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on a sustaining basis.
In 1980, the Elders were Fred Fisher, Neil Jeffrey, Jim Johnston, Max Dossett, Jack Wilbanks and Mack McCarty; the Diaconate had Larry Roberts, George Schroeder, Joe Murrow, Billy Power and Richard Campbell on it. The Kindergarten Board consisted of General and Mrs. Howard Haines, Betty Jeffrey, Mary Autenwreath, Glenda Campbell, Linda Wagner, John Middleton, Shirley Necaise and Francis Voight.
The kindergarten had been growing, and the church had been meeting a vital community need thereby. At this time, it had a budget of nearly $12,500 and was supporting 27 students. (The kindergarten reimbursed the church for utilities and telephone service.) Within two years, on the other hand, General Haines would replace John Middleton as Treasurer, and, on December 23, 1983, General Haines would pass on to his Maker. Gracious Mrs. Sue Haines would, further, within a few years move to Williamsburg, Virginia to be closer to her son and his family. Both General and Sue Haines had given generously of their time, effort and funds to support this activity and their church, inter alia.
Notwithstanding, the kindergarten would, just before this, now in competition with Mississippi-sponsored kindergartens in the public schools, cease to operate. Some problems had arisen, too, with accounting, the IRS and, it was noted by the Session, there had not been any children in it from our church for some time. Therefore, the Session voted that this outreach of the church should be discontinued as no longer meeting a need of the community. And it soon was.
The church's budget for this year was $36,000. Further, after much vitriolic discussion and debate, it had finally been determined to order cushions for	the	church pews. The	adult	Sunday
school class	had	offered to pay for the	expense
thereof not paid for from Memorials; Joe Murrow had pushed for this, just as he later did for an air conditioner-heater for the choir room. He even paid for the latter.
On June	22,	1980, at a Session	meeting, the
unicameral	form	of organization was	first