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{ 8 § i £ i ih TRY Page 10A-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, March 26, 1992 Management and Employees HARRIS FUNERAL HOME, INC. Ollie Harris and Staff THE SUB FACTORY 124 A. West Gold Street 739-4255 AMITY FINANCE of Kings Mountain 739-1311 1 i Our Current : Our Former Church Building Church Building ' Boyce Memorial HARDEE S of Kings Mountain ® rans searoon | Associate Reformed MAC'S GROCERY Paul and Joyce Hord ® 900 N. Piedmont Ave. Ho Presbyterian Church ii 1 a loaTS : PLONK TIRE Man : RAN Boyce Memorial Association Reformed Wray and Tim Plonk agement and bmployees | presbyterian Church has its origin in the Pisgah 789-0193 Church near Crowders Mountain. It seems that the | # rons Pisgah Church served members in Gaston and 1 E'S FISH BOX .| Cleveland Counties and was located onthe south WINN DIXIE STORES 1104 Shelby Road base of the pinnacle of Kings Mountain. This and Employees church was active in the late 1700's. Around 1796 : this church split into what was to become Pisgah COMBUSTION and Bethany ARP Churches. In 1855 Dr. Ebenezer SETZER'S DISCOUNT ENGINEERING, INC. Erskine Boyce was directed to divide the Pisgah AUTO PARTS Management and Employees congregation. The Cleveland County members 1301 S. Battleground Ave. formed the Mt. Nebo Church which met in a 734-0121 comfortable frame building where Waco Road and ALLENS FLOWER Watterson Street intersect today. This church was ; SHOP, pom active for twenty years. In 1876 two congregations JONES INTERCABLE Management and Staff formed from the members of the Mt. Nebo Church. | Management and Employees 5 the Bethel and Kings Mountain Churches REV. TL LIM BARRON GROVER The Kings Mountain ARP Church was located on East King Street, two KINGS MOUNTAIN INDUSTRIES blocks from the old City Hall, which was then the home of Mrs. Minnie HOSPITAL Where Friendly People Work Crawford. This was the first church of any denomination ever built in the city C3001 of Kings Mountain. The building was a weather-board structure painted white Po which was built at a cost of $700.00. The land was given by Mr. Robert Falls. ! This building served the congregation until 1898. WAD E F ORD In 1898 the name was changed to Boyce Memorial to honor the church's NADONWIDE IYSTIRANCE "You Can Count On WADE" = | first pastor. At that time the congregation moved into a new building on the TO : corner of Piedmont Ave. and King Street. With the rapid growth of the : membership an educational building was added to the church in 1925. This DEPOT STOP site remained as the church's home until 1962 when they held the first HARRIS TEETER AND GO, INC. worship service in their new educational building on the corner of King Street SUPERMARKET Ken Roberts and Employees and Edgemont Drive. The old facility had been sold to the Catholic Church. 4 Empl The educational building served as a sanctuary during the pastorate of Bpg wD oyees BUTLER AIR Rev. L. Thomas Ritchie. In 1969 Boyce Memorial called Dr. Charles Edwards . . CONDITIONING AND as pastor and in 1974 the congregation held a ground breaking service to | FIRST CAROLINA FEDERAL HEATING prepare for the building of its present sanctuary. A dedication service was held PAV iNGe Bann td Da nd Frais in 1975 when the congregation moved into the new building. Dr. Edwards 730.478] o (80 OaRe . 565 Bn : A remained at Boyce Memorial until 1979 when he retired. Rev. William Tyson o-1111 was called and led the congregation until 1989 when he moved to a church in PARKDALE MILLS, INC.| Florida. Boyce Memorial was fortunate to have Rev. Harold Mace serve as H&R BLOC #5 & #19 interim pastor during the search for a new minister. A formal call was issued K to Rev. William Barron and he began his pastorate on July 1, 1990. Boyce Memorial continues to be a force in this community where its roots are deep. 74 ...and read your Bible dail 739-2865 KERNS TRUCKING, INC. "You Call -- We ITaul" 739-4747 MOUNTAIN VIEW FARMS - Wayne & Cameron Ware 739-5528 CHAMPION CONTRACTING CO. Oak Grove Road ® 739-9511 ==