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Andy Quinney says he was talk-ing to his daughter recently and was struck by her comment that she hardly knew his father, who suffered a massive heart attack when he was 56. His grandfather had a fatal heart attack at the same age. The 54-year-old mayor of Gar-den City, taking note of his age and family history, along with be-ing diagnosed with a genetic dis-ease that produces bloodclots, didn’t want his grandchildren say-ing they didn’t know him because he was sick or, worse yet, no lon-ger alive. Saying his daughter’s com-ment hit him “between the eyes,” Quinney decided to step down as mayor last Friday with more than two years left on his term. “My daughter had my first grandchild 11 weeks ago,” Quinney explains, “and my oldest daughter is getting married in two weeks and says she wants to have a fam-ily. I want my grandchildren to re-member trips they took with me to Disney World and to go camp-ing. It was time to take care of me.” Quinney says he’ll continue to work as a self-employed mort-gage lender, insurance broker and

a number of other positions. Al-though he no longer worked six to eight hours a day as mayor, as he did for his first four years in of-fice, Quinney says the stress of try-ing to earn a living while serving as mayor, gratis, took its toll in a number of ways. “My doctors told me to slow down, slow down,” Quinney says. “They said I was under too much stress, and that wasn’t good given my family history and the blood-clots. Working as mayor also hurt

me financially. Furthermore, I felt I accomplished everything as may-or. We have great leadership. They longer need me to be there.” Quinney says he’s proud of his role in transforming Garden Citry from a place known for traffic, trains, congestion and the port to a city that has been recognized for its visionary planning. “I put the Garden back in Garden City,” Quin-ney notes. He also points to his running of the city as a business,

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Morris Oglesby recalls riding along Hwy. 21, then a one-lane paved road, with a horse and wag-on, an 8-year-old boy headed to City Market in Savannah with his father to sell the crops they farmed in Rincon. He says people would occasionally take a nap along the side of the road and, due to the lack of traffic, both horse -drawn and vehicular, sleep undisturbed. Such is not the case nearly 80 years later. Trucks and cars speed along the four-lane road, a major connector to the Georgia ports and interstate. Horses are safely stowed away in trailers hauled by trucks. If anyone dares take a nap along the side of the road, the noise from the vehicles is bound to make it a short one. Yet there is one constant, Oglesby, now white-haired and 86 years old. He’s traded in his wagon and horse for a pickup truck, but he hasn’t totally forgotten the past. Inglesby is heading up a project to bring back a vestige from his boy-hood, an old wooden church he would pass on those trips to and from City Market. Oglesby is the founder of Habi-tat for Humanity in Effingham County who now works as a vol-unteer for the organization. His lat-est project is to help rebuild Hous-ton Baptist Church along Hwy. 21 in Port Wentworth and use it as a cultural center for school groups and tours that will include artifacts collected from the descendants of parishoners still living in the area. All that remains of the church are the front steps and a corner-stone with the year 1886. That’s when the church was moved from Rice Hope Plantation, next to the Savannah River, to its present site along Hwy. 21. When the roof started leaking, water seeped in and rotted out the wooden walls, floors and ceiling. Services were moved to nearby Richmond Baptist Church in 1971, and the structure further deteriorated until Oglesby and other volunteers tore it down in 2007; there are also graves be-longing to church members that date back to 1886 and perhaps ear-lier that are being restored. Some 18 months ago, Della Steele, who heads up the non-prof-it North Port Wentworth Citizens Council Inc., began efforts to re-build the church at its old site. An architect she contacted attended the same church as Oglesby and

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knew of his construction back-ground and asked if he wanted to lend his expertise. Oglesby agreed to head up construction for the new old church. Wood, to be used for the walls, floors and ceiling, was collected from houses torn down in Eff-ingham County and stored at the site, covered with plastic tarps. A metal storage shed was donated along with various other materials. Oglesby, with a lifetime of experi-ence in construction supervision, is heading up the efforts, aided by a number of volunteers. He says the project is waiting final approval from the City of Port Wentworth in the coming weeks. Once approved, it will take an estimated year to complete, adds Oglesby.

BRINGING BACK THE PASTLongtime Effingham Residents Help Rebuild Church

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...First Book-Savannah Chatham County announce their benefit art auction that will be conducted on Saturday, October 10, 2009. This exciting event will take place at the Habersham YMCA Youth Center, 6400 Habersham Street in Savannah. The art preview will begin at 4pm. The auction will begin at 5pm. Proceeds from this event benefit First Book Savannah/ Chatham County. First Book is a nonprofit organization with a single mission: to give children from low income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books. Well over 200 works of art by national and internationally recognized artists will be auctioned. Beginning bids will be below retail gallery prices. State of the Art Fund Raising

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...There will be a Lowcountry Boil to benefit Effingham Habitat for Humanity on Wednesday, Oct. 16 from 6:30 to 10:30 pm at the Living Faith Church of God at 3789 Noel Conway Road in Guyton. The meal will be cooked “to perfection” by Autry Farris and the men at Living Faith Church of God. Tickets can be purchased at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore for $25 or from Habitat’s board members. Individuals, churches, businesses or organizations interested in selling tickets should contact George Groce or Susan Greene at 826-6433. There will also be an auction at this event.

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...A couple in their nineties are both having problems remembering things. During a checkup, the doctor tells them that they’re physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember. Later that night, while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair. “Want anything while I’m in the kitchen?” he asks. “Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?” “Sure.” “Don’t you think you should write it down so you can remember it?” she asks. “No, I can remember it.” “Well, I’d like some strawberries on top, too. Maybe you should write it down, so’s not to forget it?” He says, “I can remember that. You want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries.” “I’d also like whipped cream. I’m certain you’ll forget that, write it down.” she says. Irritated, he says, “I don’t need to write it down, I can remember it! Ice cream with strawberries and whipped cream - I got it, for goodness sake!” Then he toddles into the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, the old man returns from the kitchen and hands his wife a plate of bacon and eggs. She stares at the plate for a moment, then asks, “Where’s my toast?”

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Oglesby says a lot of people have stopped at the site and said they’re glad the church is being rebuilt. He shares those sentiments. “There’s a lot of history in this church,” Oglesby says. “I would come down the road with the horse and wagon and see this church. Who would have thought, all these years later, I would be back here rebuilding the church. I made a big circle and wound up here again.” The same can be said of Steele, who attended Houston Baptist as a child and recalls the church’s “big, tall Gothic look.” She says the re-built church will bring an impor-tant part of the local history back to life. “So much out in this area has been lost,” Steele notes. “This will allow current and future generations to view a fascinating piece of history first-hand.” Houston Baptist was organized by Rev. Ulysses L. Hous-

ton, minister of First Bryan Baptist Church in Savannah and an active religious and political leader in the black commnity who attended the January 1865 meeting at Gen. Sherman’s headquarters that re-stored confiscated coastal land to

newly-freed blacks. The church was established in the tradition of earlier plantation praise houses intended to christianize slaves on rural plantations and served the blacks of Rice Hope Plantation un-til the 1970s.

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All that remains of the church are the steps and a block bearing the date 1886.

allowing a professional staff and administration to do their jobs and not trying to micromanage them. Taking over as mayor is longtime citycouncilman and mayor pro-tem Tennyson Holder, who will be sworn in Monday and will serve

the remaining 27 months of Quin-ney’s term. Holder says he hates to see Quinney leave, yet he encouraged him to do so. “I knew that he was sick, and I told him his health is more impor-tant than being the mayor of Gar-den City,” he says. “I understand his poistion.” Holder says he doesn’t plan

any changes and will continue to emphasize, as did Quinney, the group approach to city govern-ment. “I’m just one individual,” he says. “It’s not an “I” team, it’s a “we” team.”

