April 24, 1988 and Birthday List

Gretna Christian Church 100th Anniversary

Minister:  Dwight Mays

111 Leftwich Street
Gretna, Virginia
Mailing Address: Post Office Box 644 Gretna, Virginia 24557

My mother saved bulletins from certain Sunday services and today I am posting the April 24, 1988 bulletin.
Over twenty three years ago this coming Sunday the Reverend Melvin Bobbitt was the minister and the music was by Linda Dalton.
The Invocation was delivered by Joe Kinsley.
The Deacons serving on that day were Oscar Kennedy, Dalton Harris, Jeff Abbott and Dick Lassiter.
Meditation-Kenneth Dalton
Prayer of Thanksgiving for Bread-Harold Bailey
Prayer of Thanksgiving for Cup-Oliver Farmer
Offertory Prayer-Jeff Abbott
The Choir sang the song, "Father, We Rest In Thy Love".

There was a scheduled reception for May 22 for Reverend Bobbit and his wife.

Revival began that night with Reverend John Wallace as the speaker.  The Choir from First Baptist Church in Gretna were the guest music for that night.  Gretna Christian Church Choir were scheduled for Monday night, the men form Oak Grove Christian on Tuesday, Liberty Choir on Wednesday, The Meadows Sisters on Thursday, The Joyful Sounds from Bethel Pentecostal Holiness Church were scheduled for Friday.

Just that next Sunday there was a scheduled workshop for the CWF/CMF at Rocky Mount Christian Church.

This is definitely a busy active church.

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Gretna Christian Church 100th Anniversary Blog February 16, 2011

On October 16, 2011 Gretna Christian Church in Gretna, Virginia will be celebrating their 100^th Anniversary. Through pictorial history and memories contributed by fellow members and visitors, we hope that you can share and enjoy Gretna Christian Church’s centennial celebration.

Gretna Christian Church is a member of the Disciples of Christ denomination. 

Disciples of Christ

The Disciples of Christ Church began at the beginning of the 1800s through three inspirational leaders: Thomas and Alexander Campbell, a Scottish Presbyterian Father and Son in Pennsylvania and Barton W. Stone, a Presbyterian in Kentucky.

Excerpt from Disciples of Christ website at http://www.disciples.org/AboutTheDisciples/HistoryoftheDisciples

Thomas and Alexander Campbell, a Scottish Presbyterian father and son in Pennsylvania, rebelled against the dogmatic sectarianism that kept members of different denominations - and even factions within the same denomination - from partaking of the Lord's Supper together.

Barton W. Stone in Kentucky, also a Presbyterian, objected to the use of creeds as tests of "fellowship" within the church, which were a cause of disunity, especially at the Lord’s table.

Christians," the name adopted by Stone's movement, represented what he felt to be a shedding of denominational labels in favor of a scriptural and inclusive term. Campbell had similar reasons for settling on "Disciples of Christ" but he felt the term "Disciples" less presumptuous than "Christians."

The Campbell and Stone denominations merged in 1832 after over a quarter century of separate development.

Since 1832, the Disciples of Christ church has developed into a church known for its cooperative and ecumenical work. In 1910, the Disciples established the Council on Christian Unity, the first denomination in the world to have an organization devoted to the pursuit of Christian unity.  The Disciples also helped organize the national and World Councils of Churches.  The Disciples gave leadership to the establishment of a new ecumenical venture called (CCT) Christian Churches Together.   CCT brings together Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox Evangelicals and Pentecostal Christians.

In 1911, the Gretna Christian Church was founded.  During that time, they have followed the practices of the Disciples of Christ to be a faithful growing church that demonstrates true community, deep Christian spirituality and a passion for justice.

Join us this year, as we share remembrances from the past and hope for the future.  Anyone that wishes to contact me can write me by Google e-mail  poolejanice@gmail.com or by commenting on  the blog.