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My thanks to the
members of the Baraca Class for their support over the past year and a
half. As you may have heard, I have a new teaching job in
southwest Georgia. Les has generously agreed to take over duties
as class president for the remainder of the year. As you
know, Les has many other duties at Grace church, so if he asks for your
assistance with the class over the next few months, please step up and
help out.
Come January, the
class will need a new leader. I know that there is someone
out there that God is encouraging to take on the vital role of Baraca
Class President. The vital work of spreading God's Word and the
joy of salvation through Jesus Christ must continue. Please
help continue the tradition of the laity-led ministry of the Baraca
Class by prayerfully considering taking a leadership role. I have
asked Bill to again lead the nominations committee as it seeks to
fill the class offices. Please help him out by
offering to help and suggesting quality people who can ensure that the
class continues its ministry at Grace church and over the radio.
Although I have relocated to the Peach State, Grace Church remains my
spiritual home. I look forward to seeing all of you on my next
visit during the Thanksgiving holiday.
Steven
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Don't
Forget . . .
RADIO SPONSORSHIP:
There are still Sundays in the coming months available for radio
sponsorship. This is a great way to remember or honor loved
ones. For more information, contact Michal in the church office.
We invite you to
join us in person on Sundays at 9:45 a.m. in the Baraca Room or by way
of the radio (WCEM-AM 1240) as we continue our 102 year tradition of
sharing the Good News of salvation through Christ Jesus.
Anyone
having suggestions for new guest singers is encouraged to contact the
class at baraca@comcast.net or
by leaving a message with Michal in the church office.
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 History of Baraca
Baraca is an adult Sunday School class that began with five
members in 1909 as part of a nationwide movement to bring the Good News of Jesus
to men in their 20s. Over the
decades, Baraca has come to welcome men and women of every age. The class is
unique in that the pastor of Grace United Methodist Church is also the class
teacher. Baraca also has its own
band. Every week, the class
features a guest singer as part of the program.
The class meets every Sunday from 9:45 to 10:45.
Since the 1940s, the Baraca Hour has been broadcast live on WCEM-AM 1240.
The class welcomes everyone to join them, either in person or over the
radio.
Baraca Class Presidents...
- January 2012 to Present, Hubert Trego, Jr.
- August 2011-December 2011, Les Hutton
- 2010-July 2011, Steven Brohawn
- 2008-2009, O. Allen Nelson
- 2002 -2007, Les Hutton
- 1999-2001, O. Allen Nelson
- 1996-1998, Leland R. Wheatley
- 1994-1995, Clint Johnson
- 1993, James Simmons
- 1991-1992, Keith Turner
- 1990, Ed Jarrett
- 1988-1989, O. Allen Nelson
- 1987, Perry H. Messick
- 1985-1986, Irving Cannon
- 1984, Grayson Hurley
- 1983, Ronald E. Thomas
- 1982, James Bishop, Jr.
- 1981, Virgil Spedden
- 1980, Dr. Guy Windsor
- 1978-1979, Donald Johnson
- 1975-1977, Charles Landrum
- 1972 - 1974, James Raymond
- 1971, Michael R. Hubbard
- 1970, James E. Davis
- 1966-1969, Charles Handley
- 1961-1965, Ben Landrum
- 1960, Warren Linton
- 1949-1959, Herb Travers
- 1948, Tommy Phillips
- 1947, Everett Owens
- 1946, Howard Hall
- 1946, Herb Travers
- 1945, Earl Brannock
- 1943, Robert Harding
- 1942, Mace Brohawn
- 1941, Mitchell Willey
- 1940, Irving Hall
- 1939, Herb Travers
- 1938, Walter Smith
- 1937, Herb Travers
- 1936, Harry Kraft
- 1935, Mace Brohawn
- 1934-1935, T. Sangston Insley
- 1932-1934, Charles E. Brohawn
- 1931, Harry Henry
- 1930, Herb Travers
- 1929, J. H. Kraft
- 1928, Wallace Flowers
- 1927, Samuel M. Brohawn, Jr.
- 1926, William S. Wright
- 1926, William T. Nabb
- 1925, William S. Wright
- 1924,
- 1923, Harry F. Brannock
- 1911-1922, William E. Hearn
- 1911-1922, W. Robert Hearn
- 1911-1922, Fred Crawford
- 1911-1922, Edgar Shackelford
- 1911-1922, W. O. Hurley
- 1911-1922, Thomas E. Jones
- 1909-1910, Samuel Hubbard
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