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~,qo,~ , [ Rev. Joseph E Thornton
~--'°~"'~'"'~lmd hind Wife IAia- " the '
~u and mY~7."~ are new
t leave al~~t°rs at First Assembly of
n. And I ~ in Hogansville. With
ys, Daddyl ~ore than 40 years in the min-
answ~,r ~try the Thornton's are
' 'xcited with the way things
for his ~ Ire going here and look for-
ght, and I t, ard to being with us for
ant one nil nany years.
:. But it ill Rev. Thornton said the
xcitement of an ole time
W, DEDRA,
umv~G s~
THE LATE tl
IK- Rev. Joseph E. Thornton and his wife Lila are the new pastors at First
of God in Hogansville.
Assembly Welcomes New Pastor
entecostal church is just
'hat he's been looking for.
He said many Pentecostal
churches have lost the ole
time way of worshipping and
praising God. Mrs. Thornton
is enjoying the fellowship and
love of all the people at First
Assembly.
Rev. Thornton served as
pastor in Columbus, Macon,
Augusta and a couple of other
stops during his 40+ years in
the ministry. He said six of
the seven churches he has
served broke every atten-
;RL~V La" TN rl
...... .~ Rev. Gregory S Williams and the St Mary
IL$ lt~lblL~=dl~|Tl~i ~ - a "
READ G~; ted Methodist Church, located at 100 Pine
t~m Gm~ eet in Hogansville, invites everyone to
;~.L~elf annual spring revival which began
RovaH~-~wednesday and tams through Friday
:o. BOX # • Services will begin at 7: p.m. nightly.
u842¢~ ~ Rev. Johnny Coleman, pastor of Summer
STORF.S ~-~
'ent The Rev. Ron Clemmer,
2ear of Saint Matthew s
-hutch in Hogansville will be
me of over 90 clergy from
that while ~ the southeast who will
ly one frl
;ees the wl ather at Coweta County's
hrist the King Charismatic
Bible say~ piscopal Church for a bi-
:om the ba: mual Lenten Retreat.
. _,,~ The retreat will begin
I say tllat,~th .
"da~i ~ ~Z"ur~-aY' March 25 and will
Jesu~ Ci~esurne the following morn-
ake "tr[ose~g With sessions for the
~.4tven.
believer
es that J6
~r belie~0
reat days
ae upon
nd what I i
lay is sir~
wetbbecO
the diffi~
ause our 6
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toubt we
ays, by tlg
that we
I would l~
a short
time ago,
ave heard
L1 not huff
f this f#
ms said. i~
nail, this
~1 ever hs~
~ian, this~
~l ever ha¢
to the joy
ot injured
rher. The
ray whe0
L~ noticed
dance and every finagle,
record while he was ,~cr'. in~
as pastm:
The Thornton's invit c ~,~ ,u
to come by and xi>it aml ac~
acquainted with them• "l[x.
Morning Worship is at 10:t5
The Sunday Night service i>
at 6 and Wednesday ser~ ict:
is at 7 p.m.
The Sunday morn;n~
services during the month ,)f
March are called "Special
Family Days."
St. Mary Holding Revival and Anniversary
Hill Baptist Church in Newnan, will b~: *he
guest preacher.
We will climax with our 127th church
anniversary on Sunday, March 21. at 11:00
a.m. Our own Rev. Williams will be preach-
ing. Dinner will be served immediately afler
service. Come join in the celebration
Rev. Clemmer Will Attend Lenten Retreat
mmisters.
After a communal lunch
provided by the Diocese of
Georgia in the fellowship hall
of Peachtree City Church of
God, theministers will have
the afternoon free for rest
and reflection before gather-
ing for an evening service of
Holy Eucharist. A Saturday
morning session will con-
clude the brief retreat
At least five bishops will
be in attendance at the retreat
with priests and deacons
traveling from Tennessee.
North Carolina, Sout h
Carolina, Florida, Alabama.
and Georgia.
The evening worship ~u:
sions will be served by ~he
worship ministry teams of
Christ the King v, it]i li~v
morning session whinv~
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(ic,,~>'*, } h.ahh 5;~,t,m ti,i more than 20 ~cars.
b'~ a >1, lhat all,)t~, hm, t,, eiv~ hands-.l~ IMp t,,
po,plc. But the way that }at' c~rcs tbr others goc~
ti. bey, rod hl~ w,,rk.
l(&he ha~ not ,,nl~ t,cen a member ,)f th~
[)rearm \i,hmt~cr Fire Department since t977 -
he's been chief of that department for more
years than he can remember. But his commitment
dovsn't stop there. He also helps cook and serve
~ach year at two barbecue fimd-rai~ers - t~, b+ l:c!i
the Iir~ department and the United MetDo&st
(~hurch ,,t" Durand.
llddi~ Balcnum. i,, a ~hinlng cximple of
"~ID. Ilgth. Cil+lli~ Jib,{ C~'ilt]H|IIlCII[ {0 CO'ItllIlLIDI[V
and c,,mltr,,. \\\"r< tq,>lt t,, have }m:n light tht
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