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WD UnIVefSl& ~I~ u ..~• • . ~-? -Ltrruber Bridge Baptist Church pastor Prentice Fox resigns

The Rev. Pren tice Fox has resignea as pastor of the Baptist Church, effective at the end of this month. Former pastor, the Rev. Henry Foster, has agreed to serve as an interim beginning March 1. The church will continue, without a break, with its schedule of services: the second and fourth Sundays of

-...~W~I;lJly, i~.. .• ~ .............~.......:~"t.. ,v. Rev. Fox and his wife, Nancy, who

has just retired from her work in a Fayetteville bank, plan to do some extensive traveling. Rev. Fox's only child, a son in the Air Force, is sta­tioned in Alaska, so they will no doubt be visiting him. Then, too, we understand there may be the pos-

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sibility of a European ministry in­volved in his decision to resign . as pastor of the local church. c-..' r~;';)'

Zoee Lynn Crockett ("with two .e's, two n's, and two t's!") was born at 8:36 a.m. on the last day of Janu­ary, with a birth weight of eight pounds, nine ounces. Her proud parents are Victor and Joy Crockett, and eight-year-old Sunny Glynn en­joys her new status as a "big sister."

Joy's parents, Roben and Betty ~levenson, drove up from th~ir ,h?me ,;in Palm Bay;"F1ori.· to be ·b1i1 hand f~ \~;'IMfIlt.~ .vlan~td stay "as long as needed:""Aren't parents wonderful!

Coming as no surprise to us was seeing the name of Ladoska Keeter on the honor't list for the fall semester at Pembroke State Univer­sity. Taking 15 semester hours and working during this, her senior year at the university, she earned a grade point average of 3.88. Her planned degree will be in business adminis­tration, with major emphasis in ac­counting.

Ladoska is a member of the Lum­ber Bridge Town Council, and being

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top vote-getter in the local elections, she was named mayor pro-tern. Her parents are Lauren and Edwin Keeter.

Presbyterian youth filled in for the Sunday School teachers on Janu­ary's "fifth Sunday." Henry Forbis replaced Clarence Watson as Sunday School Superintendent for the day. SarnTt ' mlltey sUbStitutetrfO,DiJlie· Mabe as the "Little Church" Super­intendent, also taking her Cradle Roll class. Luke Davis taught Amy Smith's first, second and third graders, Wendy Jackson had Jerry Goza's 4-6 grade group, Jamie Gerke had one student in her own Junior High Class, and Shannon Maxwell

was the Young Adultleader. Fourteen year-old Sarah Bailey

treated the Presbyterian congregation

to a violin solo during the worship service on February 5. Playing a medley of hymns, this was Sarah's first solo public appearance and it

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was a flawless performance. The overall theme of the service

seems to have been "prayer." The .

text of the choir anthem, Choplin's "Teach Us to Pray," was based on the Lord's Prayer. "Sweet Hour of Prayer" was one of the hymns. And the sermon title was "When a Church Prays."

':-"~h mustUe1la·'Pf!a'Y'MX' church," the minister, Dr. John C. Ropp said. Then he listed the "4-Rs" : of a praying church: "When the : church prays there is a response. : (prayer being a natural response of a : Christian to God's free grace.) When : a church prays there is a request (an : adequacy for the task.) When a : church prays there is a resource : (God's help!). When a chur~h prays : there are results (whether we know it : or not, and perhaps not in the way we : expect it), His closing thought: : "When a church prays, remember : something happens, for God and for : good."

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Fox1~signs from L.B. Baptist The Rev. Prentice Fox has

resigned as pastor of IDe Baptist Church, effective at the end of this month. Former pastor, the Rev. Henry Foster, has agreed to serve as an interim beginning March fIrst. The church will continue, without a break, with their schedule of ser­vices: the second and fourth Sundays of each month.

Rev. Fox, and his wife, Nancy, who has just retired from her work in a Fayetteville Bank, plan to do some extensive traveling. Rev. Fox's only child, a son in the Air Force, is sta­tioned in Alaska, so they will no doubt be visiting him. Then, too, we understand there may be the pos­sibility of a European ministry in­volved in his decision to resign as pastor of the local church.

Zoee Lynn Crockett ("with two e's, two n's, and two t's!") was born at 8:36 a.m. on the last day of Janu­ary, with a birth weight of 8 Ibs. 9 ozs. Her proud parents are Victor and Joy Crockett, and 8 year-old Sunny Glynn enjoys her new status as a "big sister."

Joy's parents, Robert and Betty Stevenson, drove up from then-home in Palm Bay, Florida to be on hand for Zoee's birth, and they plan to stay "as long as needed." Aren't parents wonderful!

Coming as no surprise to us was seeing the name of Ladoska Keeter on the Honor's List for the fall semester at Pembroke State Univer­sity. Taking 15 semester hours of work during this, her senior year at the university, she earned a grade point average of 3.88. Her planned degree will be in Business Adminis­tration, with major emphasis in Ac­counting.

Ladoska is a member of the Lum­ber Bridge Town Council, and being top vote getter in the local elections, she was named mayor pro-tern. Her parents are Lauren and Edwin Keeter.

Presbyterian Youth fIlled in for the Sunday School teachers on Janu- • ~s· -Sunday." Henry -Forbis replaced Clarence Watson as Sunday School Supt. for the day. Sarah Bailey substituted for Dixie Mabe as the "Little Church" Superintendent, also taking her Cradle Roll class. Luke Davis taught Amy Smith's fIrst, second and third graders, Wendy Jackson had Jerry Goza's 4-6 grade group, Jamie Gerke had one student in her own Junior High Class, and Shannon Maxwell was the Young Adult leader.

Fourteen year-old Sarah Bailey '- I

treated the Presbyterian congregation to a violin solo during the worship service on February fifth. Playing a medley of hymns, this was Sarah's fIrst solo public appearance and it was a flawless performance.

The overall theme of the service

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Mildred Watson

seems to have been "prayer." The text of the choir anthem, Choplin's "Teach Us to Pray," was b~ed on the Lord's Prayer. "Sweet 'Hour of Prayer" was one of the hymns. And the sermon title was "When a Church Prays."

"Christ's church must be a praying church," the minister, Dr. John C. Ropp stated. Then he listed the "4­Rs" of a praying church: (1) "When the church prays there is a response. (Prayer being a natural response ora Christian to God's free grace.) (2) When a church prays there is a re­quest (an adequacy for the task.) (3) When a church prays there is a resource (God's help!) (4) When a church prays there are results (whether we know it or not, and per­haps not in the way we expect it). His closing thought: "When a church prays, remember something happens, for God and for Good."