di vid 11' g of Home-coming of" been to me As our ntetistics have:' been f'or'a The story of'the'world',begj.ns,with these w rds, ,ffIn the $tart -phere ,.:: bflS b ,en' a more q.r oloRical order.', If begin with these t. t speci:fic /-,,< ttl dertainly as, fof t.,h se who ,Church b ni te year p "TaS in ;Sep1:ie,mbet'189C? tre cher from pastor at , 1? . rl;urn. 'Tp,.8C f r 1 ts .::lel vati n Army _ etil1g, nd joined', tb.e;' "und v School in an' grew 'in' int ... re st and;, work 'to' d', nd r ,brush arb.or, bU;;iJ.;t:,,;,by. ;,the ;.,) ttlem nt, J;'1,nd th tv ath ... r b n c '" ville circu:',t ,:witly fternoon held in a one, rooIttlog 'house. no 'J8.y: f heating the Eason t s place where' \1 .. " newly :b'egE,n: to rwork church 0 rs" 1';'; -rcir' 0 • the bui din 'b i' the members u til the V haEl !wtt>.s d ,clic ted by .Dr,_ .. " . rl! We 'had; a).. be 'dedicClted; , t p mes th m )Was ':' OJ S n. r( ''-.:';': :,J. . ... I .. '. of cnjlrt' , I. r oi 't.n ...... .:c .,..-): .. -.,'-''V.-'-'' -.. r '; . .; .. , -', . .. r . I '. . ... ,,,(.'$ \ . )- J-ITSTORY:t0F, 'FBIENDSHIP :METHPDIST CHURCH', ,-:;i the· t . ;:.: . :' ': .; 'th,ere, , 'the', simple 'History Of The, "\, ' it: ..the , " A >:. '. , • .1 I I less,deflnltere,cord 'of events .in 'f " j to contemplat ,,'j '" " '" ""'" L ... .... , . :¥ . . ", . I.' i '. • 1" ',>., comprise Friendship Methodfst , " lt1 ..... .-,.i±ien' .. bef , __ . "':,,' and. )18 !' :wNch r It ,was nrganiged. x' 'by It-cal \ ": t wer;e .. +.arre ly ..re sponsi ble attended' a run by' i;ir-te.· , at Bethany. V'.'er.e cgnYerted at,tbJs .. ,,: I'home arid ,started J;:t. , :. a;, Church. they -" ". /r ti e." first j No.t,r.a cted meet was "1 men and boyg 'bf the _ .. ,the old stnre house whm wasn't 'sui tabJ-e' tQ have ,limcj er the arbor. t.tbenew. church ,was.' Pt 1 t nn the Fevet te- ',' Services were" first winter as there ViaS store.' Itv!a3: located on, Mrs. nmv :li ves. J.' -< ': . .'.': ,"12-'" .. .":.;. " .• ._ ":' .',. ) .. .. i to:;build Jane Eason, buildr 'the, "_.it,; " , "The' :men 'and; hrimecc:C,he',:Iogs 'aDa:, soor}-:'nad" u.p.' In, the,' <',,'" " " '.:. :' with only $heetihg, punching' -but, : ':. , rf the· chtlrch ; 'Vvere\ ,1'a1 thfuL,ai.1d kept on , $ !, <,:ood. flo0r' 18911- the' church' ! ',' ,,', ",,,.: 'i . .:. " .:/.. ..' : . .( "'I: f ; ... t- , ays' called,:ir',the,"ne'ctiurch, before it ,paula.· " ,had', to ',nave "there w'ere several ., , St1 I to', to be, voted on, ,,' Wlhch was suggested. by J'Aiss , - • -:,- 'x . , ' . I.e", , .. .. was '. " " . .t' i :', :"'/ ". ( - ,I' :":: ;{i'" .,.' e I. ;;.' " , .: • "acc,epte,d :as ,aut) enic is:. O.ox:- Flowers" y,. J. Cox" 1', '.' q ';, .. J,eyina: ,Eason ,L'ewlB; , I ." and wi:fe Arth r '. -r.,.-,WYt. f\ 1'· ,.....p .. +-1'..... lr-'l. .... '9"'P ......... roJr1Ni,...;.,-i
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d i vid11'g of th~ Home-coming of" Fri~ndshi'p."MethC'dist, been ~ssigrtld to me As our ntetistics have:' been o:p~n f'or'a
The story 0f'th~creation; of'the'world',begj.ns,with these w rds, ,ffIn the bogi.nDing'f~,;nd'J'i'9lT!-tliat~ $tart henc~' -phere ,.:: bflS b ,en' a more q.r oloRical order.', If t-his_fwriting.;.i~!'permitt,~d,to begin with these wQrd13,'iln·thebeginiJ.ing'~;;v.le'palrse,t. t speci:fic tim-l.al.lq,~lace~~/-,,< ~;;'l
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dertainly as, churcl!~s;>a~~'~fJrst 1?~g~lh,,~~,#tb.e:~heartsfof t.,h se who
,Church b 1~~~-:::-~·t':"::'e-'l!t'.~'".2'1 nite year
sh~ p "TaS (">r~ef'iz.d' in ;Sep1:ie,mbet'189C? tre cher from B~the.hY';". a,nd~.]'e:t.ix;·Brbym,t1;le pastor at , 1? . rl;urn. Lo~nie.;:E~Ef9:n', ~nd., 'Tp,.8Cf r 1 ts arga.nlzatJ,QP::tl~.,. ~'J,ey .::lelvati n Army _ etil1g, nd joined', tb.e;' cliJ1fbh~
"und v School in an' old,:31'Q1;'e;:hbuse,l~t"thisgrew 'in' int ... re st and;, :'~~·:t~.ere ,:~a,Sl\!;. ne~rer th~n
~~::~;::-:;.it~Q, work 'to' et,~ ~~~ tl,~*e ~ .~ d', nd r ,brush arb.or, bU;;iJ.;t:,,;,by. ;,the
;.,) ttlem nt, J;'1,nd 'j3erv:tcie~w:e"re'~fhel{,in th tv ath ... r
b n c _nfQrence~,m '" ville circu:',t ,:witly ~n:;.:" fternoon
held in a one, rooIttlog 'house.~h~ no 'J8.y: f heating the Eason t s place where' ~r.
