Pastor Ray may be contacted at the following additional phone numbers:

(989) 773-7356 (home)
(989) 430-8126 (cell phone)

Pastor Ray holds office hours by appointment, and may be contacted via e-mail at RNADMA@aol.com

Prospect Park Church of God is located at:

1906 S. Lynnwood Dr.
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858

Click here for a map of the church's location.

The phone number for the Church is:
(989) 773-7768



About our church

Prospect Park Church of God has been a part of the Mt. Pleasant community for over 100 years.  We are a loving, accepting group of people who love the Lord and want to serve our community. 
 
Our regular Worship Service at 10:45 a.m. with KIDS Church during the sermon time and a staffed nursery for toddlers.  The 1st Sunday of the month we have a potluck, and the second Sunday of the month we participate in a fellowship time across the street at Winchester Towers at 6 p.m.  Our Women of the Church of God (WCG) group holds craft and bake sales, as well as rummage sales during the year to raise funds for missions work.  
 
Our pastor, Ray Abbey, is a retired high school science teacher from the Bullock Creek School district in Midland.  He and his wife, Denise, have served in two other churches as Children's pastors, and traveled the state as the "Praise Partners" - a clown, puppet and gospel illusion ministry.  Denise works as a secretary in the English Department at CMU.  Their son, Dan, is a CMU graduate - he and his wife currently live in North Carolina.

What is the Church of God?

The Church of God, with U.S. offices in Anderson, Indiana, began in 1881 as a movement emphasizing the unity of God’s people and holy living. Daniel S. Warner and several associates sought to forsake denominational hierarchies and formal creeds, trusting solely in the Holy Spirit as their overseer and the Bible as their statement of belief. These individuals saw themselves at the forefront of a movement to restore unity and holiness to the church. Their aim was not to establish another denomination but to promote primary allegiance to Jesus Christ so as to transcend denominational loyalties.

This movement is not historically related to the several Church of God bodies rooted in the holiness revival of Tennessee and the Carolinas in the late nineteenth century. Although it shares their holiness commitment, it does not emphasize the charismatic gift of speaking in tongues generally associated with Pentecostal churches.

Deeply influenced by Wesleyan theology and Pietism, the church’s generally accepted teachings include the divine inspiration of Scripture; forgiveness of sin through the atonement of Jesus Christ and repentance of the believer; the experience of holiness; the personal return of Christ, unconnected with any millennial reign; the kingdom of God as established here and now; the resurrection of the dead; a final judgment in which there will be reward for the righteous and punishment for the wicked.

Within the church, baptism by immersion is viewed as a witness to the new believer’s regeneration in Christ and inclusion in the family of God. The Lord’s Supper reminds participants of the grace experienced in the life of the believer. Foot washing is practiced in acknowledgement and acceptance of the servant ministry of all Christians to each other and to the world. These symbolic acts are understood to be affirmative reminders of what God has done in Christ. None of these practices, termed ordinances, are considered mandatory conditions of Christian experience or fellowship.

There is no formal membership. Individuals are assumed to be members on the basis of personal conversion and conduct that supports that conversion experience. This is consistent with the church’s understanding of how Christian unity is to be achieved—a unity based on spiritual experience rather than creedal agreement.