Bethany Church Members Burn Mortgage
Bethany Church in Macon, Ga., celebrated its mortgage burning service on December 16, 2023, with a special program which included city officials, former pastors, Conference officials, and friends. South Atlantic Conference executive officers Merkita Mosley, chief financial officer, and David A. Smith, executive vice president, were present for the historic moment. Calvin B. Preston, South Atlantic Conference president and former pastor of Macon Bethany, was the guest speaker. Joseph McCoy and Stephen Ruff, also former pastors of Bethany, were present for the ceremony. Bethany Church members made their final mortgage payment in August 2023.
Bethany began when Mattie Elnora Miller Jones attended a tent effort in Macon and was baptized into the Seventh-day Adventist faith. She moved away for some years but returned in 1906. A group of newly baptized members initially met in her home. In 1910, the members became an official company. They moved to their first church in 1927. After several moves through the years, the church moved to its current location on Edna Place Road in December 2004, under the leadership of Preston.
Now that the mortgage has been liquidated, Gregory Stinson, current pastor, is ready to take Bethany to the next level, both aesthetically and spiritually. Renovations will soon ensue, as Bethany continues to fulfill the Gospel commission.
South Atlantic | April 2024
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