OUR LEGACY FROM THE PAST - NCCUMC

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Enterprise, Feb. 24, 1928
CENTENNIAL IS CELEBRATED
BY LOCAL CHURCH
Large Congregation at Methodist Church Service Wednesday
FORMER PASTOR HERE
Rev. J. T. Stanford, of Oriental, Only One of Former Pastors
Able to Be Here.
The Williamston Methodist church celebrated its centennial
anniversary Wednesday evening, the 22nd.
All the living former pastors of the church were invited to attend
the celebration, but on account of the bad weather only one,
Rev. J. T. Stanford, of Oriental, attended. Rev. B. D. Critcher,
pastor of Whitakers with a large number of people from several
sections of the county, attended.
The program included songs, prayers, a love feast celebration
and a historical sketch of the church for the past century.
The celebration went forward in a most friendly and brotherly
manner, many members of other churches attending and who
made short talks.
Rev. Mr. Stanford, in his short talk, expressed great pleasure
in having the opportunity to meet those with whom he had lived
and worked while pastor of the church several years ago.
Dr. Fitzgerald, pastor of the church, read the history of his institution,
giving brief sketches of many interesting happenings
during the hundred years the church served the community.
Organized in 1828,the local church is the oldest existing one of
that denomination in this section of the State. For seventy-two
years the first structure served the ever-increasing congregation,
but in 1900,the needs of the church had outgrown the building and
the present edifice was erected just to the side of the first building.
The church has a membership that compares favorably with
the largest in the community, and the pastor with his congregation,
is going forward with a highly constructive program.