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told another employee she could find her wallet in the freezer. The victim is now only missing her two debit cards.• An Officer was patrolling near Lovezzola’s Pizza, probably closer to the bakery on Moore Ave., when he spotted a small fire in the landscap-ing around the base of the building. Apparently the heat from one of the small landscaping lights had caught some of the mulch directly in front of the light on fire. He was able to extin-guish the fire without any help from the Fire Department. (There go my plans for landscape lighting...)• Police responded to a Pooler resi-dence where little sister explained that big sister is jealous of her be-cause she just had a baby. She ap-parently bumper her while they were passing in the hallway. (I imagine no-body appreciates that one more than I do, having lived in the same house with a wife, three daughters, and even our three dogs and two cats are all girls!)• Police responded to a local bar around 1:30am where a woman had passed out in the bathroom. She was taken to Candler Hospital just to be on the safe side.• Here’s another chump who’s pic-ture oughta be plastered in our paper so everybody would know what a low down schmuck he is... A woman contacted Police after she got home and realized she’d misplaced her en-velope containing $600 sometime during the day. As she retraced her steps, she believed she’d lost it at Sam’s Club in the tobacco area. Secu-rity personnel there were able to call it up on the videotape, and they saw that the man standing in line behind her, saw her drop her envelope when she bent over to pick up her child.

The man, rather than picking it up and handing it back to her, stepped on it and covered it with his foot until she’d walked away, then bent down and picked it up. (I’ll get the tar if somebody else’ll get the feathers!)• Sounds like a busy week for Pooler Officers... Police responded to a re-port of a domestic dispute around 2am. The woman there said her hus-band was drunk and they’d began to argue with him yelling ugly things at her and telling her she needed to leave the residence. The Officer then wanted to get the man’s version of events, but he’d already passed out in bed.• This one’s a two parter, so pay close attention... A woman called Po-lice around 9:40am and said one of the neighbors, who drives a tan 4 x 4, continuously speeds up and down their street, and had deliberately run over one of her pet ducks! The next afternoon, her husband confronted the neighbor’s wife, stopping her in the middle of the street, cursing her and using the “N” word, and yelling that if they didn’t kill the duck, then they know who drives the blue truck that did. Didja catch that... the tan truck is now a blue truck! The neigh-bor says the man has harassed them ever since they moved into the neigh-borhood, and he doesn’t know any-body with a blue pickup. (“It’s duck season!” “No, it’s rabbit season!” “It’s duck season!” “No, it’s rabbit season!” “It’s rabbit season!” “No, it’s duck sea-son!” This guy needs to move back to whatever rock he crawled out from under... We don’t need that kinda crap in Pooler!)• Among the items reported stolen in Pooler last week... a ficus tree in a bronze plastic pot, valued at $100. (Wonder if a bronze plastic pot is like a plastic glass?)• A Bloomingdale man told Officers he suspects it was his ex-girlfriend that messed up his Dodge pickup sometime after he returned to the hotel room with another woman. He came out the next morning to find two cut tires, a busted steering col-umn, sugar in his gas tank, and all the

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position on an issue in which he invested so much political capital and machismo. Obama came into office swear-ing he was a pragmatist who would support any approach that worked. He liked to invoke Franklin Roos-evelt as his lodestar, for Roosevelt championed “bold, persistent ex-perimentation.” Discussing the economy, Obama told “60 Min-utes”: “What you see in FDR that I hope my team can emulate is not always getting it right but project-ing a sense of confidence and a willingness to try things and ex-periment in order to get people working again.” That spirit has been woefully lacking in Obama’s presidency so far. During the campaign, Obama’s top domestic priorities were reform of health care, education and ener-gy. When an economic crisis that is -- according to Obama, at least -- second only to the Depression ex-ploded in front of him, Obama the alleged pragmatist concluded that, mirabile dictu, his year-old agenda was the perfect solution. Obama insisted that as presi-dent of both “red” and “blue” America, he was open to ideas from both sides of the aisle. But his stimulus bill was as partisan and one-sided as Democrats claimed George W. Bush’s tax cuts were. At least Bush’s tax cuts actually cut taxes. It remains to be seen wheth-er Obama’s stimulus stimulated anything at all. After ending the war in Iraq and taking the fight to bin Lad-en’s cave, direct engagement with the Iranian regime was candidate Obama’s greatest foreign policy pri-ority. Partly this stemmed from the fact that he accidentally suggested in a debate that he would meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad without precondi-tions. Rather than admit he was wrong, Obama stuck to his idee fixe throughout the campaign. Since being elected, it seems that his off-the-cuff slipup wasn’t

that off the cuff. Despite an ever-increasing number of lies, subter-fuges and outrages on the part of the Iranians, the Obama adminis-tration has seemed convinced that they can be talked into compliance with the so-called international community. But the optimist can look at Obama’s newfound open-minded-ness on Afghanistan and his poten-tial orchestration of international sanctions against Iran as proof that reality is prying him from his ideo-logical cocoon. Alas, there’s another way of reading recent events. Critics al-ways claimed that Obama was a very left-wing fellow who was never the centrist he claimed to be. The pessimist might suspect that Obama’s newfound pragmatism only manifests itself when it per-mits him to abandon the centrist positions that may have helped him get elected but are of no use to him politically anymore. What seemed like principled centrism in 2008 might simply be exposed as left-wing expediency in 2009. Here’s hoping the optimists are right.

(You can write to Jonah Goldberg in care of this newspaper or by e-mail at [email protected].)

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Greetings and Blessings Citizens of Pooler! My name is Charles Archer, and I’m running for Mayor. My family and I have been residents of Pooler for 8 years. We’ve seen the growth of our city, and as a member of Pooler’s Planning and Zoning Commissioners for 5 years, I’ve been a proud part of that growth. My qualifications include being a graduate of GeorgiaSouthern University with a Master’s Degree in Education. I served our country for 22 years in various places throughout the world in the U.S. Army. I am an active member and the past president of the Pooler Rotary Club. As a family man, my wife Linda and I have a son (David) and daughter (Jerrika). David is in the Navy and Jerrika is between college and joining the military. My intentions as Mayor will be to assist the community, developers and businesses to come together as a family; growing and flourishingwhiletakingcareoftheneedsofallthecitizens. I appreciate any support that the people wish to give me, especially their vote and of course their prayers.

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Reprinted from the Pickens Coun-ty Progress’ Georgia Marble Festi-val insert

Isaac Mock’s classical sculpting career had its genesis, appropri-ately, from an egg. Measuring 12 inches tall and 8 inches in diam-eter, Mock’s very first sculpture - that familiar, bottom-heavy orb we all know so well - was com-pleted during his mid-40s in an art class at the University of Geor-gia. Now, 17 years later, Mock has breathed life into nearly 100 marble and bronze pieces of such astounding realism you feel the figures will, at any moment, break their fixed gaze and strike up a conversation. Marble’s texture, Mock said, can even mimic hu-man skin if the piece is crafted properly. Nearly every sculpture Mock has carved has been honored, includ-ing his first human-figure piece, “Artemidorus,” which won Geor-gia Marble’s John Carney Award in 1993 --- the year after Mock sculpted the foot-tall egg at UGA. Mock has also completed dozens of commission pieces that have traveled around the globe, and began work on a Native American statue for Robert Redford in 1996. “I began sculpting because I love the human form. Our anatomy, es-pecially the female anatomy, is ab-solutely beautiful. It doesn’t mat-ter if you are obese or saggy, it’s fascinating,” Mock told us from his home studio in Ellabell, Ga., just 30 miles west of Savannah on Interstate 16. “When I took those classes at UGA I wasn’t after a de-gree. I paid for the class but didn’t get any credit. Honestly, though, I don’t think you can be taught classical art. We learned the tools, but I had to learn the technique myself.” While Mock didn’t carve his first marble statue until well into his adult life, the Georgia native’s artistic talent was recognized early on. “When I was 8 I would go into the store where my father worked and draw on the paper bags. I drew a fountain and a man saw it. He completely bypassed my father and called the principal of my school. It was a Jewish man

