The

Heritage Church, whose heritage is based on the

Evangelical, Reformed and Baptist theology, has just

celebrated its tenth anniversary.

"Evangelical"

refers to the heritage of the New Testament revelation of

the core message of Jesus Christ concerning the

"evangel" or good news. "Reformed"

refers to the heritage of the teachings of the Lord and

His apostles, which were recaptured at the time of the

Protestant Reformation of the 16th century.

"Baptist" refers to the heritage of the

teaching of the New Testament as recovered by Baptist

forefathers.

These

theologies form the basis for what Heritage Church

believes in as a church family.

The

congregation first began to meet at Oak Grove Elementary

School in April 1989, and moved into its current building

in 1993. It enjoys a membership of 200 souls.

The pastor

is the Rev. Steve Martin, who was born in Chicago and

reared in Indiana.

He was 21

years old when he first felt a strong pull into the

ministry. He graduated from Wabash College in Indiana,

where he earned a BA in English. He then worked for

Campus Crusade for Christ and the Worldwide Discipleship

Association, which is headquartered in Fayette County.

Martin

entered seminary in 1979 and graduated in 1981. He has

served two churches in Fayette County.

He has been

married to Cindy for 27 years, and they are the parents

of Matthew, 25, a computer engineer who lives in Fayette

County, and Sally Nance, 22, who lives with her husband

in Greenville, S.C.

Asked what

he would like to see among church people, Martin replied,

"I would like to encourage all churches to go back

and be faithful to the historical roots of the

church."

The church

has a Bible study each Sunday at 9:45 a.m., the regular

worship service is at 11 a.m., the youth groups are

Sunday, 6 - 8:30 p.m.; Men's Spiritual Fitness Group

meets each Tuesday at 6:15 to 7:30 a.m. at the pastor's

home, and a ladies' morning fellowship and study is each

Friday, 9:30 - 11 a.m.

The church

is at 150 Lester Road. Turn south on Huiet Road, which is

halfway between Fayetteville and Peachtree City off Ga.

Highway 54. At the first four-way stop sign, turn left on

Lester Road.

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