\1 ~'. .. " Th~ newly 9rgan~zep. ·church:m~mb.ers~:b'egE,n: to rwork
church 0 rs" 1';'; ,--,'~F(}h -rcir' 0 •
the bui din 'b i' a.iTl~ the members u til theV haEl
!wtt>.s d ,clic ted by .Dr,_ '~~hJ,:'D: .. " . ~ rl!
I~J~~~~? We 'had; a).. be 'dedicClted; , t p mes ~ongl th m )Was ttFrlendshlptt~
,N6vad,e.Le:»i2~. ':' 1}en,'til,~ OJ S n. r( ''-.:';': ~;:'
P eleben"A. B.,Sanee;rs,dJ"" D. , . ~;' ;Jon~s, Rev.. C9nway;t~:q-;.s~ •. ;Askew, ,,' O~ L.'I{elley; L. 'Oa~y:Wilp,urn, 'Paul Touchstone,
'-'_"""'JI''#~ 'R0bert steVv'art, A. . Gj, b.aon, Marvin Felton.'; ,Carl Dodds;, William A' c. ~ S. Midd,lebroQ,k,S ,~p~
l';. f1" Cr~ft and J. C • Caahs, ;1t ~ . . -' l, • ~ ,
-: ~ ; Local preachres giv±nk:"their time were: ,R,v. To~d, Rev. L .."L. Landrum; tioned, have had":regular1o
having giv,en time': during protr~cted me;~tingswere:.;,' .~ "~~~!;i~arleS X;powJ r S
rthers ~." All 'af tbese"'were ,b-t:fck . in the earlydavs'; 'of the' church when people' had: tiIP~'<tQ go th church both day and ni~ht,and,week,afte~w~eksQmetimes.
, Chnrch 'was; ~(lrn •.~~,Tdd.aYiwe. :8:re proud' or;A~rur ,church cherish the,memor:l{".of those}loyal souls Who made poss1ble the churCh ,of I toB.a.y.:. ,VIe", reap the ~benefits of tl+e bushels 'of ~corn~:fed to"t,h~' preacb~rs. no,rses'andthe potatoes that went on :thedi,nner!.' t"1,ble;~ sacraficed to giv~ :.i:t;, to-~
1".~..;.J'.lof'<-" ',;ration to ,handare Q...om..iu ai'terus 'j""'"
.TOM Spier \\>,a6 the flrst pastor assigned by the cnnference 'to Friendship Church.:~JThe: following den, have se:rv d this
OO:~~. church 83 '})8.stbr:,,..!: y<-:;;~;: . .i . ~' '),
'~'~'''''','~ ,;'~Johl1'Sp'ie~, E. H:.'Wood', G. W.' Tho·ma~,.R .. A, Seal, A. B. • l,' .~, Woaver ,LOY Wa,rwlckq 'John Spier{ 2nd'- ti-me) , Rev. Snyder,'
:' ,. E. o. Aiken,· William, $pier; I. ','f.!. Keithley, IN. J. Debard-Milton, George Gsry, J,. R. '
I'll. M~ Maxwell, H. H. D,~llard, Je.ckNipkols,
D~_.Whitimor~, J. Clinton We,rd, J. D.• , ', .. Tysnn Jr:,
,G. ' Cu'rry( Present Pastor). Blake , :"~: ;'
. i ...; ~' .. _.' ~. ';. ": ' , . ~',
Joneg;'~om'~cGarity, Jim Farr, Joe Farr, TQIR B'rownand tsaih Rivers. Those I men
1951 - Lloyd Jackson 1952 - Clyde Blackstock 1953 - Charles A. Graves 1954 - " 1955 - Paul Douglas 1956 - " 1957 - J. M. McNeil 1958 - Ernest C. Grose 1959 - Emmett L. Rape 1960 - Albert M. Beatty 1961 - Marcus Booker 1962 - " 1963 - Sidhey T. Ayer, Jr. 1964 - " 1965 - Larry Speed 1966 - William M. McCutchen 1967 - Bill M. Green 1968 - Samuel A. Storey 1969 - James Edgar Foy 1970 - Gary Knight 1971 - " 1972 - " 1073 - Grady A. Lively 1974 - J. Ray Thompson 1975 - H. Frank Barfield