and he paid for me to go to Telfair Academy of Art for two years. The teachers told me I was a prodigy,” Mock said. “It’s funny, though, I never thought art would be a part of my life. I came from a meager back-ground with uneducated parents who didn’t know how to push and pursue education.” Mock, who is down-to-earth and easy to talk to, never actu-ally graduated from high school, opting, rather, to run away from home at a fledgling 14 years of age and embark on a four-year stint in the Marine Corps, an experience that “gave me a home and put me in the right direction.” Mock then worked in heavy con-struction in Washington, D.C., for a decade before moving back to Ga. and running an extremely successful development and resto-ration business of his own for 20 years, while doing children’s mu-rals on the side. Later, after the ‘92 art classes, Mock did commission work through Georgia Marble. “The on-site president at the time saw my work at one of the Marble Festival shows, I think is how it went, and he commis-sioned several pieces from me. I worked on several religious pieces while I was there, but the thing I didn’t like about it was that they would just give you blueprints. It was always someone else’s work...I never even met with the clients. ” Currently, Mock is doing art full-time from south Georgia, and he will demonstrate his artistry on a full-size figure at the Chamber of Commerce building during the Marble Festival. “I’ve got a surprise for Pickens County,” Mock sheepishly told us. It wasn’t long into the interview, however, before Mock spilled the proverbial beans. “I saw this great layout of Cin-dy Crawford while I was at UGA. She was in different positions so I could see her front, back and side. But the piece of marble I had was seven feet tall and peo-ple were telling me I couldn’t get a full figure from a 7-foot piece, but I did. It was 12 inches thick and 18 inches wide and they said I couldn’t get full shoulders from that. But I did what Michaelange-lo did with David and turned the piece and it gave me 23 inches for

the shoulders.” Mock has spent the last 17 years working on the figure, on and off, and will transport the 1,200-pound piece from south Georgia to Pickens to, again, pick up work. Unfortunately, Mock told us, the sculpture had a run-in with his brother who “broke the nose right off. I had to redo the whole face and lost about one and a quarter inches during the reconstruction process. She’s still got a good face, it just doesn’t look exactly like Cindy anymore.” Beyond putting the final touch-es on Mrs. Crawford during the Marble Festival, Mock has other lofty plans for Pickens, a place he hopes to call home in the near fu-ture. “I am currently seeking a place to live up there and I want to have something to give to the com-munity. I envision one of the best communal art colonies in the world being located there,” he said. “The town of Jasper is ready for it and the area is ready for it. I believe with the help of the Cham-ber, and with Georgia Marble be-ing right there, something big is going to happen. Jasper would be phenomenal for the art world.” Mock will demonstrate his craft at the Chamber of Commerce building the entire weekend, both Saturday and Sunday, and will also answer questions festival-go-ers conjure up while they watch him work. The Georgia native is uncertain if he will enter a piece in this year’s competition, but he will have other pieces on display and everything, he says, is avail-able for purchase. “You know, I’ve entered that competition about five times, and I don’t know if I’ll do it again. But, you know, the best award I’ve re-ceived was the Kid’s Choice Award at that festival. When a child says they love something, there’s no bias. That’s strict honesty...And being a classical sculptor I love the human form and figure, but you want your work to look beau-tiful, not crude. If it’s something you can’t show to a child, it’s miss-ing something to me.” Look for Isaac Mock (and Cin-dy) at this year’s Marble Festival, Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4.

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least 10 acres, you may be eligible for this program. The application must be received before the second assessment notice is mailed. • A second concern about the Conservation Use covenant is the renewal of the covenant. Georgia law requires that you receive notifi-cation from the Tax Assessors that your covenant expires at the end of the current year. You can apply to continue the covenant any time after receiving the notification. The renewal application must be received by April 1st of the next year or if an assessment notice is received during the 45 day appeal time the application can be filed during the appeal process. Con-servation Use values are set by the Georgia Department of Revenue and since the covenant became law in 1992, values have increased 3% every year as allowed by the law. When you renew your covenant the value on which your tax bill is based for the renewal year is 3% over the prior year’s Conservation Use values -- the value on which your tax bill is based is not the cur-

rent county fair market value. New applications are also valued at the same rate. The State adopts Con-servation Use values each year and they are applied to all applications for that year regardless of whether they are new applications or re-newal applications. • The Carter-Burns Act will be applied to your 2009 tax bill. The bill freezes values on homesteaded property up to five acres. Your tax bill will be based on 2008 values; if your property is over 5 acres the acreage over the 5 acre limit will be taxed on the current fair market value. If your property is in a Con-servation Use covenant, the land value will be based on the Conser-vation Use value and the buildings on your property will be based on the 2008 county value. • House Bill 233, which im-poses a moratorium on increases in assessed value, was signed by the Governor on May 5, 2009. The moratorium is effective January 1, 2009, or January 1, 2010 in coun-ties in which a revaluation was per-formed in 2008.

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On October 6, 2009 the Effing-ham County Civil air Patrol Cadet Squadron will be having an open house from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at 226 Goshen Road building 500, room 507. Refreshment will be served. The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) was formed in 1941. On May 26, 1948, it was established as the offi-cial auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. The CAP has three primary mis-sions - emergency services, cadet programs and aerospace education. There are many roles for CAP volunteers. In addition to support-ing homeland security, CAP mem-bers conduct search and rescue, counterdrug reconnaissance and disaster relief missions. Many of the more than 33,000 senior mem-bers (adults) also nurture the lead-

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tionalists, whom the Chinese gov-ernment has labeled “terrorists.” The South Pacific island of Palau, however, agreed to take Bahtiyar, but not his brother. In an apparent demonstration of Uighur “family values,” Bahtiyar refused to leave without Arkin. The Post’s Web page features an embedded video of the broth-ers’ lawyer, Elizabeth Gilson, who explains that the men just “ended up in Afghanistan,” apparently like one might end up pregnant, with-out knowing how. Had the Post dug a little deep-er it would have found the truth about the brothers. According to GITMO’s Combat Status Re-view Tribunal (CSRT), a senior al-Qaida terrorist in the Tora Bora Mountains of Afghanistan trained Bahtiyar Mahnut. Bahtiyar admit-ted as much when he explained to his interrogators why he went to Afghanistan: “To our knowl-edge there was no fighting with the Chinese in Afghanistan, and it was therefore a safe place to train so we could one day fight the Chinese. The person running the camp was Abdul Haq, and he was a Uighur.” And who, you might ask (but the Post didn’t) is Abdul Haq? Ac-cording to the U.S. Treasury De-partment, he’s “a senior al-Qaida member who sits on al-Qaida’s Shura Council. He is also the leader of the al-Qaida-affiliated Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP), also known as the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement, which has been des-ignated by both the United States and the UN as a terrorist organiza-tion.” Given these facts, one might reasonably doubt that these broth-ers were anything less than broth-ers in arms with a distinct mission. The only allusion to any of this was contained in three sentences in the Post story. It said, “Authorities al-leged at the time that the men

trained in military-style camps af-filiated with the Taliban or al-Qai-da. The accusations later dissolved upon close scrutiny by the courts.” There was no “close scruti-ny” by the courts. Abdul Haq is a known terrorist. That the Uighur detainees (excuse me, refugees) were trained by him ought to be all the evidence needed to convince us they were up to no good. Need more? The NEFA Foun-dation (www.NEFAfoundation.org) has obtained and translated an article published in the Turkistan Islamic Party’s “Islamic Turkestan” magazine titled, “America Is Lead-ing the Capitalist World Towards Collapse.” The article says charg-ing interest is against the will of Allah and “His Messenger” and that those who use interest will be “struck with the wrath of Allah,” apparently with the help of the Ui-ghur and other terrorists, uh, refu-gees. These are the doctrines fol-lowed by those who wish to de-stroy us. We had better pay atten-tion.

