Flint Baptist Church, Decatur, celebrated its 200th anniversary Nov. 24.
It is the oldest continuous church in the association. The church was established by three men who had a vision for a church in the community and during the course of its ministry it has changed names three times: Cedar Springs, Mount Pisgah and currently Flint.
Former pastors and family members were recognized by Wendell Bennett, pastor. Steve Tucker, a former pastor and the youngest (age 17 when called as pastor in 1970) led the benediction and blessing. Two people with ties to Flint Baptist also were recognized: Gail Faulk was the first child baptized, and Jean Sams was the first person to be married in the current sanctuary. Debbie Campbell, a commissioner for the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission, presented a plaque to the church.
Bennett unveiled a long-lost part of the church’s history, the foundation stone of Mount Pisgah. It was located in the flowerbed of a private home. The owner had mowed and trimmed around it for years but didn’t know what it was. Bennett and Steve Hall, deacon chair, found it, dug it up and brought it to the church to present at the bicentennial celebration.
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