When Mary Gellerstedt first joined the staff of First Baptist Church, Atlanta, World War II was raging. Since then, she’s been a living example of what it means to press forward with steadfastness in Christ. The 98-year-old Gellerstedt started working at the church in 1944, right out of high school, and never left. “I can […]
When he was in the ninth grade, he shared his faith as “Christian #3” as part of a drama for the prison ministry of First Baptist Church, Spartanburg. His mother was music director for the Little Theater, and he had grown up around actors. His birth announcement even had been formatted to resemble a playbill. […]
Wayne and Joy Brown began what is now 50 years of marriage and ministry on Aug. 16, 1969. The couple met in high school and began dating each other when they were students at Limestone College in Gaffney. They were married at First Baptist Church in Blacksburg, where Wayne had made his profession of faith, […]