Winston Baptist Association celebrates 150th annual meeting

Winston Baptist Association celebrated its 150th annual meeting Oct. 1 at Lynn Baptist Church. The guest preacher was Larry Hyche, state missionary with the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions. Lonette Berg, executive director of the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission presented a plaque to Eddie Everett, director of missions. Other special guests included Nate Williams with ALCAP, Debbie Campbell with The Alabama Baptist and Allison Combs with The Baptist Foundation of Alabama.

Twelve messengers met at Rock Creek Baptist Church just north of Double Springs, Oct. 9, 1874, to form what is now Winston Association. “This church is special to me. Rock Creek Baptist Church was the first church I was called to pastor,” Everett said.