Ray of Hope Christian Church’s men’s ministry will hold its annual retreat at the Lodge at Simpsonwood on Nov. 20-21.

Rev. Dr. Charles E. Goodman Jr., senior pastor of the Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church of Augusta, will be facilitator.

Goodman, a charismatic and insightful preacher, has been in the pulpit since age 21. He became pastor/teacher at Tabernacle Baptist Church in December 2006 when he was only 27 years old, after spending three years as pastor of Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church in Salem, Ala.

Under his leadership, Tabernacle Baptist church to more than 3,000 people. In 2008, he was named one of the 20-to-Watch Young Preachers under 40 by African American Pulpit magazine.

Ray of Hope will celebrate Men’s Day at the church on Nov. 22 at the 7:30 and 10 a.m. services with Bishop Claude R. Alexander, Jr., senior pastor of the Park Ministries in Charlotte, N.C.

Alexander joined “The Park” in 1990. Under his leadership, the church multiplied into three Charlotte locations with 80 ministries and its membership grew from 500 to more than 8,000.

The Lodge at Simpsonwood is 4511 Jones Bridge Circle in Norcross. The Ray of Hope is at 2778 Snapfinger Road in Decatur.

For more information, visit visit www.rayofhope.org or call 770-696-5100, ext. 231.