Mount Carmel Baptist, Guntersville, commemorates 150th anniversary

Anthony Patterson was pastor of Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Guntersville, when the church celebrated its 125th anniversary in 1992.

So it was a special day when he stepped into the pulpit again Oct. 22 to speak at the church’s 150th anniversary service.
Patterson, now pastor of Gum Springs Baptist Church, Hartselle, spoke that morning to a full house at Mount Carmel Baptist.

During the anniversary celebration, deacon Tim Henley also read excerpts from old church minutes, and the choir presented two special medleys. Wendell Dutton of the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission presented the Marshall Baptist Association church with a plaque.

After lunch, the crowd watched a slide show of old photos and participated in a time of sharing memories. Ben Jones is pastor of Mount Carmel Baptist.