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2 Corinthian. 5:20
Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.
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AFC Ministries - We are seeking to serve!!!!

Dear Friends in Southern Gospel Music,
My name is Gregory T. Ridenhour, and I would like to take just a few minutes to introduce myself and our ministry.
Gregory is a southern gospel recording artist. He has independently released 3 solo albums, and a 4th CD project as an artist with Declaration 212. First one entitled “Because of Who You Are” in 2002, and the second one entitled "Wish You Were Here" in 2012, third was "One Day At A Time" Favorite Hymns Vol. 1, and forth |Music At Midnight".
We know your time is valuable, and I want to thank you for taking time to look at our ministries' website.

Excited to serve,

Gregory T. Ridenhour

For More Information:
Contact us at:
AFC Ministries
3220 Piatt Ave
Mattoon, IL 61938
Gregory (217) 317-1419
Email - [email protected]
General Email at [email protected]

Recent News

November 2022
It has been a new season in life this past year since Tina passed away on 6/15/2022.
I am excited about my last concert of the year. I will be at Word of Life Tabernacle in Granite City, IL on Sat., 12/31/2022 from 6-10 pm for a night of Southern Gospel Music to celebrate the New Years Eve celebration. Along with myself , also there will be Riven Qt., which is the group that I use to travel with when they were called Instruments of Faith.

August 2022
I am excited about Saturday, 10/29/2022. I will be in concert with The Lesters at Allenville Christian Church at 6 pm. Come on out and receive a Blessing!

July 2022
I would like to ask that you continue to pray for me as I continue to struggle with the grief & passing of my wife Tina. I know God has a perfect plan, and I'm just waiting to see what GOod has in store.
Tina is in a place called Heaven that I have sung about for many years. For some reason God needed her home more than I needed her here on earth. I now await my time to go home to be with Jesus and my loved ones.
I got to go out and do some singing with my friends from Riven the last 2 weeks of July 2022. While we were out, there lead singer Gary Brannaman got sick and lost his voice. I stepped in and sang lead for 2 concerts with them.

June 2022
Please keep our ministry in prayer. You may or may not have heard, but my wife Tina passed away on 6/15/2022 at 7:30 am peacefully in her sleep. This was an answer to prayer as she had been dealing with liver failure from her liver transplant on 9/23/2021.
This is been a real tough time in my life! I lost my best friend, my wife, and my world.
I would ask you to keep me in your prayer as I seek God's guidance in what the future holds for me and my ministry.

May 2022
We are asking that you please keep my wife Tina in your prayers. She is currently having complication from her liver transplant that she had on 9/23/2021.

March 2022
We are excited to be back on the road this month. This month we are at Carlisle Christian Church on 3/20/2022 in Carlisle, IN & at Allenville Christian Church for there monthly Gospel Concert Series with Avenue Trio.

February 2022
We are now booking for 2022 Concerts, Revivals, Festivals, & Private Events. Please contact us at 217-317-1419 or via email at [email protected]
We look forward to see you in the near future! God Bless!

August 2021
We are are excited to announce that the new CD project is complete & have it in hand! A special thanks goes out to everyone (my wife Tina Ridenhour, Andrew Goldman on drums, Bob Roth on bass, Bobby Burnett on guitar, Laura Jo Rainey, & James Michael Rainey on keyboards, arranging, and producing, & Declaration 212) that has made this dream project come true! There are 11 songs on the project, with 4 originals (not mine). If you are interested in getting a copy, please let me know. The cost is $15 + S&H. It will also be available on most streaming platforms at a later date.

July 2021
We are excited that our vocals have been recorded for our new CD project that should be out soon. We recorded vocals at the Declaration 212 Studio in Swansea, IL with James Michael Rainey as our producer. All that is left is for background vocals and mixing and mastering. We are excited about this project!

May 2021
For Immediate Release
We are excited to announce that we have agreed to be a part of the family of artist with Declaration 212 & James Rainey Productions. We are in the process of recording a new cd project. The new project is expected to be out late summer or early fall.

March 2021
Greg and his wife Tina are looking forward to what this year has in store for them and the ministry. As things are slowly opening up and getting back to somewhat normal, they are looking to book concerts and ministry opportunities for the remainder of 2021 and 2022.

Greg has recently been asked to be the booking manger for Riven Quartet out of the Metro St. Louis, MO area. This group is primarily made up of old members from the group Greg traveled with "Instruments of Faith".

Past News

January 2015

I had the privilege to go to the school at Leader Dogs for the Blind (www.leaderdog.org) to get my training for my new Service Dog. Training was in Rochester Hills, MI. I spent 26 days there for training. Boy was it cold and lots of snow. Oh, and I should mention many miles of walking. It was a great experience. I received my black lab on Tuesday, January 13, 2015. then the work really started. Onyx is his name and he is a beautiful, smart black lab. He was born in Michigan on July 14, 2013, and when he was 6 weeks old he went to his puppy raisers Jennifer & Joe Tancraitor, in Pennsylvania. There he received basic obedience training, and taken to public places to get him use to being out in public and around people. They did a great job. Onyx was there 8th puppy they have raised for the organization, and only 1 has not made it into the program. They even had 1 make it to breeding stock. At 13 months old he went back to the facility at Leader Dogs for the Blind for his 4 month formal guide dog training. There he was trained by Catherine, who was also my trainer. Onyx & I made it through training and are now home working as a team. Onyx loves being on stage when I'm sing at church.

July 2014 -
Please be in prayer for Greg as he will be having eye surgery on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, in Springfield, IL. In the past several months he has noticed a drastic change in his vision. He has also been having a lot of migraine type headaches. So please for him and and the Dr., doing the surgery, for a fast recovery. If this surgery is successful, then they will schedule to do the other eye at a later date. If is not then down the road will be looking at a synthetic cornea transplant. This surgery is not to correct, but to help make the field of vision more clear.

Unfortunately, the surgery did not work as expected. there were some complications, and field of vision is actually worse than before. But, God still has it all under control.

June 2014 -
Since leaving IOF, Greg took a break from traveling and ministering to be with his family. He is now back to scheduling solo concert and has had the opportunity to preach at Gays Christian Church in Gays, IL in March of 2014. He was honored to be a part of the 182nd Annual Homecoming Celebration at the Ash Grove Christina Church in Windsor, IL. Greg is looking forward to seeing old friends and booking some new concert in the coming months. They just received a new shipment of all 3 of Greg's solo projects, so be sure to stop by and help support their ministry by purchasing all 3 cd projects, if you have not done so in the past.

Press Release
Greg has been on the road traveling with Instruments of Faith. He has officially announced that he has left the group and is now accepting dates for solo concerts.
Traveling with a Southern Gospel Quartet was a dream come true!

Here is a link from the Southern Illinoisan newspaper Faith & Values section, about myself and a dream com true.

http://thesouthern.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/singing-with-gospel-group-comes-into-focus-for-anna-native/article_6bf2d6fa-2571-11e2-abda-0019bb2963f4.html

You can also find us at:

https://www.facebook.com/AFCMinistries

2 Corinthian. 5:20Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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2 Corinthian. 5:20
Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.
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