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Ringing the Bell at Alexis Baptist Church
Mom recently told me that when her family moved to the old Nantz farm, they could walk a path through the woods to Alexis Baptist Church. Family lore is that her great-grandfather, Robert Nantz, had built the brush arbor that the new congregation used for worship when the church was founded in 1903. The family… Continue reading
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The Man Upstairs
My best friend Brad lived across the road from Alexis Baptist Church, and he struck up a friendship with our pastor, Stan Howard, almost as soon as the Preacher (as almost all Baptist ministers were called) moved into the parsonage beside the church. By tagging along with Brad, I was privy to many of the… Continue reading
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Update to Marie Lineberger’s memories of Alexis Baptist Church
When I first put Mom’s memories of Alexis Baptist Church on Facebook, several people (me included) doubted her account of the men and women sitting on opposite sides of the church. I assumed it was a trick of her 93-year-old memory. While she does have occasional lapses of memory, this seemed to be the most… Continue reading
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First installment: Marie’s memories of Alexis Baptist Church
A cousin who shall be nameless keeps telling me I need to write up some family stories before the old ones kick off, me included. So, with apologies to my friends who won’t find these stories interesting, here’s my first installment. Mom has been made aware that she is the longest surviving member (two other… Continue reading
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