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community and apply that,” he said. He added that some specific things may be set aside or delayed because of his departure, but most “will and should go forward.”
The church in Boone is interested in starting the same process, he said. It is a little larger than Washington Baptist and close to his family in North Carolina, but he said that is an extra for him and his family, not the reason they are going. “I’m grateful God has put me in a church that is close to my family,” he said.
The Washington Baptist Church, as part of the planning process, decided it needs to expand the Sunday school and office space and provide a new fellowship hall and “options are being considered,” he said.
In addition the church building itself had “a hard year,” he added. Damage caused by winter storms has been repaired. The church also suffered June 18, when it was hit by lightning. There was damage to the steeple, and some electronic devices, such as the telephone and amplifiers for the organ and sound system, were destroyed.
The deacons of the church will
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