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The Sons of the American Rev-olution (SAR) will host a ceremo-ny honoring a Revolutionary War soldier Thursday, Oct. 8 at 10 am at his grave in the Corinth Baptist Church near Springfield. SAR will place a memorial marker at the grave of Capt. James Wilson. The ceremony also will feature presentation of the colors and a bagpiper.

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Jack Carroll Rowe, age 73, passed away September 23, 2009 in Savannah, GA.He is survived by his wife Judy Rowe, daughters Kim Hatfield (Michael), Robin Gay (Robert), son Jason Rowe and sister Betty Clark.Grandfather of Christopher Hatfield, Kelli Nastasi, Jessica Gati, Alex & Sara Gay, Ava Rowe and three great grandchildren.Memorial contributions may be

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Shirley Ophelia Cowart Johns

Black Creek - Shirley Ophelia Cowart Johns, age 62, died Friday evening, Sept. 25, 2009 at Hospice Savannah while surrounded by her family. Mrs. Johns was a homemaker, enjoyed quilting, crocheting and was an avid gardener. She was also a member of Olive Branch Baptist Church.Survivors include her husband of 43 years, Franklin Johns of Black

Creek; one daughter and son-in-law Malett and Phillip Orren of Black Creek; two brothers Johnnie Joe Cowart of Savannah and Thomas Cowart of Bloomingdale; two sisters Brenda Worley of Cartersville and Kaye Salter of Black Creek and four grandchildren Andrea Ophelia, Tabitha, Dixie, and Noel Orren all of Black Creek. Funeral services were held at 3pm Sunday at Olive Branch Baptist Church with Rev. Clint Sullens officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Flanders Morrison Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

Thomas Emerson GrierThomas Emerson Grier, 76, of Midway, Ga. died Thursday September 24, 2009 at his residence.He was born in Douglas, Ga. and retired from the U.S. Air Force after 21 years. He loved the outdoors, loved to fish, play golf and guitar with his brothers. He is survived by his wife, Mary Grier of Midway, Ga.; 3 sons, Emory, Mark and Dennis Reiser; 3 daughters, Julie Spry, Tina Reynolds and Tammy Boggess; 3 brothers, James L., Robert J. and Fred S. Grier; 1 sister, Margaret Dugger; 25 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.Memorial contributions may be made to Backus Children’s Hospital of Memorial Health University Medical Center. A Memorial Service was held Monday, September 28 at Mr. Grier’s home 99 W. 1st St. Midway, Ga. with Rev. Jerry Warren officiating.Fairhaven Funeral Home & Crematory handled the arrangements.

Robert Edward “Buckshot” Cole Jr.

Robert Edward “Buckshot” Cole Jr., age 60, of Midway, passed away at his home on September 25, 2009. Buckshot was born Jun 30, 1949 in Savannah to the late Robert and Mamie Carter Cole. He worked for many years as a potter and landscaper. He was a member of White Bluff Presbyterian and the Moose Lodge. He was preceded in death by his parents and loving wife Paula Tompkinson Cole. He is survived by his brother Reggie Cole, sisters Nell VanOostrom, Virginia Howard, Roberta Haymans, Susan Sharpe, and Jeannie Smith, as well as several nieces and nephews.The funeral service was held Monday in the Chapel of Fairhaven Funeral Home, with burial at Greenwich Cemetery. Fairhaven Funeral Home and Crematory handled the arrangements.

Bobby Williamson Bobby Williamson, 65, of Savannah, Ga. passed away Saturday September 26, 2009 at his residence. He was born in Evans county, Ga. but lived most of his life in Savannah, Ga. Bobby loved the outdoors. He was an avid fisherman, hunter and gardener.He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Marie Williamson of Savannah, Ga.; 2 daughters, Leslie “Tinker” Marie Drawdy (Larry) of Savannah, Ga. and Deborah Sue Sheley (Dwight) of Pooler, Ga.;1 brother, J.M. Williamson; 3 sisters, Margie Lee, Betty Moore and Bonnie Phillips;3 grandchildren, Trey and Bobby Drawdy and Maggie Sheley and several nieces and nephews.Contributions may be made to Hospice Savannah, Inc. P.O. Box 13190 Savannah, Ga. 31416.The funeral service was held Tuesday in the chapel of Fairhaven with Rev. Lionel Marmolejo officiating. Interment followed at Evergreen Cemetery in Claxton, Ga. Fairhaven Funeral home & Crematory handled arrangements.

Marion IsomMarion Ison, 58, of Bloomingdale, passed away on September 28, 2009. Isom was born January 27, 1951 in Huntington, West Virginia, and moved to Savannah at a very young age where he spent the rest of his life. He worked as a cab driver for over 30 years, loved eagles, and loved his family. He is survived by his wife Sharon Kay Isom, son Chris and daughter in Law Jean, 6 grandchildren, beloved dogs Molly, Zena, and Gabby, brother in laws Charles and Wayne Evans and Ricky Boyles, sister in Laws Glennies Boyles and Mary and Wanda Evans, along with countless other relatives.A Celebration of Isom’s life will be announced at a later date. Fairhaven Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Robert F. GaitherRobert F. Gaither, Jr., 56, died Friday, September 25, 2009.Robert was a lifelong resident of the Savannah area; was employed by Kenworth of Savannah and loved the outdoors.He is survived by his wife Alicia L. Gaither of Pooler; a daughter, Jennifer Clark of Midway; two sons, Sean Bohannon of Richmond Hill and Jason Warner of Guyton; a sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Darrell Rogers of Kingsland; two grandchildren, niece Trista Cox and many friends.A gathering of family and friends will be held at Fairhaven Funeral Home on Thursday, October 1 from 6 to 8 pm.Please sign the online memorial at

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Martha N. SheffieldRincon - Martha N. Sheffield, 72, died Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at Effingham Hospital.The Bulloch County native was the daughter of the late Charlie & Mary Ann Sheffield. She was a longtime resident of Effingham County, member of First Baptist Church of Rincon, and a homemaker.Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Ernest Hodges; daughter, Kim Hodges Callahan (Jerry); 3 sons, Randy Hodges, David Hodges (Connie), and Eddie Hodges (Cathie); 4 grandsons, Steven & Christopher Callahan, John Michael Hodges, and Cody Hodges; 1 step-granddaughter, Jessica Parker; 2 sisters, Margaret Phillips Conley and Bobbie Davis Hodges.Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Thursday at the funeral home.Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Rincon. Mrs. Hodges will lie in state starting at noon.Interment will be in Rincon Cemetery.Remembrances may be given to First Baptist Church of Rincon Building Fund, 201 E. 6th Street, Rincon, GA 31326.Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Pastor Bernice Garrett Broomfield

Pastor Bernice Garrett Broomfield, 79, died Friday, September 25, 2009 at home after a short illness under the care of Odyssey Healthcare Professionals.She was a native of Ridgeland, South Carolina but spent most of her adult life in Savannah. She was a faithful member of Prophecy Church on the Rock of the Living God where she served as pastor for many years. She was a former employee of Campbell Cleaners, Best Cleaners as a shirt presser, and daycare worker at Poogie Bear Day Care. She was also a receptionist at Vera’s Alteration Shop.She is preceded in death by her husband, March Broomfield and son, Rawleigh Garrett.Survivors include five daughters, Vera Patterson Moss (Stanley) of Savannah, Burnette Battle Kluver (Randy) of Orlando, FL, Joyce Battle of Savannah, Joann Battle Chisholm (Clarence) of Savannah, and Denise Battle Washington of Savannah; son, Vero Battle, Jr. of Savannah; sister, Edna Marie Garrett of Detroit, Michigan; twenty-five grandchildren, sixty-eight great-grandchildren, fourteen great-great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.Funeral services were held Saturday at Greater Emmanuel Tabernacle. Bishop Moses Lewis, Pastor; Bishop Edward Coleman, Eulogist. Interment was in Roseland Cemetery, Ridgeland, SC.Sexton-Hall Funeral Home in Port Wentworth handled arrangements.

