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weeks in the Seminary in Kenya, Africa. Jack Hode resigned as Youth Director. It was voted to decrease the number of deacons. David Ratcliff and Toy Tedford were noted for serving in Home Missions at Bayside Mission and Buccaneer State Park Ministry. Central heat and air system was installed in church office for $2,000 and outside system for Fellowship Hall at a cost of $1,450. A new van was purchased for $18,518.07. The Crisis Pregnancy Center was formed at a meeting at Mississippi Power Company. The Senior Adults of the church were honored at a dinner by the younger adults of the church. During June Dena and Judy Caplinger, Roberta Harvill, Belinda Pearce, and Darlene Underwood went to Recife, Brazil to help in Vacation Bible School there. The church was invited to attend the Hurricane Camille Commemoration Service at the end of Ulman Avenue. The "Forget Me Not Club" was organized to keep in touch with shut-ins of the church. The Sanctuary Choir presented "Wondrous Gift" and the Children's Choir presented "Story of the Ornament" as Christmas Cantatas to end the year.
The	new	year, 1990, dawned on	a good note. The church	was
informed that another ten thousand dollars had been given to the Foundation Fund from Collins c. Diboll Foundation which is used for benevolent needs. Also a donation of two thousand was given to the church towards a computer by an anonymous donor. A letter	was
received	from	the local Radio Station	W.B.S.L. apologizing for	the
incident	when	their microphone was	left on at the station	and
offensive remarks were made while services were being broadcast. On March 5 the Crisis Pregnancy Center was opened. Mary Lee & Uless Bergeron were commissioned as Foreign Missionaries on July 27 at services at Glorieta, New Mexico. In August Mary Anne


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