In March 2018, West Point Baptist Church, Jacksonville, was destroyed by a tornado that ripped through its town just two months before church members planned to celebrate their centennial.
Pleasant Valley Elementary School opened its doors to the congregation after the tragedy, and that’s where the church celebrated 100 years of gospel preaching May 20.
West Point, in Calhoun Baptist Association, welcomed former pastor Charles Stone as the guest speaker for the service and the choir performed special music.
The celebration went “really well,” said church member Pam Johnson. “We were happy to be together.”
Sonja Adams presented the church with a commemorative certificate from the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission and Pastor Ronny Moore read a congressional letter from Mike Rogers, congressman for the third district.
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