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faithfully served the church for 18 years. Until March 8, 1992, he would continue his valuable service. The Sanctuary Choir presented "An Old Fashioned Christmas" cantata on December 15. The budget was voted on and accepted as $222,500. Our church was the scene of the annual Community Thanksgiving Service.
The thought uppermost in our minds in 1992 was to secure a new pastor. This duty was referred to the following committee: Jim Fillingame, Chairman, Bobbye Gibson, Carl Gipson, Jr., Elisabeth Magee, Sam Wilboum, Lucile Winklepleck,and Dave Harvill as alternates. January 19 was declared "Sanctity of Human Life Sunday," a lesson on Abortion. In February, a letter to the church family appeared in the Christian Witness that Dr. Nathan L. Barber had accepted a call to Immanuel Baptist Church in Hattiesburg. Our Annie Armstrong Easter Offering goal was set at $2,000. On March 8, a Farewell Reception was held for the Barber family. On April 26, our interim pastor, Brother Don Stewart, came to our church. In May, Lisa Wilboum was accepted as the new Youth Director for the summer months. James and Dottie Gilbert, missionaries to Ecuador and Panama, moved into our church Missionary Home in Waveland. The church voted to call Dr. Edwin J. Deuschle, from Pontotoc, Mississippi, on May 3 and he began his ministry in our church on May 31. The Senior Adults and Ruth Sunday School Class gave the family a Pound-In in June. On July 5, the church witnessed the video entitled "America, You're Too Young To Die". It traced America's Christian heritage, godly principles upon which our nation was founded, and the blessings God bestowed upon our country. In August Dr.Deuschle recommended the church participate in the Great Commission Breakthrough Project offered by the Mississippi Baptist Convention. This was a plan (1) to help church leaders make prayerful effort to define and understand their commission, (2) to help the church to make caring commitment to take action to fulfill the great commission, and (3) to provide follow-up support as the church and its leaders seek to carry out their commitments. In September, Jerry Arrowood collected from church members needed items to restore homes and delivered them to Hurricane Andrew victims in Louisiana. A new schedule of Church Services began on September 13: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning
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