Several items of interest appear in the February minutes.  "The
Deacons, in concurrence with the Pastor, recommend that the
Easter Offering be given to the Brevard Baptist Association to be
used in the Barefoot Bay Mission activities." Mr. R. H. Graham,
Properties Committee Chairman, recommended the acceptance of
individual donations to purchase 100 green padded chairs for use
in the Fellowship Hall.  Both recommendations were approved.  Mr.
Graham also accepted on behalf of the Church the "Most Beautiful
Church" award presented by the City of Melbourne.  This was the
second time in the prior several years that the Church had
received this award.

In March 1978 the Church voted to install central heat and air
conditioning in the nursery building and two-story educational
building.  A suspended ceiling was also approved for the first
floor of the two-story building.  New lighting was also added.

An Associational Media Workshop was held at the church on the
first of May 1978.  The purpose of the workshop was to discuss
new materials issued by the Southern Baptist Convention on the
planning and operation of Media Centers.  Ten media persons 
attended the workshop.

A request was sent to the Church dated July 13, 1978 from
Lake Crest Community Baptist Church requesting the ordination of
James H. Steele.  The request was approved and the pastor was
authorized to form a presbytery to examine Brother Steele for the
Gospel ministry  He was recommended for ordination and a lovely
ordination service was held on August 20, 1978.


In August 1978 the tape ministry under Bill Doss had begun to
take shape.  Brother Doss continued this vital ministry until
September 30, 1988 having served faithfully and well.  Only
heaven will record the extent of the ministry of the Word of God
through the tapes for the pastor and the Church.

It became known to the congregation that Rev. C. K. Byerly, a
former pastor of First Baptist Church and now quite erderly was
in need.  The Church voted to send financial assistance to him as
a love gift.  Also the Church has helped its ministerial students
financially through the years.

At the September 6, 1978 business meeting "Rev. Kennon
recommended that we pay off the existing mortgage on the three-
story educational building, which mortgage includes all the
church-area property, approximately $3,000.00, enabling us to
burn the note or a copy of the same on High Attendance Day, the
last Sunday in October.  Motion carried."


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