Our History

From Idea to Reality: The Evolution of Solomon's Porch Inc.

Our initial ministry started in 1980 with an Elder Tester and his brothers and sisters of a local church in Jamestown, North Carolina. The services offered were to those who entered their brick and mortar building in the heart of the city, offering refreshments to the hungry, clothing to the needy, all while introducing them to ways and means of Jesus Christ. 

 

You've heard the term "What would Jesus do," they would pray with those who sought that, but always praying for them even without their knowledge.  Their basement was where there would be prayer services, and local singings.

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In the year 2000, Thomas Todd rededicated his life to God and volunteered with his pastor at a local church in King, N.C. with their in-house church media, first the bulletin production and distribution, then with the audio and video recordings for radio and the internet with SVHS camera and editing equipment. Thomas also started preaching on the local radio and streamed on Global Gospel Radio with Brother Bill Hale of King. Bill was a revolutionary with the creation of the Internet streaming before it was popular with the likes of You-Tube. He inspired many Christians in the area and provided another outlet to ministry God's Word in song and teaching/preaching. 

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In 2001, Thomas began his ministry and incorporated under the name of Rock Haus Musek and offered music recordings in his basement with some Tascam equipment and a CD burner. As time progressed Tom began to volunteer at the local Christian Television Station and learned about Television productions, all phases, while enjoying this time at TCT in Greensboro, N.C. he met some new friends with similar interests and of course many who came for interviews across the U.S. on this Christian station. Tom then took up the idea of producing programs for local ministries and play them on the PBS stations, mostly on GCTV, (Greensboro Community Television). In the beginning Tom met another person, Robert,  who joined together with equipment to form this ministry, Zion Media Group. We did the camera work first with Analog equipment and the SVHS tapes, along with digital editor, after a year or so, each went their own direction, Robert moved on the Florida to help minister to a dying friend. Thomas decided to purchase a KRON Digital editing machine and a Canon TL2 to continue his work with local ministries, this lasted until 2004.

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Tom began Bible college in the  Spring of 2004 and earned two degrees in Christian studies at the end of 2007.  During this time he was  doing Community and Church Ministry.  In 2010 Thomas began working is a Graduate program  at John Wesley University in High Point, N.C. While working in the Education field he earned his Master's. Thomas worked with many Youth programs, both in churches and the community.  He worked with teens while employed with the YWCA, a program that worked with local schools with troubled teens, some were incarcerated and others were living at group homes for troubled youth.  Another time in life Tom worked with the Salvation Army Boys and Girls club in Winston-Salem, N.C. with elementary and secondary school children after school and summer programs, he also drove a mini-bus to pickup children from school daily bringing them to the center and to club outings.  Thomas was also called by God to join specific churches during these ten years of service. Once to a Baptist church where the pastor was elected as the N.C. Baptist Association President, Tom understood from God to be his prayer bearer and also to work with the uniquely physical and psychologically challenged individuals. This particular church had local group homes that would bring their families of adults for ministry. 

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Another time, God sent Tom and his wife Tina to join a Church of God to work as a lay minister where Tom started working towards  earning a Bishopric. All the while working with a local group home of adult's challenged with physical and mental handicaps. Tom drove the wheel-chair bus to and fro for pick-ups and discharges.  Thomas has a caring heart to serve even the least of these. 

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Another church was located in the Hood, near the projects, Tom was directed by God to join this very small congregation upon which he and another Caucasian man of another Black church up the street came together to evangelize the area which astounded many of the locals. Yet, they came in the name of the LORD, at different times of the day, week and even on some Sunday mornings, knocking on doors to arouse some to come to either of their churches or any church in the neighborhood, for they had talked to other pastors in the area informing them of their petitions to the people.

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There are many other occasions of ministry  that Tom took to the streets, God had him at times to stop by unlocked churches to go in and kneel at the altar and pray for that church, the ministers, sometimes leaving a bible turned to a particular scripture or even turning the bible pages that they had resting on the lectern, pulpit, tables or pews and in chairs. Many tears have been left on altars of all different types of Christian Churches.

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Thomas has also been on prayer trips, praying in the middle of the Potomac River, in the deserts of Mexico, on mountain tops and in some valleys, crossing fords going to the river banks, praying on train tracks, and around the gulf coast in the ICW.  God has taken Tom to some undisclosed areas giving Tom understanding of a war torn area, Revolutionary, Civil, and Indian wars . God has gifted Tom with a tongue for Territorial prayers against evil spirits and blessings of covering. Tom has shared with you portions of his ministry over the decades and now in 2024 begins a new phase of God reuniting His Church, not just denominations but "THE CHURCH, HIS CHURCH"  readying to fight the evil that seeks to destroy our neighborhoods, out streets, schools, and lives. God has a message for us all, UNITE.  This is not about the term "Universal church" or any other body of religious people, this is about GOD's Family, HIS Children coming together to serve other BELIEVER'S, no matter their church doctrines.