The First Southern Baptist Church of Red Bluff celebrated their 50th anniversary on Sept. 10.
Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa was at the celebration to present pastor Tom Turner with a certificate of congratulations on 50 years of witnessing in the community. Also bringing greetings from the City of Red Bluff was Wayne Brown, mayor pro-tem.
The church held its first meeting in the Woman’s Club House April 1956, and closed the charter on Sept. 6 with 33 members. They have been meeting at 585 Kimball Road, since April 1960.
The 11 a.m. service
with 200 in attendance was followed by a potluck luncheon and a 2 p.m. service of singing. Special music was presented by Mike and Sheila (Holler) Heiber, and their son Jon, from Bakersfield. The Friends in Faith quartet from the local church also performed.
Turner recognized all charter members present; former pastors, out of town guests and those that joined by decades. A video presentation was shown of the past 50 years. A message was given by former pastor, and now director of missions in Sierra Butte association, Lyle Paul. A closing prayer was said by former pastor John Bohrer of Red Bluff.
Several projects were completed for this anniversary celebration. One was the printing of a cookbook which is available at 529-4618, or at 527-7389 for $10 each.
Regular services are held at 11 a.m. each Sunday. Youth programs for children ages kindergarten to 12th grade are at 6 p.m. and Bible Study is at 7 p.m on Wednesday.
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