CHEROKEE ASSOCIATION
“The Lord was all in the service” when Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Centre, celebrated its 125th anniversary June 13. “We could feel His sweet spirit,” church member Julie Bobbitt said.
The guest speaker for the service was Thomas Cole from Georgia, who helped rebuild the church after it was destroyed by a tornado in April 2011 (pictured). The church’s rebuilding process was a focus of the morning, as the church looked at photos of where they’ve been and talked about how they want to keep “growing for God” as they build new Sunday School rooms soon on land donated to the church.
Wendell Dutton, director of missions for Cherokee Baptist Association and a commissioner for the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission, presented the church with a plaque in a later service. Michael Roach is pastor.
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