Elkton Road Baptist Church, Athens, celebrated a golden history with its 50th anniversary Sept. 24.
The special service featured several guest speakers as well as anniversary presentations. Pastor Tony Wales recognized former ministerial staff and Joe Teal, Alabama Baptist Historical Commission representative, presented the church with a plaque to commemorate its years of ministry.
A video presentation of the church’s history was shown and personal testimonies were shared by Colt Hunter, Jenni Hosner and John Allfrey. Also, Beulah Lee shared a video testimony.
The church and children’s choir also performed special music throughout the service. Steve Linginfelter, who served as pastor of Elkton Road Baptist from 1978 to 1988, shared the message.
A timeline of the church’s history, including the four different facilities through the years, was on display and members and visitors were given a booklet with the church history and a ribbon bookmark. The day ended with lunch in the fellowship hall.
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