The new pastor wasted no time in promoting his ideas through the deacons as the minutes of December 8, 1948 list the following recommendations from the deacons:1. Pastor's study to be moved 2. Provide a nursery 3. Organize a Brotherhood 4. Have a revival soon 5. Appoint a junior deacon board 6. Organize a young married couples' Sunday School class 7. Have a weakly choir practice 8. Use junior deacons as ushers 9. Relief and annuity for retired ministers 10. Financing the church a. The Pastor's salary be set at $100.00 per month b. That 10% of 5100.00 be kept in treasury for incidentals c. That 70% over $100.00 per month be a supplement to pastor's salary until such a time as offering exceeds a liveable salary and then a new salary be set and that the remaining 10% be held in incidental fund.
At the next business meeting the matter of junior deacons was tabled.
The January Bible Study book for 1949 was the Gospel of John. Now, 40 years later in 1989 the same Bible book is to be studied. The budget for 1949 reads as follows:
Pastor's Salary $35.00 per week Church Expenses l0.00 per week Cooperative Program 5.00 per week Total $50.oo
Rev. D. W. Griffin resigned November 27, 1949. There were many expressions of regret and appreciation for Bro. Griffin's ministry.
December 4, 1949 saw the call of Rev. J. D. Hartsfield of Fellsmere, Florida as pastor. He was interviewed and accepted the call with plans to come as soon as he was relieved from his other church.
The February 1950 business meeting shows Brother Hartsfield on the church field and acting as moderator. Throughout most of the history of First Baptist, the pastor has served as moderator. The exceptions to this were during the times that the Church was without a pastor. At the February 1 meeting it was approved to send 5% of the total tithes and offerings to the Cooperative
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