The church provided funding, and even took a second mortgage to sustain the school. Their faithfulness paid off. The Women of Community Baptist Church, Medford have formed a new women's group with three other Baptist churches. It is called the United Baptist Women of Medford. Their first event was a pot roast supper in October.
Children are to be invited to share the leadership of that service in variety of ways.
The church hopes that this will affirm the presence and the importance of children and youth in the life of their worshipping community. The money will be raised by personal gifts and memorizing scripture. Those who choose to participate will be given a name of a child. First Baptist, Pittsfield has an annual December bus trip to New York City for shopping, sightseeing or theater. A new owner wants to make the bar into a Latin-themed restaurant and nightclub.