Mike's Musings

Anniversary

Yesterday was the 10 year anniversary our Pastor Arthur Gilmore arrived at First Baptist Church of Easton.
We celebrated with an anniversary conference from September 29-October 2,2002. Sunday the 29th was a Western Round-Up day and we provided ponies and hay rides for the kids as well as other amusements and food. After services Chef Bob made some delicious chicken to combine with the covered dishes our most excellent ladies provided.
The only negative on the day were the visiting bees (well OK maybe they were there first) but they didn't eat much so we all got along fine.
Preaching for the five services was top shelf by five of the best preachers we've been privileges to have speak for us over the past 10 years.
Dr.Jeffcoat, Dr. Fedena, Homer McMillan, Dr. Hays and Dr. Schindler (in order of appearance not eloquence)
Music was done by Terry Lawson who, if you are in a Baptist Church can be scheduled for your meetings...you won't be disappointed.
It was a great week spiritually and weather wise also...I will not soon forget this anniversary.
Sunday we topped our record attendance by 50 people with a total of 265 attendees. Praise the Lord!
Much love and remembrances of the past ten years were shared and we presented Pastor Gilmore and his wife with a Christian Cruise (we'd been collecting monies for two years in secret)
It was a great week whose overall theme was the FUTURE...we celebrated the past 10 years but go on to make the next ten even better.