Cleburne Baptist Association celebrated its 125th anniversary Oct. 13 during the annual meeting held at Hepsabah Baptist Church, Heflin.
Special music was provided by an associationwide choir sharing Christian songs from 1899 at the beginning of the celebration, and a youth choir closed the service with a contemporary Christian song.
Special presentations were made by Ryan Robertson, Cleburne County probate judge; Shannon Roberts, city of Heflin councilman; and Sonja Adams from the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission.
Larry Vinson, associational missionary for Cleburne Association, accepted the honors on behalf of the association. Jeff Layton, Hepsabah’s pastor, brought the message. Past moderators of the association in attendance were recognized, and those no longer living were honored with their photos in a display. The event also featured displays of each church in the association, and the association’s founding churches displayed their history as centerpieces on the dinner tables.
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