If ever there were an occasion to bake more than 750 cookies, Helen Stopa says the 50th anniversary of Fairhope Avenue Baptist Church, Fairhope, was it.
On Oct. 15, members and honored guests at the Baldwin Baptist Association church each got a commemorative mug filled with some of the more than 63 dozen chocolate chip cookies.
The celebration was a week later than planned — Fairhope Avenue Baptist moved the date because of the impending landfall of Hurricane Nate the weekend before. But it was worth the wait — lunch featured prime rib and fried chicken, and those in attendance at the morning service heard a message from former pastor Robert Taylor, who served the church from 1970 to 1972.
The choir provided special music, and Sheila Carroll and Paul Maggard sang solos. A slide show prepared by media coordinator Vickie Akin played in the Family Life Center during the meals.
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