MADISON, Ga (BNc)- Thirty-seven people were present at the Hampton Inn for the first meeting of the church in this small town Feb. 24.
The church at Cartersville accepted the request of some brethren in the Madison area to start a congregation there. There are about eight families living in the area and some who are unfaithful.
They have obtained the Hamilton Inn for meetings. Attempts to rent a building are on hold with the fire department. Hopefully this will be worked out in a few weeks, according to Bobby Gayton, Cartersville preacher, in an email to BNc.
The congregation has a plan to be self-supporting in 5 years or less.
The new congregation will meet for Sunday morning Bible classes and worship, evening services and Wednesday evening Bible classes. They plan to have a Family Day every fifth Sunday, care groups, gospel meetings, and vacation Bible school.
They plan to have a website offering Bible correspondence studies, audio files of sermons and lessons and articles.
After becoming self-supporting, the saints plan to sponsor new local congregations in the area, Gayton said.
One teacher with over 20 years’ experience plans to start a preschool in the community.
There will be periodic classes open to the public such as marriage and ethics.
Many of those who are involved in the work have successfully finished the Fishers of Men program.
Bobby Wood, minister of the Conyers, Ga., church, is helping to raise funds for the effort, Gayton said.
Madison, located 59 miles east of Atlanta, had a 2006 estimated population of 3,877. Travel Holiday Magazine named the city, “The Prettiest Small Town in America,” because of its many restored Antebellum homes.
The Cartersville congregation will provide $1500 per month. Also, the Abbeville, Ala., church and the Enon church in Webb, Ala., are supporting the work. More financial support for the work is needed.
Congregations interested in helping this work may call (770) 392-6775 or email Bobby Gayton.
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25 February 2008 at 5:21 pm
Great news! If GBN can help out by sending some programming for teaching, edification, etc., please let us know: 706-866-9797. It is great to hear that a faithful congregation is being started where there is not one. May God bless the efforts of these brethren.
25 February 2008 at 8:37 pm
Thanks for sharing this wonderful news. It’s encouraging to see a new congregation getting started, setting goals, and making plans to reach them. May God bless every effort for good, and May He be glorified!
26 February 2008 at 4:00 am
We met with a new congregation in our area Monday evening. They are a Telugu speaking group in a Tamil area. They read and write English but Telegu is their mother tongue. They have sent their kids to Tamil schools here.
It must be confusing for them to have to hear a “foreign” language all the time. The group is small, but struggling to survive as a unit. They have already converted one Catholic son-in-law and a neighbor or two. It was good to see that new work beginning in the family home. Tradition here says you feed the speaker, so we also got a good meal with our visit.