Magdalene Hope

Today we celebrate our 17th Anniversary. It was on this day in 2009 that we did our first Streetreach on Union Avenue in Bakersfield, California’s red light district. Story in comments. 👇🏼

Our Keynote Speaker .anthony.t for Sing for Freedom 2 is coming up in 9 days. This free event will be held at The River Church on Saturday - May 2, 2026 at 6pm. Doors open at 5pm.

Here is Anthony Torres’s bio; Anthony is the Pastor of MountainVIEW Church in Alamogordo, NM. He is the Author of Letters to my People “Thoughts of a Recovering Addict” Producer/Co-Director of “Sasha” (A film about his life). Anthony is a traveling speaker sharing hope, his story on hardships, being an alcohol and drug addict and now celebrating 16 years sober and clean, reaching people as far as Africa, India, and Pakistan. Anthony’s passion is simple! Reach people for Hope, Change, and for Christ. He and his wife Sasha have been together for 25 years and have 4 kids and a granddaughter.

We will also hear from trafficking survivor to thriver (Marianne Jackson).

Leading us in worship is (Matt Baird) from (Spoken) and Joseph Sampson (The Garden Community Church). Join us for an unforgettable evening of worship and teaching. Please share and invite a friend or 7. 😏

EVENT UPDATE!!! Sing for Freedom 2 is now free!!! Admission is now free in large part to our Platinum Sponsor, Western Service. Thank you and Western Service for partnering with us once again. Please come out for an amazing night of worship and word. Please share this post and invite a friend!

Singer Highlight; Matt Baird will be leading us in worship and closing out the night at the Sing for Freedom 2 Worship Night on Saturday, May 2nd. Join us as we sing for freedom, hear powerful testimonies and worship with each other. This event is free to the general public in part from our Event Sponsor - Western Service.

Matt Baird, lead singer of the Christian Rock band Spoken.

In 1996, I felt that God was leading me to start a band, and use music as a tool to share the hope of Jesus with the world. I’m grateful for each day that I get to write music, perform music with Spoken, or as a solo acoustic artist. I also love it when I have the opportunity to play acoustic shows, or do guest worship at churches across the world.

“I know that it’s only the grace of Jesus, the support of my family, as well as each and every person that prays, comes to shows, or could be reading this now, that makes any of this possible.

I’m forever grateful.”