Happy Anniversary

May is a busy month in the life of our church and this community. Homecoming (May 3-4) celebrates the founding of our church; Pentecost celebrates the founding of the Jerusalem church. At Homecoming, we will celebrate 110 years of ministry in Donalsonville. The Rev. Dr. Raymond Guterman will return to his home church from his ministry in Florida to preach that Sunday. Saturday night will be a time of fellowship and stories about the life of our church. If you have any stories or photos from years past, please bring them or tell them. Even if you do not tell them Saturday night, tape them or write them down. The best witness to faith is an eyewitness. At Pentecost, we celebrate the 1975th anniversary of the presence of the Holy Spirit in the Jerusalem Church, the same Spirit present in our church. The prophet Joel's words were fulfilled (Joel 2.28-29), Jews from around the world understood the message of the gospel in the many different languages spoken at the festival. We will celebrate the Lord's Supper and remember the gifts of the earliest church. We belong to the same God. The good news of Jesus Christ is the same today as it was then. The same gospel message spread from Jerusalem to Judaea to Samaria and even to Donalsonville, Georgia. Come celebrate our 1975th anniversary and our 110th anniversary. Happy Anniversary! In His Spirit, MORGAN WHITFIELD