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remodel balcony. The total cost was estimated a $142,000. The church budget for 1985 was $171,000. The Annie Armstrong goal of $300 was surpassed.
In August, Bayside Mission began conducting night services. A Mission Committee consisting of three members from our church, three from Bayside, and one member from Gulf Coast Baptist Association was set up to be the governing body of the Mission. Rev. Don Creel served as pastor of the Mission. They reported that $2,959 in offerings had been collected, 37 were enrolled in Sunday School, and 55 were attending worship services. The Vacation Bible School had an enrollment of 45. In September, Greg Smith, manager of Buccaneer State Park, presented Nathan Barber and Peggy Tedford with plaques for their service at the Park. They had been conducting Worship Services at 8:30 a.m. on Sundays at the park for eight years. During November, the bid for a new roof on the office building was accepted at a cost of $4,265. In September, the average attendance in Sunday School at our church was 156, the largest yet.
The year 1986 dawned with a report of $6,500 for the Lottie Moon Christmas offering. The church budget for the year was $171,000. Sam Wilboum served as Treasurer and Sunday School Superintendent. Sherrill Reynolds was replaced by Mary Blackstock as Church Clerk. In February, a 6-week study on "Training Sunday School Workers in Evangelism" was held. During this month the Deacons were introduced to the "Deacon Family Ministry Plan." In this plan each deacon gets a list of 15 families to which they are to minster. Our membership consisted of 450 resident and 300 non-resident members. In March, Mary Lee and Uless Bergeron were commended by the church to the Mission Service Corps as Volunteers for the Home and Foreign Mission Board. It was recommended that we participate in World Missions. Ten thousand dollars was sent to Israel for the "Jews For Jesus" mission. A Hurricane Emergency Committee was formed consisting of three church members, the chairman of deacons, and the pastor. A Constitution and By-laws Revision Committee was also appointed. The church voted on and approved two deacons and their wives attending the World Mission Conference at Glorieta or
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Ridgecrest. In August, Bruce Burrows was elected a deacon to replace Dr. Joe Powell who had died while serving in that office.
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