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made in the building.
During this year, in August, our church co-sponsored Vacation Bible School with Christ Episcopal Church using their facilities.
On April 9, 1978, all services were held in our restored church building. On April 2, a combined worship service was held with the Episcopal Church membership at their church with Rev. Nathan Barber as speaker in the morning service. On April 16, Rev. Charles Johnson was the speaker at the combined services held at our church.
This year, the Senior Adult Ministry had its beginning in our church. Several conferences were held with Dr. Bob Tate as leader. Mrs. Pat Barber was the leader in this ministry.
On October 15, the renovated buildings were dedicated. Four of the former pastors were present. At Sunday School, Dr. Franklin Atkinson was the speaker. Rev. John Dearing spoke at the eleven o'clock Worship Services. The keynote speaker at the Dedication held at 1:30 p.m. was Dr. Schyuler Batson. Rev. Perry Neal was the speaker at the night service.
On November 22, the Community Thanksgiving Service was held at our church. The Senior Adults asked everyone to contribute one homemade ornament for the Christmas tree to be put up in the Fellowship Hall. Our Lottie Moon Christmas offering goal was $1000 dollars. On December 10, the congregation enjoyed "Open House" with the Barbers at the Pastorium.
There was a lapse in our minutes, so with the help of our "Christian Witness" we found several things that happened during the year 1979. The Commission Road Baptist Church informed us that they no longer needed the $100 dollars which we had sent to them for 6 months previously because of a financial problem which developed when their church had internal problems. In June of that year a new kitchen facility was recommended, and the church voted to accept the recommendation. Some ladies of the church called this the "promised land" because they had waited so long for it. During September, the Diamondhead Mission was constituted into a church under the leadership of Dr. Joe Cothen of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. In November, the Senior Adults began to bring residents of the Gulfview Nursing Home to the
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