After Lanett, Alabama - September 22-25 found us at Lee's Chapel Baptist Church in Sweetwater, Tennessee where Dennis Hicks is the pastor. I first met Bro. Hicks up in Michigan about 12 or 13 years ago. I have preached a couple of meetings with him over the years but this is the first time we have been to his church. It was good to meet these friendly folks and we enjoyed their fellowship before and after the services.
This church does something I have never seen before - and I must say that we really enjoyed it! There was no congregational singing. At the beginning of the service the choir got up - which was about half the church and consisted of young children to the elderly - and sang several songs. Then after the choir, Bro. Hicks just called up folks to sing a few specials. It really added a good spirit of worship to the services and we got a blessing out of it.
The Lord blessed in the preaching and it seems like some people got some real help. This church loves preaching and as they say down south - "they'll go to meetin' with ya"! There were several area pastors and some of their church members who came out and supported the meetings on Monday and Tuesday. It is always a blessing to see when area churches can support another church's meeting - something that used to be commonplace but is quickly becoming a rarity these days.
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| Lee's Chapel Baptist Church - Sweetwater, Tennessee |
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| Lee's Chapel Baptist Church - Sweetwater, Tennessee |
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| Lee's Chapel Baptist Church - Sweetwater, Tennessee |
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| Lee's Chapel Baptist Church - Sweetwater, Tennessee |
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| Pastor Dennis Hicks and Evangelist Craig Cobb |
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| Welcome to the south, y'all! This is the painting above the church baptistry |
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