A message from our preacher, Johnny Felker

"Greetings! Thanks for taking the time to explore our web site. I hope that you will find many helpful resources here, and that you will return often to explore new additions to the site.

I am a native of Columbia, Tennessee. Now at age 52, I have been preaching the gospel full-time for over 30 years.  After receiving a B.A. degree in Music Education in 1975, I decided to devote my life to preaching, working with congregations in Rutherford County (TN), Beckley & Charleston (WV), Lawrenceburg (TN) and Killen (AL) before moving to work with the church at Perry Heights (Nashville, TN) for the past seven years. 

As you can see from the picture above, God has blessed me with a wonderful family. Martha, my wife of 29 years, is a behavior analyst assisting adults with physical handicaps and mental retardation. She is my partner in the Lord’s work in teaching and encouraging others. My four children, Joel (and his wife Shannon), David (and his wife Emily), Evelyn (and her husband Brian), and Laura are also disciples of Jesus Christ.  I always look forward to times when we can be together again, enjoying a good meal or singing praises to God together. As a father, I want them to know of my love for them and my joy in their many accomplishments; but above all things I want them to love and serve God.  Martha and I now also have the great blessing of having two wonderful grandchildren, Preston and Hannah!

As an evangelist, my goal is to know and apply God’s will for myself so that I will be an example to others of what I teach. I am eager to share what I have learned and experienced with others, believing that they will also enjoy the blessings of God as I have in my life. Each Sunday as I preach, I want to help others to know God as He has revealed Himself. As we do, we will love Him and want to obey Him because we know that His wisdom and power are great! The result will be a life of joy and peace through our fellowship with Him and His Son, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. To that task I commit myself each day as I labor in the gospel. I hope very much that you will allow me the privilege of helping you in your search for God’s will for your life. I invite you to visit with us at Perry Heights for one of our Bible classes or worship assemblies."