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On September 30, 1970, our present pastor, Reverend Lawrence Collins, Sr., was elected to serve us. Reverend Collins? leadership is manifested in the growth and stability of the membership of the church which presently stands at 189 members. He has led the church into full-time worship experiences, activities for the youth, and has established himself as a friend of the community. The church has more than ten active organizations, including Senior and Junior Mission Auxiliaries involved in home and foreign missions. The church has three associate pastors - Reverend E. L. Fox, Reverend N. L. Sams, and Reverend Clarence Sheppard. The officers are Bro. R. A. Robinson, Bro. Ledell Terrell, Bro. Clifton Wilkerson, Bro. William Davis, and Bro. C. Richardson.
First Missionary Baptist Church 100th-anniversary-1877-1977-05