Reverend Tho Ngoc Dang was born on April 15, 1930, in Phong Thử, Điện Bàn, Quảng Nam, Vietnam. He was born into a God-fearing family. His father was Mr. Dang Ngoc Ho, who, like Stephen, gave his life as a martyr and a seed for the Church in Vietnam right after Christmas of 1947.
Before God called him into the ministry, Reverend Tho worked as a translator for the French Government and later held the position of leader for the Phu Thu Central Government, Vietnam. While he was young and his career was on the rise, God called Reverend Tho into ministry through a revival and led him to enroll at a Bible School in Da Nang. Around that same time, Reverend Tho married Nguyen Thi Huong, the eldest daughter of Reverend and Mrs. Nguyen Van Nhung, the Pastor of Thanh Quýt Church.
After two years of studying God’s Word at the Bible School, Reverend Tho was appointed as a Student Pastor to be trained in the ministry field. In his year of training, he served as the residing Pastor for several churches in different locations, including Cảm Long church, Bình Quế church, Thăng Bình church, and Phước Sơn church. Afterward, he returned to school and graduated from Da Nang Bible School in 1959. He was then appointed as the Pastor for Ma-Lâm Church.
In 1960, he was appointed as the Pastor of Trạm Hành Church, where he served until 1967. Then because of the war, he returned to Da Nang to work for the U.S. Army. In 1972, he left Da Nang for Saigon to work for ICI. In 1973, he was invited to return to Da Nang to open an Assemblies of God Church. He also worked with the government, where he helped more than 5,000 believers move to Long Thanh for a better life.
In 1975, in the midst of war, he and his family became refugees, leaving Vietnam for the United States. The Reverend and his family settled in Omaha, Nebraska, where he began working for Enron Corporation. In 1985, Pastor Doug Kellum invited Reverend Tho to serve as Pastor for the Biloxi Vietnamese Church, where he served until 2005.
In 2005, he and his wife retired and settled in Waco, Texas, where his eldest son, Dang Ngoc Phuoc, lived. Not long after, his son moved to Chicago, so Reverend Tho began to serve and care for the First Vietnamese Baptist Church in Waco, Texas. In 2015 his wife passed away. In 2016 he moved to Keller, Texas, to live close to his son, Pastor Thien-An (Dan) N. Dang. Reverend Tho helped serve at his son’s church when Pastor Thien-An would need to travel overseas.
After many years of walking with God, loving God, and serving God with all of his heart and soul, Reverend Tho, in the same spirit as the apostle Paul, declared, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13). He always remembered the promises of Psalm 23, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want…”. In the last days of his life, Reverend Tho continually worshiped God, often through the hymn “Jesus Lover of my Soul”.
Reverend Tho’s greatest desire, which he prayed and longed for, was that his children and grandchildren would love the Lord and serve Him. Now he can say with the Apostle Paul: “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved His appearing.”
Family will receive friends for a Walk-thru Visitation on Saturday, February 6, 2021 from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, with the Funeral Service immediately following at 10:00 AM. COVID-19 protocols will be in place with social distancing, facial coverings required, and limited persons in the building. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.rosehillbp.com
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Topic: Rev. Tho Ngoc Dang Service
Time: Feb 6, 2021 08:45 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
09:00 a.m. - Visitation
10:00 a.m. - Funeral Service
11:30 a.m. - Interment Service
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Funeral Service of Reverend Tho Ngoc Dang
Prelude
Call to Worship
Invocation – Pastor J. Daniel Smith
Special Song – Akron, OH Church
Solo “Amazing Grace” Ngoc Diem
Biography
Scripture Reading
Homily – Rev. Dr. Dave Roever
Special Song – The Dang Family
Condolences
Prayer – Pastor Le Hoang Trong
A Word of Appreciation – Pastor Thien An N. Dang, Ph.D.
Benediction – Pastor Cang Ngoc Dang
Postlude
Interment Service
Officiating Minister: Rev Dr. Minh Ngoc Dang
COMPARTA UN OBITUARIO
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