Brackins

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Reverend Roy Elton Brackins, born December 21st, 1955, is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy and Lucy Brackins. He is a native of Houston, Texas. Married to Mrs. Pamela Doreen Brackins, together, they are the proud parents of three daughters and one son. He serves as President Emeritus of the Board of Directors for One Church, One Child Inc. of the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He also serves as the Assistant Treasurer for B.E.L.A. (the Black Ecumenical Leadership Alliance). He is a member of the National Baptist Convention of America International Inc. where he has served and worked with the Evangelical Board for more than thirty years.
Reverend Brackins accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior in December of 1973, at the tender age of seventeen. He is a preaching son of the True Light Baptist Church of Houston, Texas.  

Reverend Brackins confessed his call to the Gospel Ministry on the first Sunday in August, 1976, and preached his first sermon on the second Sunday of that same month and year under the pasturage of the late Dr. William Bowie Jr. 

Reverend Roy Elton Brackins is the founding Pastor of the Grace Tabernacle Baptist Church which had her genesis in May of 1987. The Church has grown from 27 members with 2 ministries, to better than 500 active members with more than 25 vibrant, need meeting Ministries since her beginning. 

The Church offers an outreach center called, “Garments and Groceries from Grace.” This outreach center opened in August 2002, and it is tailored exclusively to meet the needs of those who are less fortunate in the community of the Grace Tabernacle Church. 

Pastor Brackins has led Grace Tabernacle into completing 4 Phases of a 3.2-million-dollar Church campus which rests on nearly 7 acres. It includes a 500 seat Worship Center, Fellowship Hall, Children and Youth Activities Area, Family Life Center and Gymnasium. 

The entire campus is enclosed with the “Connection” that was added in 2016 which has added 2 additional classrooms, a much larger nursery and the “Hall of the Faithful” which honors those who served faithfully while they were alive at the Grace Tabernacle Baptist Church. The entire building project was completed in 10 years, while retiring over 1.7 million dollars of the debt in the process.  

In April, 2009, Pastor Brackins published his first book, “A Marvelous Model of Ministry, A Message from the man in the Middle.” His second book, “Making a Difference in the Kingdom of God”, was released in February 2013. His third book, “365 Days of Devotion, Development and Discipline with Jesus” was released in February 2015. And his Fourth Book, “I AM is ALL we need” was released in August 2018. In August 2014, 

Pastor was recognized for his outstanding service in the Christian Community by the St. Thomas Christian University of Jacksonville, Florida, with an Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree. Pastor Brackins is also a musician; he plays the guitar, bass, piano and organ.

He has preached extensively throughout much of America, and his greatest passion is the preaching of the Gospel to the end that lost souls are won to Jesus Christ.
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