1915 - 1978
Foundational Years
  1. An Early Introduction

    Early 1918

    Back in 1918 Pool was invented.

1979 - 1995
Gospel Trick Shot takes shape and RACK vision starts
  1. Eighties

    Hair Bands

    Back in Black.

1996 - 1999
Gospel Trick Shot Ministries, Inc. officially starts
  1. New Millinium

    Y2K

    Beginning of a new Era.

2000 - 2004
GTS expands nationally and internationally as RACK begins to take shape
  1. GTS

    Explosion Worldwide

    Ministry expands to many countries and continents

2005 - 2009
GTS explosion worldwide
  1. GTS

    and Rack

    Partnerships formed.

2010 - 2013
Gospel Trick Shot, RACK, and more partnerships
  1. Harlem

    Around the World

    Four Continents

2014 - 2018
Globetrotting with GTS and RACK
  1. GTS Ministry

    Goes Online

    YouTube, Websites

2019 - 2021
Ministry transition begins with online added
  1. An Early Introduction

    Early 1918

    Back in 1918 Pool was invented.

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CALENDAR

Note: Monthly GTS “Calendar” listing here, with “archived calendars” immediately after current month!


Gospel Trick Shot Calendar May 2023

                                       

Dear Gospel Trick Shot Friends:

Please help support us in 2023 as you will see from our GTS calendar below that God has blessed us with many opportunities for outreach and service around the world! Please check our calendar items below to pray. Thanks for your continued prayers and support!


For donations please send your tax-deductible check made payable to: GTS, P.O. Box 313, Hawthorne, NJ 07507.  For a specific outreach put the name in memo section of the check or PayPal text box.

 

*** PayPal please go to the link directly below at:

 

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=3FDVS4LP82BXN


Thanks, Steve Lillis, President and Founder www.gospeltrickshot.org

 

P.S. If you would like to be “removed” from our GTS email list please hit reply and indicate as such!


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GTS Calendar for 2023: changes and additions are forthcoming:


>4/28/23 – Mike Massey and Steve Lillis will do a GTS show at the Alburtis Fire Company, 328 S. Main Street, Alburtis, PA at 6:00 pm.

>5/16/23 – 5/18/23 – 1st Annual South Africa National Artistic Pool Championship and GTS shows with GTS RACK team partner Wayne Parker of Johannesburg, South Africa organizing alongside of other billiard vendors and competitions taking place before and after.

>April/May/June 2023 – Tom “Dr. Cue” Rossman with GTS RACK friends’ opportunity to meet, greet, and network at the following events:

…April 26-30, 2023: APA Poolplayers Championships (Westgate, Las Vegas, NV)


May 3-7, 2023: USBA National 3 – Cushion Championship (Carom Billiards, Lauderhill, FL)


May 13-20, 2023: ACS Nationals — “Meet & Greet” Sessions with “Dr. Cue” (Tropicana, Las Vegas, NV)


May 26 – June 3, 2023: VNEA International Championship — Shows, Clinics, Challenge Forums and Direction of Artistic Pool Shootouts (Westgate, Las Vegas, NV)


>Spring and Summer 2023 (TBD) – GTS portable pool table tour begins with summer camps, racetracks, parks, and prisons.

>7/15/23 – 7/16/23 – Gospel Trick Shot 25th Anniversary Celebration Banquet during Hawthorne Gospel Church Summer Bible Conference mission focus weekend on Saturday night at 6:00 pm in the HGC Pavilion with food, music, and special speakers & Sunday morning & evening services with GTS team updates.


>10/16/23 – 10/23/23 (TBD) – The Blackball International Peter Hawley Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa working with GTS team leader Wayne Parker as coach and manager of a GTS USA team.

>10/30/23 – 11/4/23 – International 9-Ball Open @ Sheraton Waterside Hotel Norfolk, VA with a GTS booth and UK 7-foot pool table to play Blackball and do GTS shows with Bible studies alongside other billiard events.


>GTS World Tour 2023 and (TBD) – invites from ministries & billiard federations: Turkey, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Japan, Indonesia, Portugal, Serbia, Hungary, Honduras, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda &Malawi. 

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Most recent book (2019) “What’s That in Your Hand? God and Pool – The Gospel Trick Shot Story” and the first book (2013) “But You Must! The Steve Lillis Story” are available in paperback and as eBooks at: 


https://www.amazon.com (just type in the words “Gospel Trick Shot” or “Steve Lillis” to order)

 

You can also request an autographed copy by email to:


billiards12@hotmail.com


A suggested donation of at least $15 for each book or $25 for both will be shipped postage free in the USA!


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Below are “archived” calendar postings – please click on respective month to read and enjoy!

2023:

April

March

February

January


2022:

December

November

October

September

August

July

June

May

April

March

February

January

2021:


December

November

October

September

August

July

June

May

April

March

February

January


2020:


December

November

October

September

August

July





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