The Messenger is a weekly publication of First Baptist Church 255 W. Central Ave LaFollette, TN. 37766 Phone: 1-423-562-7649

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• Sunday School Attendance:         104
  Tithes & Gifts                        $7,742.00
  Valentine Pot Luck Lunch: February 19th after Morning Worship. Please bring a meat dish and your favorite side dish. Coffee and Tea furnished by the church.
  Please keep collecting Food City receipts through March 11th!The CCHS Art dept. appreciates it!
  
  Fellowship and scrap booking for all ladies Friday 17th - 6 to 9 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Please bring your favorite finger food to share.
  We have a few hand crafted Easter Bunnies left over from our Craft Fairs.  Some are wood and some made from hobnail fabric.  If you would like to look at them please call Marie Lane. No price on them; We just ask that you make a donation to the church if you would like. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  The web site has a portion reserved for Prayer Request.  If you get a chance go to that page and read or post a Prayer Request.
  Emily and I enjoyed worshipping with you last Sunday.  Thank you very much for the generous honorarium.  Respectfully, Charles Noss.
  Memorial: Richard and Karen Green gave in memory of Eugene and Novella Heatherly.
  
            During the creation of this web site I became fascinated with the directions some of our former pastors took after leaving LaFollette. It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack, but it is fun, so I guess I will continue to look. I will document my search, and share it with you.
          Rev W. H. Rutherford was our pastor from Nov 1887 to Jan 1899. I am sure this is the same person who did the article for the Baptist Reflector dated Jan 1898. It’s kind of confusing, because he did the article as if he was in Clinton, but we know he was at our church during that time. He gave Clinton as the place to send donations, but this was probably a central association for helping Baptist Churches.
          F. C. Lewallen born February 29, 1832, died Frbruary 12, 1900 was pastor of Clinton Church from June 15, 1873 to October 15, 1877. In his obituary it mentioned his daughter Mrs. W. H. Rutherford, wife of the Baptist pastor at Williamsburg, Ky. Preacher Lewallen was living with his daughter at the time of his death. In all probability this is the same Rev. W. H. Rutherford who pastured our church, and probably moved to Williamsburg from LaFollette.
          From this point on I have drawn a blank. If anyone has any information that will help me continue my journey, please contact me. Your webmaster frank - frank@lafollettefbc.com or use our feedback form.

   

  

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