Clarence Guillory, III “Murda”

Clarence Guillory, III, 32, died Tuesday, September 22, 009, at his residence under the professional care of Hospice Savannah. He was a native of Savannah and attended the public schools of Chatham County. He was an employee at Nard’s Westside Riders and a member of Miracle Deliverance Field Prayer Center.Survivors include his loving wife, Chantell Mobley Guillory; daughter, Clarion Guillory; son, Elton (Bubba) Guillory; his mother, Diane Guillory; stepfather, Lawrence Holloway; mother-in-law, Chief Apostle Dr. Arleen Fuller; grandmother, Daveola Fuller; sisters, Tesha Jones, Arnitra Holloway, Monique Avery; brothers, Laron Guillory, Jamaine Holloway, Lawrence Guillory, Reginald Holloway, Keyonta Guillory; sisters-in-law, Soneisha Norman and Jameica


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We have just buried my beloved friend, Virginia Scott. What a truly, wonderful lady she was. She was the most car-ing and compassionate person you would ever know. Vir-ginia’s love for her family, church and friends were indescrib-able. Everyone who knew her was touched by her kindness and friendly ways. She had the most giving heart of anyone I knew.

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(Davis)Mrs. Betty Cornelia Bolton (Davis), 70, died Monday, September 28, 2009 at her residence.Mrs. Bolton was a lifelong resident of Effingham County. She was a homemaker and a member of Silverhill United Methodist Church.Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Robert W. Davis and Cindy of Clyo, Linsey T. Bolton and Brenda of Sylvania, and Jeff Bolton and Pam of Sylvania; five daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley Tilley and Robert of Perkins, Annette Sheffield and Robert of Sylvania, Diane Collins and Judy Knighten, both of Sylvania, and Penny Bolton of Millen; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Wilber T. Edwards and Harlene of Statesboro, Ernest F. Edwards and Carol, Johnny H. Edwards and Pauline, and Alvin L. Edwards and Sigma, all of Clyo; Twenty-one grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.Funeral services were held Thursday morning at Silverhill United Methodist Church. Interment was at the church cemetery.Riggs Funeral Home in Guyton handled arrangements.

Katherine Ouida Richardson Sanders

Rincon - Katherine Ouida Richardson Sanders, 84, went to be with the Lord on September 27, 2009 at the Effingham Extended Care.She retired in 1990 from the Effingham County Board of Education as a lunchroom worker of 16 years and a school bus driver of 29 years.She was a member of the Baptist Church at Ebenezer. In her younger days she was a Sunday School teacher for many years.She was preceded in death by her husband, H. Hubert Sanders, Sr.; a son, H. Hubert Sanders, Jr.; her parents, Wade H. and Catherine Richardson, Sr.; a brother, Wade H. Richardson, Jr.; and a son-in-law, Guy Ambrose.Survivors include her children, Sudelle (Dick) Ambrose, Wade Arthur (Beverly) Sanders, and Myrtle Ambrose all of Rincon; sisters, Margie Kelly of Eastover, SC, Deloris Wise of Summerville, SC, and Lavada Duck of Charleston, SC; sisters-in-law, Miranda Richardson of Springfield, Helen Stokes of Oliver, and Margaret Miley of Brunson, SC; brother-in-law, Jack (Tommie Sue) Sanders of Rincon; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.Visitation will be 2 to 3 pm Monday in the chapel with funeral services following at 3 pm.Interment will be in Rincon Cemetery.Remembrances may be given to American Diabetes Association, 5105 Paulsen Street, Ste.C-236, Savannah, GA 31405.Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel is handling arrangements.

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BloomingdaleAlpha United Methodist Church

5 East Hwy 80 • 748-4062Pastor Anna Kelley

Ash Street Baptist Church310 Ash Street • 748-0902

Rev. Carlton Wiley

Bloomingdale Alliance Church501 West Hwy 80 • 748-6351

Rev. Ken Otto

Church of the Nazarene1116 East Hwy 80 • 748-9128

Pastor: David Horne

Journey ChurchMeeting at Bloomingdale Elementary,

Sunday mornings at 10:30amPastor Larry D. Wilson

224-6453

First Baptist Church of BloomingdaleCherry Street • 748-4017

Rev. Darrell Bailey

New Life Sanctuary1410 Pine Barren Road • 988-3598

Pastor Bryan M. Smith

Liberty Pentacostal ChurchLittle Neck Road

Life Springs Worship Center1105 E. Hwy. 80

330-0740Pastor Julie Stanley

Piney Grove Baptist ChurchHwy 80 • 748-5966

Pastor Belizaire Joseph

South Newington Baptist462 John Carter Road • 748-4831

Pastor Nathaniel Steve McCoy

St. John Divine BaptistHwy 80

Rev. Alphonso Piper

Westside Christian ChurchHwy 80 • 748-0309

Pastor Leonard Daughtery

Bloomingdale FellowshipChurch of God of Prophecy1501 E. Hwy. 80 • 748-2181

Pastor: Mark Minter

Firm Foundation Baptist Church937 Mixon Road • 865-4505

Dr. Bernard D. Carter

EffinghamInternational Worship Center

Marlow Learning Center • 748-7308Pastor Eddie Tomberlin

Berea Southern Methodist Church 2872 Noel Conaway Road

(GA 30 near Kolic Helmy Rd), Guyton

Silver Hill United Methodist Church Silver Hill Church Rd.

Pastor Al Fernandez

Clyo United Methodist Church Railroad St. at 3rd. Ave.

Pastor Al Fernandez

“The Lighthouse” of Effingham County

meeting at Rincon YMCA1224 Patriot Drive

856-0428Roland Dann, Pastor

Corinth Baptist Church290 Corinth Church Rd.

754-0032 • ShawneePastor Jeff Self

Mizpah United Methodist Church Clyo Kildare Rd • 754-1563

Pastor: Jose Velasquez

Garden CityCentral Baptist Church4010 Old Louisville Rd.

965-0752Rev. Kenny Harrelson

Count It All Joy MinistriesHighway 17

Michael Tucker

Wilder Memorial Baptist1 Gamble RoadRev. Tom Keller

Wildwood United MethodistGarrard Avenue

Pastor Lloyd Dees

Chapel in the Garden Presbyterian Church

Daren Russell93 Main Street • 964-5734

Living Hope Community Fellowship

5008 Augusta Rd. • Garden City(Hwy. 21 next to Dairy Queen)

965-0406Pastor Joyce C. Hall

Fairlawn Baptist Church 4719 Augusta Road • 964-4371Rev. Harold Edwards, Sr., Pastor

Church of Christ 4506 Augusta Rd. • 964-6443

Clifton Baptist Church100 Big Hill Rd. • 964-2335

Rev. Oddie Luckett

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness4869 Louisville Road • 964-1210

Dean Forest Baptist Church1524 Dean Forest Road

964-7369Rev. Larry Strickland

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Fellowship Assembly of God5224 Augusta Rd. • 964-4243

Pastor Gary Smith

First Baptist Church of Garden City35 Nelson Ave. • 964-0355

Rev. Ken Sharpe

Garden City Primitive Baptist126 Smith Ave. • 964-5014

Pastor: Elder Hugh Thompson

Jasper Springs Baptist Church62 Smith Ave. • 964-6864Pastor: Rev. Johnny Bowen

Garden City United Methodist Church62 Varnadoe Ave. • 964-5780

Rev. Dan Pegram

Elohim Christian Fellowship309 Main Street, Suite F

Pastor Leroy R. Kirkland III966-5005

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church41 Main Street • 964-1649

Rev. David Rasmussen

United House of Prayer For All People

4107 6th Street • 966-5522Elder Samuel Ransom

Oakland Missionary Baptist187 Burkhalter Rd. • 236-3439

Pastor Jerry Wright

Alpha & Omega Ministries4906 Pineland Dr.

