DEDICATION CEREMONY FOR THE
The Bell County Sesquicentennial Committee plans to
bury a Time Capsule with artifacts to be opened in one
hundred years - be we Methodists, thanks to our ancestors,
have a wonderful artifact here in our church, and it is to
honor those farsighted Methodists who served here in years
past, that we dedicate this Methodist Historical Marker
today.
- To the original members whose offerings and labor built
the church originally....
- To the citizens who placed the Bell which still rings
every Sunday..
- To the members who placed the Organ that fills our
sanctuary with beautiful music - and those who have provided
its' upkeep through the years...
- To the families who placed the beautiful windows and the
kneeling pillows...
- To the members who furnished the original Communion
service and baptismal font....
- To the members who have furnished the various altar
furnishings....
- To all the members through the years who have sung in
the choir....
- To those who have contributed all the song books and
choir robes...
- To those who have supported the many mission
programs...
- To all the Pastors who have served here over the 150
years.....
- To all the present members who have pledged to carry
on.....
- To the future generations who will serve here
in the traditions so well established 150 years ago.
CLOSING PRAYER:
To quote from the
Centennial Celebration of the church:
"May those who follow after us have the same
courageous leadership as we of the first century
have had, never forgetting that God still rules the
Universe and honors the labor of those who serve
him."
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