house and grounds give evidence of careful planning and arduous work and their beauty is a source of pride and joy to the church. We are very fortunate to have tenants who take real good care of church property and we want to thank them for it. Motion carried. "Repairs were being made to the sanctuary during this time. The neon lights were replaced with flourescent lighting. The Church voted at a special business meeting on February 24, 1976 to pad the church pews with 1-1/2n foam rubber and cover the seats with a red fabric.
A discrepancy arose over the property line at the pastorium property. A quit claim deed made some time prior had solved the matter of 11 feet legally. Marvin Vann, who had previously donated the property to the Church, had to pay the adjacent property owner $800.00 for the 11 feet. The Pastor and Deacons felt that while the Church was not legally bound, it was the Christian thing to do to reimburse Mr. Vann for that $800.00. The church minutes of March 1976 read that "We, the Deacons, recommend that the church reimburse Mr. Marvin Vann, $800.00 at the rate of $200.00 per month for four months, said reimbursement for eleven (11) feet of property at the Church Camp. Motion carried. "
It was decided in April to let the Easter Offering be used for the purpose of finishing the ceiling on the third floor of the educational building. Shortly thereafter the ceiling was finished.
The spirit of the Church continued to grow sweeter. In May 1976 the Church approved a motion by Mary Alma Price, "expressing our deep appreciation to all the workers who so faithfully prepared our Wednesday night dinners and thereby made it so pleasant to be a Church Family. Thank You! "
On July 7, 1976 Joe Hunt resigned as Youth Director to attend Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. His resignation was to take effect August 1. The Church approved a deacons' recommendation that the church, in an expression of love and appreciation to Joe Hunt, continue him on the payroll for the four weeks beginning August 1, 1976 and further, that the church pay the cost of transporting Joe's household goods to Louisville. "
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