Pastor James P. Witherspoon

Palm Grove Primitive Baptist2207 Shaw Avenue • 964-2080

Elder James W. Kicklighter

Everlasting Life Christian Church614 Hwy. 80W • 964-6003

Rev. Van Marie Green, Pastor

Trinity Church of God2202 Hwy. 80 • 964-8770

Frank Gupton

Oak Grove Missionary Baptist4617 Louisville Road • 964-2683

Mt. Olivet Baptist Church4285 Ogeechee Rd. • 234-1979

Pastor Robert L. Miley

Silk Hope Baptist Church18 Tower Dr • 233-8424

Interim Pastor: David Wainwright

Woodlawn Baptist407 Talmadge Ave. • 964-8676

Gary Johnson, Pastor

Woodlawn United Methodist2502 Hwy 80 • 964-0787

Sanford Brown

Zion Fair Missionary Baptist4123 First Street • 964-1322

Ronald Smalls

Parkway Church of Christ4360 Ogeechee Rd. • 234-4040

Clay Johnson

Silk Hope United Methodist 5212 Silk Hope Rd. • 447-5282

Guyton/MarlowFaith Ministries International

51 Central Blvd. (Hwy. 17)772-4849

Pastor, Bruce Meyers

Pine Street Baptist118 Lynn Bonds AvenuePastor: Chris Roberson

New Vision Pentecostal Church,

2355 Hwy 119 • 772-4417Pastor: Charles Bazemore

Pineora Holy Church of God460 McLaws Rd. • 232-6100

Pastor Ronnie Miles

Faith Baptist Church1951 Hwy 119 South • Guyton

Dr. Calvin Bradley, Pastor 772-5269

www.fbcguyton.org

Elam Egypt Baptist ChurchPaul Moore, Pastor

2166 Egypt Ardmore Rd • 754-5060Rev. Peter Vermeulen

United Methodist ChurchGa. Hwy 17 • MarlowRev. Peter Vermeulen

Hwy. 30 Church of Christ1952 Noel C. Conaway Rd.

728-3819John W. Wright, Jr.

Guyton Christian Church(Disciples of Christ)

301 Pine Street772-3478

Bethesda United Methodist3608 Midland Road • 728-3332

Pastor Matt Waldron

Guyton United Methodist401 Church Street • 772-5099

Rev. Rick Holt

First Baptist of Marlow2229 Central Ave. • 772-7438

Pastor Daniel Alexander(Minister of Gospel)

Pilgrim Missionary BaptistAssociation Education Center

Central (Hwy 17) & Simmons Rd.

Macedonia Baptist ChurchCentral (Hwy 17), Guyton

Pastor: Delmons White

Safe Haven Church/ MissionCentral (Hwy 17), GuytonPastor: Emmett Patterson

Liberty Christian Fellowship Church

302 Church Street • 772-5522John Tanner, Pastor

Royal Temple Holiness Church409 Samuel Small Dr. - 772-3498

Elder Verdie Banner

New Providence BaptistEric Palmburg

772-3590

New Hope Christian Church2420 Courthouse Rd. • 772-4499

Rev. Brad Proudfoot

Trinity Faith International Church

776 Kolic Helmey RoadPastor: Kaye Bell

Pineora Baptist Church131 Elkins Street • 772-3044Pineora (Corner of Ga. 17)Pastor: Bobby Braswell, Jr.

Countryside Baptist Church1201 Noel C. Conaway Rd.

Pastor Terry A. Wilson

Sand Hill Baptist1931 Sand Hill Rd. • 728-3681

Rev. Royce Hendry

South Effingham Community Church289 Harley Road • 728-3810

www.southeffingham.comPastor: Steve Canfield

Zion LutheranHwy 30 at Ga. Hwy 17

Marlow • 728-3430Pastor Barbara Koch

Meldrim/Eden/FaulkvilleMeldrim First Baptist

748-5220James Carlisle – Pastor

Solid Rock Baptist Church5th Street • Meldrim

Pastor: Greg McAlister

Church of ChristHwy 80

Faulkville Baptist ChurchHwy 80 • 748-7332

Pastor Albert Hill

Eden Baptist Church435 Dogwood Way • 748-2373

Rev. Jonah E. German

United Methodist ChurchMeldrim

Pastor: Rick Holt

Powers BaptistEden • 748-6288Travis Cowart, Sr.

PoolerBeth-El Alliance Church

Quacco RoadRev. Michael Owens

The Fountain Church International

131 Canal Street, Suite B • 704-1462Sunday: 8AM and 11 AM,

Wednesday’s POWER HOUR @ 7PMPastor Joseph Clinton

New Life Covenant Church1105 E. Hwy. 80 • 220-5244

Rev. Rodney A. Sprauve

Abundant Life Community Church (ELCA)

119 Canal St. Suite 104Just off the Pooler Parkway near

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www.AbundantLifePooler.comPastor Seth Bridger

856-6871

Christ Presbyterian ChurchCoffee, Welcome with Worship

at 10:00 a.m.1743 Quacco Road • 925-6441

Rev. Ed Ayers • 713-1276

The Sycamore at West ChathamMeeting in homes on WednesdaysPastor Ric Smith • 596-4725

Lighthouse Baptist Church106 Pipemakers Circle • 748-1164

Pastor: Dr. Van Power

New Birth SavannahMeeting at West Chatham

Middle School Gym800 Pine Barren Road • 233-6755

Pastor: Kenneth K. Law

New Life Sanctuary1410 Pine Barren Road

Pastor J. S. Hartman • 572-6001

Heavenbound Baptist Church1014 Quacco Road • 921-1500

Rev. Gene Alderman

First Presbyterian Church Pooler (PCA)

329 Hwy. 80 East • 330-9415John Fender, Pastor

Faith Bible Baptist Church5137 Old Louisville Rd. • 964-7655

Dale Mathis, Pastor

Crossroads Worship CenterHwy. 80 at N. Rogers St. • 547-5101

Rev. Joe Hubbard

Calvary Assembly of God1007 West Hwy 80 • 748-5847

Daniel Webber, Pastor

Risen Saviour Lutheran1755 Quacco Road • Pooler

Worship: 10AM Pastor James Borgwardt

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church1285 Pine Barren West • 748-6016

Sunday Worship 10:30amRev. Dr. Robert LeFavi, Vicar

First Baptist Church of Pooler204 W. Hwy 80 • 748-7521

Sunday School: 10:45amMorning Service: 9:30am Evening: 6pm

Wednesday Service: 6:45pmRev. Otis Hill

Rothwell Baptist Church216 Rothwell Street • 748-7593

Rev. Devin Bell

South Valley Baptist ChurchRev. Barry Jackson

Pine Barren Road • 748-0279

Reaching For SoulsLocated in the All American

Glass Shopping Center on Hwy. 80478-494-0893

Pastors: Stanly & Angela Abraham

Trinity United Methodist ChurchCorner of North Newton St.& Benton Drive • 748-4141

Pre-School, 748-4410Pastor: Randy B. Nease

It’s Harvest Time Church409 W. Hwy. 80 • Pooler

748-1560Sundays at 11am

Pastors Greg & Donna Van Gorp

West Chatham Baptist ChurchSouth Rogers StreetRev. David Stanford

MorningStar Baptist Church131 Canal Street

(off Pooler Parkway)Pastor Tom Byerly

Savannah First Seventh Day Adventist

50 Godley Way • Pooler • 748-5977Rev. Mark Pioutrowski

Gateway Community ChurchNow meeting at the YMCA on Pooler

Parkway • 220-1074Pastor Matt Hearn

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Church of Christ in PoolerMeets at Quality Inn (behind

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The Church at Godley Station(Meeting Sundays at 9am behind Home Depot on Pooler Pkwy)

Pastor Earnie PirkleAssoc. Pastor: Steve Dees

220-4440

Port WentworthBonnybridge Baptist Church

811 Bonnybridge Rd. • 964-0553Dr. Dan Hall, Pastor

Open Door Ministries at Joel’s Place13 North Coastal Hwy.

at Bonnybridge Rd. • 964-5001Pastor Neil Bush

Bible Connection Ministries410 S. Coastal Hwy. • 965-1101

Pastor: Alex Grant, Jr.

