Medical Camps among rural poor, running Bible School , helping widows and old aged people, doing service to HIV and AIDS patients, serving poor and Orphan children, maintaining Youth Ministry and Magazine Ministry etc .All the above projects are being maintained by our ministry without any help and support from foreign countries, but serving Him with utmost faith only as on date. I request you to please pray for our selfless service and Lord willing comes forward to subscribe liberally your mite, extending your helping hand to maintain the Ministry more effectively.
Pastor J.Prabhudas,
New Jerusalem Prayer House,
Amaravathipots, Chenchupet,
TENALI – 522202, Guntur (Dist),
Andhra Pradesh , South India
Contact: +91 9290619410.
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March 15th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
GREETINGS TO U IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. ,iam issacraju 36 years married with leela and blessed with 2 sons,enoch ,anosh,we are happy family,i started ministry in 1997 with 2 children,GOD IS leading and led me to start 6 churchs.and orphanage with 9 children.iam in south india andhrapradesh,ministry is in hyderabad city,hyderabad is the capital city of andhrapradesh,it have 70 lacs peope, hindu and musilims,christian are very less,
please pray for us
thanking you
pastor issacraju
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