Dear Friends,
Our 150th birthday party is just around the corner! On October 3rd we will celebrate Central’s 150 years of mission and ministry. Our Sesquicentennial Committee has been hard at work to make this a meaningful celebration. We will have one worship service in The Sanctuary at 10:30 AM where our own Bishop L. Jonathan Holston will preach. Following the service, we will have a group picture taken in front of The Sanctuary and enjoy dinner on the grounds. Please RSVP to the church office if you plan to eat dinner.
We are continuing to monitor the COVID situation and are working to make this a safe event. With this in mind, we encourage everyone to wear facemasks. The service will also be livestreamed on Central’s YouTube channel.
As we prepare to celebrate a century and a half of mission and ministry, I am mindful of all those who came before us. Faithful people joined God in planting and growing God’s work in Florence. Now we gather to thank God for the work God has done and ask to God lead us into what God will do. Let the celebration begin!
Yours in Christ,
Thomas W. Smith