First Baptist Church of Port WentworthHwy 25 • 964-5811Rev. John Ashworth

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic ChurchHwy 25 • 964-0219

Father Michael J. Kavanaugh

North Salem Baptist955 Hwy 30 • 964-7933

Pastor Phil Hudson

Port Wentworth Alliance Church222 Cantyre Street • 964-4495

Pastor John Smith

Faith Foundation C.O.G.I.C.7 Cantyre Street • 964-0019

Pastor, Elder Earl Williams, Jr.

Port Wentworth Baptist231 Grange Rd • 964-0762

Real Life Christian Fellowship841 Crossgate Rd.

Pastor Paul L. Taylor, Jr.

Port Wentworth United Methodist201 Turnberry Street • 964-4210

Pastor: Tom Edwards

RinconEffingham Baptist Church1007 North Columbia Ave.

826-3794Pastor: Tom Davis

St. Mary’s Holiness Church205 Stokes Ave • Rincon • 826-4525

Bishop Billy Scott

Jehovah Shammah Assembly of God432 Blandford Rd. • 826-2173

Pastor Jackie Gordon

St. Luke’s Episcopal155 Goshen Rd. 826-3332

Worship Service, 9:00 amSunday School, 10:30 am

Rev Dr. Bob LeFavi

New Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

130 Giles Avenue • Rincon • 826-2431Solomon J. Roberts, Sr. - Pastor

Living Faith Church of God3789 Noel C. Conway Rd.

Rev. Sean Faircloth728-8811

House of Prayer of RinconFort Howard Road in Rincon

Services: Sunday 11 AM & 6:30 PM826-2570

Pastor: Mildred Lake

Cornerstone Baptist ChurchLexington Avenue

Sunday: 10:45am • Wednesday: 7pm 754-9650

Pastor Duane Logsdon

Centerpoint ChurchMeeting at Effingham YMCA

1224 Patriot Drive Pastors David Rhoads & Mike Bassett

826-5521

Acts III Global Church604 Goshen Road • 826-2981

Pastor, Al Usher

Church of the Harvest434 Weisenbaker Rd. • 826-6461

Rev. Brunson

Goshen United Methodist ChurchHwy. 21 at Goshen Rd • 826-6088

Pastor Devin Schultz

Abercorn BaptistBaker Hill Rd. • 826-4213

Bryant TempleW. 6th St. • 826-2896

Ephesus Reformed Baptist826-4598 • Pastor Steve Thomas

Faith Presbyterian2000 Lexington Avenue

826-6880Rev. Mary Beene

www.faithpcusa.com

First Baptist of Rincon201 E. 6th St. • 826-5536

Dr. Bob Rogers

New Life Worship Center5509 McCall Road • 826-3832

Pastor Paul Flippo

First Christian826-2224

Minister Steve Parker

Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church

Blandford Rd. • 826-5259Rev. Jonah E. Jerman

Goshen Road Baptist1323 Goshen Rd. • 826-1826

Rev. Frank Hodges

Grace Community Church1094 Goshen Rd. • 826-4204

Pastor Wesley Corbitt

Marantha Assembly of God454 Weisenbaker Rd. • 826-5234

Rev. Mike Beck

Northside BaptistHwy 21N • 826-5346

Rev. Mike Jones

Rincon Church of GodHwy 21, Rincon

Pastor: DeWayne Merritt

Rincon Baptist Temple305 Weisenbaker Rd. • 826-5818

Pastor: Bro. Joe Springer

Rincon Church of Christ306 E. 4th St. • 826-5440

Rincon United Methodist107 Savannah Ave. • 826-5796

Sr. Pastor: Rev. Larry Bird

Journey Community Church5938 Ga. Highway 21 South

Pastor Michael Bassett754-9444

St. John’s LutheranHwy 21 at 7th St. • 826-5411

SpringfieldAgape Assembly of God

703 First St. Ext. • 754-6354Pastor: Shane Holcombe

New Testament Fellowship UPC307 South Laurel St. • 754-9782

Pastor: Walter Thomas

Bethel Lutheran ELCA1984 Hwy 21N • 754-6561Rev. Shelley Nelson-Bridger

Holy Samaritan Apostolic Church of the Living God

148 Rawls DrivePastor Isiah Brehler, Sr.

754-4234

First Baptist of Springfield1435 Hwy 119N • 754-3443

Rev. Jeff Rollins

Northside Church of God273 Church Row • 754-4801Pastor Reginald Anderson, Sr.

Life Baptist Church1541 Highway 21 South • 754-3148

Pastor Charles Powell

Gethsemane Baptist1102 N. Maple St.

754-7530

Holy Trinity Lutheran303 S. Laurel St. • 754-3353

Rev. Joe Copeck

Jerusalem Lutheran2966 Ebenezer Rd. • 754-3915

Rev. Elanor Russey

Laurel Hill Lutheran530 Laurel Hill Rd. • 754-6718

Rev. David Hendrix

New Bethel Pentecostal2402 Old Dixie Hwy • 754-1509

Darrel Childress, Pastor

New Hope Apostolic525 Ardmore Oaky Rd. • 754-4079

Mount Hope Missionary Baptist5083 Mount Hope Road

772-3280Pastor Leonard Lemon, Sr.

Angel Haven Outreach Ministry409 S. Laurel Street

407-0071 Pastors Carl and Leslie Canoy

St. Boniface Catholic Church1952 Hwy 21S • 754-7473Mass: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.Father Wes Lamb

St. Mathews Baptist218 Wallace Dr. • 754-3143

Springfield United Methodist209 Cleveland St.Rev. Ben Martin

Thomas Chapel AMESavannah Town Rd. • 754-1233

Turkey Branch United MethodistTurkey Branch Rd. • 754-0053Madison Morgan – New Pastor

Union Springs AMEUnion Springs Church Rd. • 754-

9460

Fellowship Bible Church841 Old Dixie Hwy. • 754-9645

Pastor Robert Quarterman

First United Pentecostal Church

1735 Grove Point Rd • 927-0569Rev. David A. Hodge

Southwest ChathamAmazing Grace Baptist Church5790 Ogeechee Road • 858-4362

Pastor: George Barron

Southwest Baptist831 Little Neck Road • 925-0699

Dr. Robert B. Peacock, Pastor

Chevis Oaks Baptist Church102 Sylvania Rd. at Chevis Rd.

925-3852Rev. Eric R. Carpenter

Bethel New Testament Christian Church

1295 Little Neck Road • 412-4995Pastor D.M. Nelson

New Vision Baptist Church2417 Louis Mills Blvd.

236-4841Pastor Gary Bradham

Savannah Holy Church of God707 Little Neck Road • 920-0042

Pastor: Rev. Ryan Ralston

Quacco Baptist Church215 Quacco Road • 925-3885

Pastor Barry Minsky

Southside Assembly of God401 Tibet AvenueRev. Jack Moon

Ft. Argyle Gospel Fellowship909 Ft. Argyle Road (Hwy. 204)Pastors Robert and Renea Jordan

748-4339

Holy Church of GodLittle Neck Road

Savannah Christian Church 55 Al Henderson Blvd.

Pastor Cam Huxford

Bethel Missionary Baptist 5863 Ogeechee Rd • 927-8044

Rev. Jerome Baker

Coastal Christian Center6073 Ogeechee Rd • 925-3166

Ron and Rosie Chambers

Holy Church Of God707 Little Neck Rd • 920-0042

Rev. Ryan Ralston

New Mount Olive Baptist835 Chevis Rd. • 920-1133

New Testament Missionary Outreach

102 Waynesboro Rd • 927-6368

Southside Church Of God50 Henderson Blvd • 927-4408

Pastor John A. Reyes

Spring Hill Baptist 44 Carol Way

925-7523

Shiloh Missionary BaptistFort Argyle Road • 927-3169

Rev. Nathaniel Bowles

North Bryan CountyAbundant Life Church of God

119 Wildwood Church RoadPembroke • 653-3696

Olive Branch Baptist Church

Olive Branch Road - EllabellPastor Clent Sullens

(912)858-3216

Northside Independence Baptist Church

458 W. E. Smith Road • PembrokePastor Jeff Spencer • 653-3088

www.nsbcpembroke.com

Gospel Baptist Church5126 Wilma Edwards Rd.

