West Mobile Baptist Church, Mobile, celebrated its 25th anniversary with the conclusion of its “What’s Right with the Church: Our Future” series taught by Pastor Charles Gibbs.
Gibbs said the Jan. 23 service at the Mobile Baptist Association church was different than most Sundays thanks to two separate worship sets, many testimonies and invitation song “God Of This City,” which youth group member Grayson Holt led.
Founding pastor Sid Sample spoke along with former members Gary and Sondra Henley about what the church had meant to them through the years.
The Alabama Baptist Historical Commission sent a plaque commemorating the event and the planning committee put together video clips of former staff who are currently serving elsewhere. Member Becky Pepper also shared a “challenging video testimony which helped transition the service from focus on the past to the future,” Gibbs said.
“I have challenged our people to help me reach the next generation. … If we don’t reach the next generation, we have a past but no future,” Gibbs said.
There was a breakfast and fellowship in lieu of Sunday School. Following the 10:30 a.m. service the congregation reconvened at Camp Grace, a nonprofit organization in Mobile, and spent the afternoon eating and playing games before closing with a special observance of the Lord’s Supper.
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