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The Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church Commemorates 100 Years With the Dedication of A New Sanctuary – Opening Celebrations in August

Members of the congregation at Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church will enhance their legacy and increase their territory when they march into their new sanctuary on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. to coincide with the celebration of their 100th Anniversary.

Proclaiming that 2014 is the year to walk into their destiny, Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church reflects on its founding in 1914.  The congregation has grown to be one of the most respected and revered churches in metropolitan Atlanta

Activities and events for the 100th Anniversary include the following:

Saturday, August 2, 2014, 11:00 a.m.
Commissioning of The Frank Jones Memorial Chapel (formerly the old sanctuary)
and entrance into the new worship center
 Rev. Dr. H. Beecher Hicks, Jr., Senior Servant; Metropolitan Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.
 
 Sunday, August 3, 2014
 First Communion Sunday in the new Worship Center
 7:15 a.m. - Rev. Michael Benton, Senior Pastor; Fairfield Baptist Church, Decatur, GA
10:30 a.m. - Rev. Dr. William E. Flippin, Sr., Senior Pastor; Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church
 
 Saturday,  August 9, 2014   6:00 p.m.
100th Anniversary Celebration Gala
 Georgia Piedmont Technical College; 495 N. Indian Creek Drive, Clarkston, GA  30021
Tickets:   $65.00 (for ticket information contact Miranda Mack McKenzie 404-433-7163
 
Sunday, August 10, 2014, 3:00 p.m.
Dedication of the new worship Center
Rev. Jerry D. Black, Sr., Senior Pastor; Beulah Baptist Church and the Beulah Family

Sunday, August 17, 2014  
100th Anniversary – Official Day of Celebration
7:15 a.m. – Dr. Samuel Chand
9:30 a.m. – Sunday Church School Hour
10:30 a.m. – Bishop Jerry Hutchins

August 18-20, 2014, 7:00 p.m. nightly
Annual Church Revival
Lecturer - Rev. Dr. Winfred Hope; Ebenezer Baptist Church, Athens, GA
Revivalist - Rev. Dr. Marcus Cosby; Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, Houston, Texas
 
100 Anniversary Youth Day and Family Worship Service
7:15 a.m. - Rev. Stephen Thurston, II; Greater Travelers Rest Baptist Church, Decatur, GA
 10:30 a.m. - Rev. Ralph D. West, II; The Church Without Walls, Houston, Texas



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