Christmas Past at Gretna Christian

Christmas is just around the corner and below is some pictures from the past Christmas Plays at Gretna Christian Church.  

Mary:  Rhonda Kennedy               This was possibly taken around 1976

Joseph:  Kevin Dalton

Angel:  Stacy Meadows

 

December 1975

Kneeling:  Darin Barley, Steve Kinsley, Paul Catron, Jr.

Seated:  Gwen Wells

Standing:  Melissa Crawley, Berkeley Shelton, Don Barley, Lisa Dellis, Dwayne Barley, Timmy Meadows

If you noticed Melissa Crawley is also in our 100 year reunion pictures.  She is in the front row in the center of our November 7th picture of the Crawley Family.  How time flies.  

Remember, if anyone has a picture they would like to post, please feel free to e-mail me.  I will be glad to do so.

pictures:

Linda Dalton

Anne Meadows

Trip to Smith Mountain Lake

The Young Adult Class picnicking at Smith Mountain Dam area.

Tim Meadows, Wayne Meadows, Linda Dalton, Robin Swanson, Stacy Meadows, Calvin Perkins, Gail Perkins, Kenneth Dalton, Mike Dellis, Jenny Dellis, Martha Abbott, Jeffrey Abbott, Vicky Hedrick, Tony Ferguson, Kevin Dalton.

Linda Dalton, Jenny Dellis, Anne Meadows, Shirlene Barley

Having fun at Craig Springs Fall Retreat of 1982

Pictures provided by Linda Dalton.

Aren't these pictures wonderful.  

More pictures from the 100th Anniversary

The Crawley Family entertained after the luncheon.  Everyone enjoyed their singing.  It was a lovely time.

Martha Crawley was the pianist.  As always, she was magnificent.

Some of the People that attended the 100th Anniversary Homecoming

Pictures of the Luncheon After Homecoming Service

October 16, 2011

Gretna Christian Church 100th Anniversary

Minister:  Dwight Mays

111 Leftwich Street
Gretna, Virginia

Mailing Address: Post Office Box 644 Gretna, Virginia 24557

Well, Homecoming finally happened and it was a beautiful day and so many people came and the sermon and food and singing afterwards was wonderful.  I hope everyone enjoyed the day as much as I did.  For the next few days I will be posting pictures from that day.  I hope you enjoy.

Steve Harris was named Member of the Year.

Mrs Catherine Rowland is one of our members that was baptized by Henry D. Coffee in 1928.

Ms Jeanette Bailess along with Steve Harris worked diligently during the last year putting together the history book for the Church and also the memorabilia room.

Mark E. Poole  photos
Disciples of Christ Historical Society 

Gretna Christian Church

Atha Bailey

Linda Dalton

100th Anniversary

One of the ministers that served at Gretna Christian Church during the World War II years was Franklin H. Bennett.  He was at Gretna Christian in 1944.   The Disciples of Christ Historical Society was able to locate a picture for me of Mr. Bennett.