History was made Sunday afternoon, March 19. At the Edgefield Baptist Church located on Church Street in the inner city of Fayetteville, four white men washed the feet of a black man. He was The Rev. Eddie Thomas. They were The Reverends Chuck Griffith, Roger Powell, Sam Calleiro and me. It was the occasion of the celebration of Rev. Thomas' third anniversary as pastor of Edgefield.

History of hymns makes them all the more endearing

Anyone who knows a whit about me knows how important music has always been in my life. I grew up in the era of big bands, Broadway musicals, and parlor pianos. All those hold pleasant childhood memories, but the most memorable songs that have stayed with me through the years are the old hymns sung from the Cokesbury Hymnal. I practically grew up in the East Point First Methodist Church. I remember putting my pennies in the basket on my birthdays (“Yes the pennies say she's --- years old.”), eating spaghetti dinners and doing folk dances at MYF on Sunday nights, and singing, singing, singing the old hymns on Sunday and Wednesday nights.

CDM Center offers healing, prophetic meeting March 24

Mark Chapman and Timothy Frazier, members of the Leadership Team at CDM Teaching and Training Center in Tyrone, will head up an Evangelistic-Healing-Prophetic meeting this Friday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at the center.

Promise Keepers sets date for Atlanta conference

The Phillips Arena in Atlanta will host an expected crowd of 21,000 this October when Promise Keepers, the Denver-based international ministry to men, convenes for its year 2000 conference in Atlanta. Conference dates are Oct. 27 and 28. The day-and-a-half gathering is expected to draw men from throughout the southeast.

Trinity Fellowship to present humorous drama this Sunday

Mark and Sandy Remington of Cleveland, Ga. will present a humorous drama Sunday evening, March 26, at 6 p.m. at Trinity Fellowship Church near Peachtree City. The play brings to light problems of the Christian family by dramatizing different types of personalities found in most families.

Enjoy organ, piano music at Inman UMC Saturday

Dr. Bob Huie and Judy Roehm will present an evening of piano and organ music this Saturday, March 25, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Inman United Methodist Church. Prior to the musical program, members may enjoy a dinner prepared by Joe Hite beginning at 5:30 p.m. Proceeds from the dinner will go toward the building fund. For more information, call the church at 770-461-2123.

'Right to Life' plans oratory contest

Protecting Life in the New Millennium is the theme of this year's Georgia Right To Life Oratory Contest. Scheduled for 9 a.m., Saturday, April 15, at AmeriHost Inn in Stockbridge, the event is open to high school juniors and seniors.

California publisher seeks religious poems from Fayette area residents

The Bards of Burbank is seeking religious poems from Fayette area residents to be entered in their millennium poetry competition.

Cokes Chapel UMC 'hymn fest' cancelled

The “Old Fashioned Hymn Fest,” originally scheduled for this Saturday, March 25, at Cokes Chapel United Methodist Church in Sharpsburg, has been cancelled and will be re-scheduled at a later date, probably in May. The hymnfest features an evening of congregational singing of old hymns from the past and special performances by local groups and individuals.

F'ville Christian schedules auction for this Sunday

The Missions Ministry Dept. at Fayetteville Christian Church is accepting donations for this year's auction, scheduled for Sunday, March 26.

Post abortion workshop is tomorrow in Newnan

Atlanta SW Right to Life will offer a workshop on Post Abortion Syndrome Thursday, March 23, from 7-9 p.m. at Crossroads Baptist Church on Ga, Hwy. 154 in Newnan.

Crash survivor Jerry Schemmel is featured speaker at Fellowship of Christian Airline Personnel banquet

Jerry Schemmel is scheduled to be the guest speaker at a banquet hosted by the Fellowship of Christian Airline Personnel on Monday, March 27 at 7 p.m. at the Atlanta Airport Marriott.

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