More than 175 people gathered at Belleville Baptist Church, Repton, in Conecuh Baptist Association, on Oct. 28 to celebrate the church’s bicentennial anniversary.
“It was a wonderful day,” church member Mary Jo Pierce said. “The church was packed.”
The guest speaker was Herbert Brown, whose family has been connected to Belleville Baptist since the 1820s. James Jackson Jr. presented the history of Belleville.
Special music
Stanley Bullock, accompanied by his wife Diane on the piano, shared special songs. Jonathan Ryland played a violin solo for the offertory.
Lonette Berg, from the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission, presented the church a framed certificate.
There was a group photo made and lunch was served following the service. A slideshow of old photos played before the service and during lunch. There also were old church minutes and bulletins on display along with a Bible and book that belonged to one of the church’s founders, Alexander Travis.
There was a singing following lunch featuring Stanley Bullock, Marie Osland, Katheryn Howell, Autrell Brantley, Jerri and Joey Rodgers with son Drayton, the Springfield Methodist Church group, and violin and banjo pieces by Ryland.
Richard Oswald is pastor.
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