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Mildred Simmons

Roving Teacher of God's Word

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Mildred Simmons’ experience spans over 51 years bringing people of all ages to Jesus Christ with her husband, a retired pastor. During the years of church ministry, Mildred has filled varied roles from church secretary, song leader, youth leader & chauffer, hostess for many dinners, constructing worship banners to “pinch-hitting,” (which translates “very little skill”) for the church organist. By invitation, Mildred even filled in for her husband by preaching the Sunday opening revival service for another church when her husband’s schedule prevented his attendance until the next evening service.

Being a minister’s wife, she learned early that you must keep it going, that you must believe you can…“do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens you!” Mildred believes her best gift to the Body of Christ is teaching from the Word of God - in children, youth, and adult Sunday School classes, in home and church Bible Studies, and in women’s seminars.

Mildred teaching alongside her husband, Jerry Simmons

Mildred’s goal is freeing people ensnared and deceived by this world’s darkness. She introduces them to the Way, the Truth, and the Life - Jesus Christ. Her teaching opens Biblical truths for understanding the maturing process that is necessary for both spiritual life and service in the Kingdom of God. Teaching focuses on learning who, and what we are in Christ, learning what we possess in Covenant by Christ, and learning what we can accomplish with the power and anointing of the Holy Spirit and with our authority in Christ. Simply, it is ‘Doing Life God’s Way’ - Mildred’s motto.

Volunteer work that impacts the lives of children gave impetus to Mildred’s service on the Wood County Child Welfare Board (Texas). During her three year term, Mildred advocated at the local level for children suffering from abuse and neglect.

In June, 1989, Mildred and a friend volunteered for couriers partnering with Open Doors, an international organization that ministers to persecuted Christians, founded by “Brother Andrew” van der Bijl. They took bibles and other related materials into communist China for delivery to believers who requested them. Mildred and her friend successfully completed several missions crossing the border into communist China amid extreme tensions ignited by the Tiananmen Square massacre occurrence just six days before their arrival in Hong Kong.

Mildred helped charter and served on the Board of Directors of Hosea’s Hope Ministries, a Christian faith-based organization in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area that helped women safely exit the adult entertainment industry. She opened her home to the women for Bible Study, and also aided them in an advisory role.

While serving the First United Methodist Church, Carrollton, Texas, Jerry and Mildred were twice featured guests of Marcus and Joni Lamb on their program, Celebration, aired on the Daystar Television Network.

Mildred Simmons as a guest on Daystar Television Program, Celebration

Mildred helped start a Mother’s Day Out care program for the Asbury UMC, Denton, Texas. She was a class teacher and assisted the program director during the first few years. The care program also provided an expanded curriculum for families committed to Home Schooling.

Mildred organized and taught a Summer Women’s Seminar for the Denton-Dallas area the last four years while at Asbury United Methodist Church. Guest ministries were invited sharing their faith-inspired gifts highlighting the theme of the seminar. The first summer seminar featured Susan Duke, best-selling author, singer, and speaker, presenting “Tea With Jesus." Subsequent summers featured Ralphena Dodson, speaker, teacher, singer, Gift To The World Ministry International, Houston, Texas; the “Irrepressible” Hettie Lue Brooks, Seminar presenter-speaker, and teacher, Hettie Lue Brooks Ministries, Hot Springs, Arkansas; and Kenton Pate, evangelist, teacher, and pastor, Kenton Pate Ministries, Midway, Texas.

For the last Summer Women’s Seminar at Asbury, Pastor Kenton Pate conducted the banquet supper, “One Afternoon with the King,” modeled after the banquet supper that the Master prepared for His guests in Luke 14:16-23. God supplied our banquet supper with a donation from a chicken farm-supplier of organic chicken. The owner had the chicken barbequed by a restaurant that also donated ample sides and trimmings. We witnessed God, the Master, set His banquet table with the best! Weeks before, the banquet, Pastor Kenton and some of his people, along with Asbury people, went to “the streets, and lanes of the city” in Denton, Texas. They searched out places of the “poor, the half-way houses, and the Salvation Army quarters, extending a compelling invitation to the “lame, the maimed, and the blind.” Area Churches were invited, and advertisements were posted using the media outlets - “Spend One Afternoon With the King. Come, everything is prepared.” On Banquet day guests spent the afternoon eating and enjoying music in the Presence of King Jesus. After listening to Pastor Kenton tell them about the King’s Love that heals and changes lives, some received prayer for healing and some of the guests met the King as Savior and became citizens in the Kingdom of God.

Mildred firmly believes God Is A Good God! He loves the world, and He wants all people to be saved, and to come to the knowledge of the truth. The scriptures that ground her personal life, her family life, her ministry to others, and her teaching discipline are Matthew 6:25-34; Mark 16:15-18; Romans 5:l5-17; and 2 Chronicles 6:27…

“Teach them the good way in which they should walk.”

Mildred and Jerry retired in 2008 from the United Methodist Church, but did not retire from active ministry. They reside in Meadowlakes, Texas. They still teach and preach when invited, and are most definitely active in witnessing the love of Jesus, bringing others into the Kingdom of God.

For Mildred and Jerry’s 50th wedding anniversary, their family surprised them by fulfilling their dream - their desire to visit Israel. Tel Aviv was ‘home base’ for an entire month while they toured throughout The Land!

Jerry & Mildred Simmons celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2014

Mildred and Jerry dearly love their family, and are grateful for three of the finest sons and daughters-in-law, and seven of the finest grandchildren that God could ever give to parents and to grandparents. Honoring God, Mildred and Jerry dedicated their sons to the LORD, and now their sons with their families are honoring the LORD serving Him in the Kingdom of God.

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