It describes the details the original plans to establish the church and continues with the growth of the congregation from its original 289 members to one of the large churches in the Georgia-Cumberland Conference. Floyd Greenleaf, former history professor and chair of the History Department at Southern, wrote the first edition in 1989 and has rewritten the earlier story and added material covering the years since 1989. The College Press will print the book. It will include several pages of pictures, and a list of the charter members arranged according to the church from which they transferred to McDonald Road. You will want a copy of this book.
Gale is a retired minister who enjoys gardening and landscaping.
Eula May is a retired elementary school teacher who enjoys music and reading. They have three children, Teresa, Dennis, and Brenda who are now adults with jobs and homes of their own. Church member, Joe Orquia, planned to go to the Philippines to do volunteer medical work. Joe was asking the church for their financial support and prayers. Out of six of these scholarships awarded, Ashtons received two of them.