ACKNOWLEGEMENTS Central Christian Church : for being a wonderfully warm
and welcoming congregation full of love. Dr. Lisa Barnett : Her passion for history is evident in her
teaching, and to my surprise, she has me becoming somewhat of a historian. Gloria Ryckman Lane Canedy : wrote a history for the 100th
Anniversary Celebration that was immensely helpful. Bessie Kibbons : was Central’s historian for many years. Born
in 1883, ten years before Central Christian Church began, she Below: Invitation
died in 1973 before she turned 90. Her love for Central was
for Central's
evident in the historical documents she kept and produced
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Alyssa Spradlin : Her paper on Sadie McCoy Crank was
instrumental in helping me to narrow down a timeline. Ed Taylor: for pointing out that E.L. Frazier’s words in 1893
are just as relevant in 2021.
you're invited
--Pastor Kelly Youngblood, November 2021
to a Celebration of Life for Central Christian Church
please come and give thanks for Central Christian Church as it transitions to The Grow Center ~Sunday, November 21, 2021~ worship at 10:30 am with a Thanksgiving potluck meal to follow please rsvp by November 17, 2021, if possible
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