Keeping

pace with the growth of the county means bigger

facilities not only for municipalities, but for churches

as well.

Inman

United Methodist Church is no exception and is about to

complete a 10,000-sq. ft. expansion. The new facility

houses Sunday School rooms as well as a fellowship hall

that will accommodate 120 at a seated dinner. It is

expected that the upper floor will be ready in time for

the June Vacation Bible Schools.

The Rev.

Doug Burrell arrived last June to this congregation of

250 members and came to a church in the country that has

been around since the mid 1800s.

The

community of Inman has been able to maintain its rural

atmosphere, while producing three well-known ministers,

the Rev. Dan Overstreet, the Rev. Dr. Don Harp and the

Rev. Gary Parrish.

Children's

activities this summer will include a children's caravan

in which a mission team from the University of Auburn,

Wesley Foundation, will lead them in various morning

activities July 21-22.

In Vacation

Bible School, the youth will participate in activities

geared to help the Habitat for Humanities organization by

making various crafts for the homes built by the

organization. They also will be part of a youth caravan

July 7-8, at which time the Auburn/Wesley Foundation

students will be on hand.

May 20, the

graduating students will present a concert in conjunction

with the church's Saturday Night Live supper, which is

conducted each fourth Saturday.

In July,

the adults will be called upon to bring their garden and

lawn tools, and assist in landscaping around the new

education building.

In August,

the adults will conduct revival services on Sunday nights

and the Rev. Dr. Sam Matthews, Fayetteville First United

Methodist Church, will be on hand for one of the

services.

Local

attorney and native Scott Ballard will lead a support

group for those recently divorced, Wednesday evenings at

6:30.

And in

keeping with its rural persona, the church will deliver

different kinds of newcomer gifts in its outreach

ministry, an assortment of jams and jellies.

The church

office can be reached at 770-461-2123.