Great Soul-Winning Churches - Elmer Towns

Emmanuel Baptist Church is ministry to people. The first family that Malone reached
were the Johnsons. The father, a barber, was led to the Lord, along with his whole family, and
young Tom Malone baptized them. Later, Malone endured the grief of burying their beautiful
young daughter. Farther along in his ministry, he saw their other children graduate from Bob
Jones University. According to Dr. Malone, “Praise God, the converts have continued with
Christ over the years.” People have come from little shacks by the railroad, they have come from
mansions, they have come from offices, they have come from farms in surrounding areas. But,
most important, they have come to Christ.
Many of the congregation count the greatest victory as the 4,670 who attended Sunday
School on February 6, 1972. This year the church plans a “Feed the 5,000” celebration for its
30th anniversary, when they will gather the largest crowd in the history of the church. Dr.
Malone is projecting a $30,000 offering when he challenges his people to “Change places with
God.” He announced recently that most people give God 10 per cent and keep 90 per cent. He
said, “Let’s see how we can get along with God’s 10 per cent.” Malone plans to give $15,000 of
the offering that day to missions. Last year the church gave $100,000 to foreign missions. Last
year the church baptized 1,193, the fourth most in the nation, according to The Sword of the
Lord. Malone wants to baptize 200 on his 30th anniversary, and his visitation program is planned
to that end.
THE FUTURE
Malone sees explosive growth within the near future. He projects a weekly attendance of
3,000 this fall. This is a distinct possibility, for within three months a new building will be
completed that will seat an extra 900 for Sunday School. The church is just finishing a $600,000
expansion program and its total indebtedness is only $300,000 out of total assets of $3 million.
The continued growth of Midwestern Baptist College will contribute to the growth of the church,
along with a new. print shop; the new special services and a continued program of personal
evangelism make the future bright.
Chapter Fifteen
South Sheridan Baptist Church,
Denver, Colorado Ed Nelson, Pastor
“Mr. Fundamentalist Pastors the Fastest Growing Church in the Rocky
Mountains”
The fastest growing church in the Rocky Mountains is pastored by Dr. Ed Nelson, known
throughout the area as “Mr. Fundamentalist.” The rapid expansion of the South Sheridan Baptist
Church, Denver, destroys the false theory that a church must soften its stand on separation to
attract modern Americans who are pleasure-inclined and self-indulgent. In contrast, the
fundamentalist stand doesn’t hinder the church’s outreach, but helps it. Sunday School has
increased by 1,000 in the past three years and prospects for future outreach are bright. On