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.
Although one person can make a difference, there is truth to the saying that it takes a village to raise a child. Sometimes that “village” is a combination of individuals and organizations, and sometimes that “child” is a group of people.
“I’ve been a bivocational pastor for 48 years, and I’m afraid in the beginning I was like the Apostle Paul — ‘full of zeal but not according to knowledge’!”
Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church, Holly Pond, will host a singing Nov. 16 at 5 p.m. featuring Bloodline. For more information, call 256-796-5986 or 256-590-1501. Earl Harper is
Max Buttram, senior pastor, and Todd Dean, associate pastor of First Baptist Church Oak Grove, Sylacauga, were honored Oct. 26 during the worship service for their 25 years of ministry at FBC.