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Woodfin
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Historic church
• Windows to Doors
• Ceilings to Floors
• Sunroom,Screenroom
celebrates 75 years
• Additions, Garages
• General Carpentry
By Matt Tate
and Maintenance
The Reynolds Mountain develop-
Inside and Out
ment team is working to reshape a por-
tion of Woodfin, but other portions of
the town remain much as they have
been for years.
And that’s just fine with Jack and
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Sarah Gassaway.
The two will be celebrating Rich-
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land Baptist Church’s 75th year Sept.
20 with current and former members.
Rev. Gassaway has been presiding
over the church on Chestnut Ridge
Road since 1981. He is only one of four
pastors the church has ever had.
The new chapel sits next the old cha-
pel, but other than that, not a lot has
changed thanks to the strength of the
people that has carried a high standard
ever since Rev. John Crain established
the church in 1934.
“This has always been a unique
church,” Gassaway said. “There have
been a tremendous number of good Sarah and Jack Gassaway look forward to the celebration.
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The church’s first congregation pose in front of the former
Pressure cookers,
chapel in 1939.
Storage
pressure canners,
people that have made up this congre- Gassaway said they have sent invita-
gation over the years.” The church has tions to as many people they have ad- Jars, lids, funnels,
about 150 active members currently. dresses for, but all former members and
One of the church’s charter mem- friends are invited to attend, including
Corn cutters
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bers, Helen Massey, still attends service. the children of the former pastors.
and corn creamers.
She will join the group for an afternoon “I can’t say enough about the three
of eating, singing and remembrance of previous pastors. I have just built on
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the history of the oldest independent their work and reaped the fruits of their
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Baptist church in the county Sept. 20. labor,” he added.
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