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Pastor Phillip M. Whitwell

by Ernest Avila
(Huntington Beach Ca)

I really thank God for my Pastor who has labored working with men and women who have had no hope in their lives but was able to see hope in people. I have been under my Pastor Phillip M. Whitwell with House of Stephanas Christian Fellowship in Montebello and then for the last 6 years we have been under the leadership of Amy Semple Mcpherson and Pastor Jack Hayford with the Foursquare churches as we established our mission in the City of La Habra California. There in this ministry is where I have met my beautiful wife who has been very committed to serving the Lord and has been a Women's home Director as I was also a Men's Home Director and being able to see the lives of many men and women change their lives and becoming people who are successful in society and giving back to the community. We never grow weary as we serve the Lord Jesus Christ and I thank my Pastor and mentor and spiritual father who has taken me under his wing in spite of my mistakes and worked with me and has been able to be proud of what God has allowed him to accomplish in my life.

I have been saddened in my heart as well as Our other brothers and sisters in the fellowship have lost our dear Pastor Phillip M. Whitwell on October 25, 2008 and he went to be with the Lord. Please continue to pray for our Pastor's wife Rosa Whitwell his children Nima, Joseph, Raymond, and Trini as well as his three grandchildren Brandon, Lucas and Danielle as well as his son in law Jeff who has been very helpful to him.

Thank you again for your prayers

Ernest Avila

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An Awesome Man of God
by: Hank Uribe

Pastor Phil, awesome man of God! He got saved; then Jesus Christ delivered him from drug addiction and anointed him to start an Outreach Ministry for drug addicts, homeless men and women! Opened men's and women's homes around the east L.A. area! I had the privilege of serving under him for about 15 years. I will always remember him as a close friend and the best example of What a Godly man should be! My whole family was saved under his ministry and I was the last! I am blessed because I got to witness the power of God and what the Holy Spirit can do in any person! All I had to do was be willing to give myself to God! Best thing I have ever done in my life! I have never backslidden since God delivered me from a life of sin; been about 26 years and counting! My best to Sister Rose and the Whitwell family; it was a great loss for all of us, that knew him!

Brother Hank Uribe
Phillip gathered the sheep Rosa prayed 4 them!
by: Tina Aranda Schahrer

I got saved in the Montebello church close to 30 years ago. It was through the preaching of Phillip Whitwell. Both he and his wife, Rose, took a genuine interest in my salvation and also my discipleship. Thru Phillip and Rose, I met and married their close friend Tommy Aranda. Tommy and I ended up in S. Central L.A. and eventually Echo Park. Before Tommy passed away, Phillip was instrumental in restoring Tommy and his son back into relationship. Phillip also officiated Tommy's funeral and I will never forget how instrumental Phillip was thru that difficult time. I later married again and asked Phillip if he would officiate our wedding and he did. I'm forever grateful for having a good friend like that as well as such a good pastor.

The last time I saw Phillip was at a funeral in La Habra, and what a joy it was to hear that they were ministering there and reaching out to the poor. I was so saddened to hear that he had passed away, and yet was so glad that I was reunited with him before that happened. It was bittersweet for sure. I got a chance recently to speak with Rose and feel confident that I will be visiting her soon. She sounded good and excited about the things God is doing in and around her...I know she has a wonderful family around her and I'm sure Phillip had a lot to do with that!
The little sister of one of his friends
by: Linda Shields

I was just thinking of Mike and where he might be. And then my brother Richard Cullen just dropped this e-mail to me. Mike liked to pick on me in a fun way. As a kid I always thought he was just so cute and when I grew up I wanted to marry him. I met Rosa once with my brother and I'm saddened to hear about this. Anytime my mother was having problems I would call him and ask him to check on her for me. I lost contact over the years as well as my brother. His mother had a big heart as well. She took us in once after some bad times. He will be missed. Hope all is well now with his family.

Linda
A very old friend of Phillip Whitwell
by: Richard Cullen

I was doing a web search for Phillip Whitwell when I ran across this. I spent many years as a pre teen, teen ager and adult as a friend of Phillips. I used to call him Mike until we grew older. I knew his wife Rosa but have never met his children. We lost touch many years ago when our lives were pretty messed up and we had no idea where we were headed in life.

Phillip found me one time when I was living in Bakersfield and he contacted me by phone and told me of his new found life serving the Lord. He prayed for me and we prayed together. I had also found the lord by that time but had not had the same calling as he.

I was shocked and saddened to read of his death on this web site. We were both the same age and I am still here for awhile.

I too will pray for Rosa and his family. I wish I had spent more time with him after we had grown up.

I am deeply sorry for the loss to all of you.

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