Edgefield Baptist

Church will be celebrating its 133rd church anniversary this weekend.

The church was formed in 1870 by former slaves and was originally at the

corner of what is now Ga. Highway 54 and Hickory Drive in Fayetteville.

The huge granite

rock on which sermons were delivered is still in existence.

The current

facility is on Church Street and was built in 1911. In 1955 a schoolhouse

was built next door. The congregation has just completed a $40,000 renovation

of the sanctuary and grounds.

Activities

will begin Saturday at noon with food, fun and fellowship. Hot dogs and

hamburgers will be cooked across the street in the park. There will be

activities for the children, a documentary on the history of the church,

and entertainment.

A covered-dish

luncheon will be served after the 11 a.m. Sunday service in the Fellowship

Hall. At 2:30 p.m. guest pastor William H. Robinson will speak in the

sanctuary. He is pastor at the 2nd Mount Vernon Baptist Church.

All Fayette

countians are invited to take part.