Above, Glady Branch Baptist
Church.
Below—Rev. and Mrs. Clyde C.
Collins and the Carrs Hill Bap
tist Church.
Church Of The Month:
After a few minutes’ conver
sation with Rev. Clyde Collins,
you can’t help but feel that there
is a minister whose energy, sin
cerity, and ability is certainly
reflected in his churches—and
chat impression is a true one.
As pastor of the Carrs Hill
and Glady Branch Baptist
Churches, Mr. Collins is leading
his congregation toward bigger
and better things. He has been
at Carrs Hill for five years now
and since his coming the church
has advanced from what is
known in rural church commu
nities as a "quarter time”
church to a "half time” pasto
rate. Glady Branch has also
made the same advancement
under the ministry of Mr. Col
lins.
The combined membership of
the two churches has grown to
approximately 250. Other signs
of growth and progress are pre
sent. Glady Branch has installed
a heating plant and the church
yard is receiving a face-lifting
with the planting of laurels and
other improvements. Carrs Hill
has approved a project to con
struct additional Sunday School
rooms.
Always trying to better pre
pare himself for his life’s work,
Mr. Collins has been attending
the Fruitland Baptist Bible In
stitute where he gets instruction
and training similar to that giv-
in the large seminaries.
His wife, the former Miss
Lilly Coker, assists her husband
in many phases of church work.
She teaches the Young Women’s
Class at Carrs Hill. Mr. and Mrs.
Collins have four children—
Norma Jean, 16; Carolyn, 15;
Patricia Anne, 13; and Billy, 8.
Rev. Collins came to the two
churches as pastor five years ago
from the Rocky Hill Church
at Cedar Mountain. He served
the church there for three years
while still living in Greenville,
S. C., his home. His work with
the young people of his two
churches has been outstanding
and naturally they are fond of
him.
Many Ecustans attend the two
churches. Among them are Hu
bert Batson of Inspection who is
B. T. U. director at Carrs Hill
and J. E. Waters of Finishing
is treasurer and deacon at Glady
Branch.
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