For William Cook, June 28 was a lot more than his church’s 100th anniversary — it was the last day he’d attend a service at the little church where he’d grown up.
“I’ve been a member here since 1942,” said Cook, a deacon at Lisman Baptist Church in Choctaw Baptist Association. The celebration, which was the church’s last service before shutting its doors, was “emotional to me and everyone else,” he said.
His sister, Joyce Norwood, came up from Florida for the day and decorated the sanctuary with flowers in honor of their parents, who had raised them in Lisman Baptist.
Pastor Rodney Tyson spoke during the celebration service, along with former interim pastor Joe Littlepage and former pastor Jerry McMullin. Bobby Jackson brought the special music, and Bill Wallace, director of missions for Cahaba Baptist Association and former pastor of Lisman, spoke and presented the church with a plaque for its years of service.
The service was followed by a lunch and a singing in the afternoon.
Tyson said he was glad the “faithful remnant” of remaining church members got to celebrate the church they remembered with a large crowd in attendance.
Cook agreed. “We had a church full,” he said. “It was a really good day — I was really pleased with it.”
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