Welcome Aboard Sal!

Living Hope Fellowship is proud to introduce our new Worship Leader, Gerald "Sal" Salzarulo. We are really excited because this young man is a dedicated, passionate musician and leader. He is a student at LeToureau University in East Texas, a part of their Worship Arts Program (a new program, only in it's second year). He believe he has a powerful ministry ahead of him and are thrilled to be a part of it!

If you look on our website, you will find this on our front page:

Hi I'm Gerald D. Salzarulo (or just Sal for short). I grew up in a small town in far East Texas called Alto. I started playing the guitar at the age of 8 and started writing my own music and and singing at about 12. My initial ideas was to play country music but God had different plans, later leading me to be a worship leader and youth director. My junior year in high school I joined the Marine Corps with the MOS of 0651 Data Network Specialist. After completing my basic and mos courses I left 29 palms California to come back to small town east Texas and continue my pursuit of a career in music. I now attend LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas for a degree in Christian Worship Arts and currently act as the Worship leader for LHF! 

Not only is Sal taking over the Worship Leader duties for LHF, he will also be revamping and reviving our Youth Ministry, which we are equally (if not more) excited about. He will bring a fresh, youg perspective o ministering to the teens in our church and community, and we look forward to seeing his ministry bloom.

If you're in the area on a Sunday morning, come check out this guy's awesome talent and contagious zeal for ushering in the presence of God!

Watch below as Sal performs "God of Wonders" with a friend.

Giveaway: Gospel of Yes by Mike Glenn

Thanks to Waterbrook Multnomah for sending us copies of Mike Glenn's Gospel of Yes to giveaway (and boo to UPS for damaging the package before delivering it to the wrong house...at least the books are ok)! We've already given away 2 through church and we have TWO more to giveaway to our readers!


I loved this book! I found it truly inspiring. I would recommend you read my full review of this book. You can also check out the official Gospel of Yes Facebook page, or follow Mike Glenn on Twitter.




To enter,  just comment below. Tell us what book you read most recently that impacted you (it doesn't have to be a Christian book or a Waterbrook/Random House publication). You must include a contact email address to win. Comment by Sunday, July 22, at 11:59PM CST.


Melissa McGinnis is the Children's Ministry Director for LHF, and an avid reader. You can find her on Twitter when she can tear herself away from books and "Where's My Water?" on her iPhone (she eve wrote a blog about it!). The original Gospel of Yes review was completed for the Blogging for Books Program and the book read was provided by Waterbrook Multomah. The four giveaway books were provided separately also by Waterbrook Multomah for use as seen fit by LHF in their blog, church, and community. Opinions expressed in the review are strictly those of Melissa McGinnis. Opinions expressed in the comments on this or any post on fellowship fragments are strictly those of the poster.

Movement: a video sermon

On Sunday, June 17, 2012, LHF's Administrative and Missional Pastor, Rev. Ben Bright, delivered a great message on creating a movement. 


We are proud to share it with you. Hope it blesses and inspires you!







Thank you for watching! It is our hope that we will be able to share many more uplifting messages by our amazing pastors!