Spring Bank Baptist Church, Silas, celebrated its bicentennial anniversary Oct. 12, beginning with a celebration service featuring a slide show of photos and special music.
Scores of Christians have been vindicated by India’s Supreme Court, which recognized that the judicial system was being used as a “tool of harassment of innocent persons.”
For 63 years, Finklea served as a pastor, including spending 25 years at FBC Brewton. He retired in 1999, and the church named him pastor emeritus. After retirement, he served 24 more years as pastor of a small country church in Sepulga.