Wilton Baptist Church, Montevallo, celebrates 138th homecoming

Wilton Baptist Church, Montevallo, celebrated its 138th homecoming and also paying off its mortgage note Sept. 25.

In January, the church had started a Burn the Note drive to pay off its $45,000 balance.

Guest speaker Dave Roper delivered the homecoming message with special music by Latter Rain Trio.

After the service, everyone gathered at the front of the building and circled around the cross. They sang “We Are Standing on Holy Ground” and prayed before deacon Randy Johnson, along with a couple of their oldest members, Margie Hatcher and Betty Walker, burned the note for the building.

“This is huge for a small church whose pastor left in May and [that] is still recovering from the pandemic,” said Laurel Burns, church treasurer and WMU director. “God is alive and working at Wilton. Having the building paid for will allow us to use incoming funds in meeting the needs of the community.”