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On November 7, 1997 we
held our first worship service as a congregation, a body
of believers that would become known as Liberty Baptist
Church. We began meeting in 2 store-front buildings in downtown
Hartwell. We worked hard remodeling and setting up rooms
for our Sunday School and preparing a place for worship. And not only that, we attracted many sources, as well as essays writers and persistently prepared for every worship. After all, training is a very important moment in every field, and religion is no exception.
On December 7, 1997, with then President of the Georgia
Baptist Convention, Frank Cox, we held our church’s
Constituting Service. The following week we held our first
revival with Pastor Wayne Robertson, GBC’s then Executive
Committee Vice-Chairman. |
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Michael R. Griffin, Sr.
Senior Pastor
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During our first year God laid on our hearts a piece of land in
southern Hart County. The land totaled 35 acres, with road frontage
on Highway 29. Again, through the support of Georgia Baptists
we were able to secure this piece of property. With the support
of the Hebron Baptist Association and a $15,000.00 grant from
the G.B.C., we were able to secure a note for the property. That
Fall, after buying the property, we held the first worship services
on our new land. We rented a tent from the Georgia Baptist Convention
and held our Fall Revival services there! For the next 2 years
we prayed, planned, saved, and sacrificed all we could to payoff
the debt on the loan. By the Fall of 2000 we were prepared to
begin building a new facility on our debt-free land. On July 15,
2001 we dedicated our new 20,600 square foot multi-purpose facility
to the glory of God.
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