Levelland’s First Baptist Church is holding a two-day celebration this upcoming weekend for its centennial.
Pastor Cody Favor said the church started in July of 1924, and they’ve been using the current building since the ‘40s after a fire rebuild.
“It’s been almost 80 years, we’ve been in this sanctuary,” Favor said.
The celebration for the church’s 100th year will be held on Saturday and Sunday, and Favor outlined the activities available to attendees.
An open house will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m., in which people can look at historical photos and artifacts, as well as eat light refreshments.
On Sunday morning, the church is to have a centennial worship service. Activities include interviews with church members, preaching and a centennial presentation. Favor also mentioned singing groups and a choir that will be there for the service.
The pastor said most people involved in the celebrations are former staff members or people who have had an affiliation with the church at some point in time.
“There’s not a lot of what I would call outside groups,” Favor said.
Preparing for the centennial celebration weekend has been a big group effort, he said. He named the church’s centennial committee that worked on getting historical artifacts and documents, putting lunch together and getting the building ready, among other preparations.
“That committee has worked tirelessly, and there have been many others that have done that as well,” Favor said. The pastor said the centennial has given him the opportunity to look at the past and how members have worked to be a light in the community and know Jesus.
“It’s a good marker to look at how God has been faithful,” Favor said, “and for us to go into the future, ourselves being faithful to this God who has walked with us for 100 years.”
Favor said he’s been working as the church’s pastor for almost three years, and that it’s been a good experience in a city he loves being in.
Going forward from the centennial, it will be business as usual for the church, he said.
“It’s not always new, big initiatives,” Favor said, “it’s the steadiness of walking the path of discipleship.”