{"id":183,"date":"2013-08-05T18:40:44","date_gmt":"2013-08-05T18:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stjohncmeok.org\/stjohnwp\/?page_id=183"},"modified":"2021-03-11T12:34:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T18:34:57","slug":"usher","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stjohncmeok.org\/?page_id=183","title":{"rendered":"Usher"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"183\" class=\"elementor elementor-183\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad3c8fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad3c8fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-918ac6e 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I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>(Psalm 84:10)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-711ddd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"711ddd8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5aa2bd7\" data-id=\"5aa2bd7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2970851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2970851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The purpose of the Church Usher Ministry is to promote the divine worship of the church, to render service of any kind and to do it effectively. 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