690-1066Pastor John Whitakerwww.gospelbaptist.net

Ellabell United Methodist Church

3079 Hwy. 204 • PembrokePastor: Rodney Body

858-2534

Christ Baptist Church 3580 Wilma Edwards Road

Ellabell • 858-2724Interim Pastor: Travis Cowart, Jr.

Faith Harvest Sanctuary 1237 Bill Futch Road • Ellabell

Tony Hewitt858-5446, church

Gospel Baptist Church 5126 Wilma Edwards Road

Ellabell • 690-1066Pastor John Whitaker

Ellabell First Baptist Church

3425 Hwy. 204W • 826-5003Pastor Keith Perdue

Pembroke United Methodist 102 College Street

653-2220Rev. Ricky Bishop

Bread of Life Holiness Church

#119 Cypress Bay Loop RoadPembroke

(912) 858-3161Prophet Walter Wright, pastor

Church of ChristHwy 204 • Ellabell

Min. Joseph Holloway, Jr.858-3283

First Baptist Church of Blitchton

5204 Hwy. 80E • BlitchtonRev. Darnell Barner • 858-3274

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• Fall Festival for the whole family! Saturday, October 31st, 4-6PM at Pine Street Baptist Church, 118 Lynn Bonds Avenue in Guyton. FREE games such as Bean Bag Toss, Fishing for Goodies, Duck Bobbing, Dunking Booth, Ring Toss and Cake Walk. Hot dogs, chips and drinks will be available for pur-chase, $1.50. For more information, please call 772-3753. • Chapel-in-the-Gardens Presbyterian Church in Garden City will be having their 74th Annual Homecoming on Sunday, October 11th through Wednes-day, October 14th with Spiritual Re-newal services. Dr. Phil Blevins, Presi-dent of Graham Bible College in Bristol, TN will be our featured speaker. The Sunday service begins at 10:30 AM and is followed by dinner on the grounds. Everyone is welcome! All evening ser-vices, Sunday - Wednesday will begin at 7 PM. For more information, please call the church office at 964-5734.

• Huge Used Clothing Sale at Alder-sgate United Methodist Church! Sat-urday, October 10, 8am-2pm in the fellowship hall at the church. Cool & air conditioned! Over 500 items of chil-dren’s, men’s and women’s clothing at very, very low prices! Items include a wedding dress and several evening gowns. All merchandise in GREAT condition, some BRAND NEW! Lots of stuff! Aldersgate UMC is located at 2020 Tennessee Avenue, at the cor-ner of Pennsylvania and Tennessee in Savannah. All proceeds benefit Alder-sgate UMC! Call 234-7234 or Pat New at 355-9958 for information and/or directions.

• Trinity Chapel United Methodist Church will be having a Southern Gos-

pel Sing on Saturday, October 17th, with Stan Shuman, Gospel Singer/Songwriter of Cocoa, Florida, from 6 PM to 8 PM. Stan Shuman is a singer with Danny Funderburk and Mercy’s Way, and formerly with Naomi and the Segos, Swanee River Boys and Black-wood Quartet. Trinity Chapel UMC is located at 10th and Butler on Tybee Island. For more information, call 912-786-6377. A Love Offering will be col-lected. • Mt. Hermon Baptist Church invites you to come out and celebrate our Family and Friends Day, Saturday, No-vember 7th beginning at 12 noon with a day full of activities. Then join us Sun-day, November 8 for service. Come and enjoy Jesus with us as we sing, dance and shout in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! Calling all choirs, praise dancers and steppers! If you are interested and want to be a part of this awesome event, please contact Sister Monefa Murdock at 927-0129. We are located at 13813 Cof-fee Bluff Road in Savannah.

• Faith Baptist Church invites you to attend Homecoming Revival Services with guest Evangelist Dr. Max Alder-man. The revival begins on October 11th – 14th; Sunday school 9:30am, Morning Worship 10:30am, evening 6pm each week night service begins at 7pm. Faith Baptist Church will cel-ebrate their 23rd anniversary. All for-mer members, friends, family, and guest are invited to attend this cel-ebration. Dinner on the grounds meal will follow the Sunday Service. Faith Baptist Church is located at 1951 HWY 119 S. (between Guyton & Springfield). For more information, contact Pastor Bradley at 772-5269 or visit us on the

web at www.fbcguyton.org.

• Effingham Relay For Life Effingham County Relay for Life Kick-Off for the 2010 fundraising year will be held on October 5th at 7pm at the Rincon United Methodist Church Social Hall, 107 Savannah Avenue. The 2010 theme is “Re-Lei” in Your Grass Skirt... a Hawaiian theme, and the kick-off will be a luau, complete with meal, entertainment and informa-tion. Survivors, team leaders and team members, and anyone interested in supporting this community-wide ef-fort to raise funds for the American Cancer Society are invited to attend. Call Victoria at 355-5196 or e-mail her at [email protected] to make your reservation.


MY ANSWERBy Billy Graham

Q: Some people in our church have two sons. They both grew up in the same home but now they’ve gone very different ways. One is a dedicated Christian but the other is rebellious and wants nothing to do with God. How could this hap-pen? - A.L.

A: Do you remember Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son? (You can read it in Luke 15:11-32). It tells of two sons who grew up together, but then - like the sons in this family - went radically different ways. Why did it happen? And why does it happen today? The parents in Jesus’ parable weren’t at fault; the father was generous to both sons and loved them both very much. The fault instead was solely that of the rebellious son, who was determined to turn his back on all he’d been taught and run his own life. And for a time he thought he’d made the right decision, because his life was filled with all the pleasures his money could buy. Only later did he admit his foolishness and return home. As parents, we are called to do all we can to teach our children the difference between right and wrong - and most of all, to teach them about God and the place He should have in their lives. The Bible says of God’s words, “Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up” (Deuteronomy 11:19). But sometimes children rebel anyway - even if we can’t explain it. Pray for this family - and encourage them to pray also, and to let their wayward son know they still love him. Most of all, urge them to let him know that God loves him even more and stands ready to forgive him and set his feet on a better path.

(Send your queries to “My Answer,” c/o Billy Graham, P.O. Box 1270, Char-lotte, N.C., 28201; call 1-(877) 2-GRAHAM, or visit the Web site for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: www.billygraham.org.)

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105.7 FM Radio Station “Southern Gospel Music” in Springfield is off the air due to some technical and parts problems. The radio technician that we need to fix this is currently in Central America working. It will be at least three more weeks before he can come from Florida to get us back up and running. Please be patient and pass this along to other listeners. If anyone is willing to help with these repairs please send donations to: Cross Communications, PO Box 376, Springfield, GA 31329. All donations are tax deductible.Abundant Life Community Church

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The Holy Spirit Is Moving At Ardsley Park!And He’s moving us to change our worship hours just a

little! Starting Sunday, September 6th, our Sunday School will begin at 9:30am.

Also, we ask that when you enter our sanctuary before our 11am morning worship service, please begin praying that the Holy Spirit will be present in the worship service, and will touch your heart in a special way.

Join us after the morning service for a time of fellow-ship and refreshments in our social hall!

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For more information, please call us at 234-1256Rev. Sam Khalaf, Pastor

• Sunday Worship at 11am • Sunday School at 9:30am • Evening Worship at 6pm • Prayer Meeting Wednesdays at 6pm

Prayer of the Week...Dear Lord, Train me in good common sense; I’m thoroughly committed to liv-ing your way. Before I learned to answer you, I wandered all over the place, But now I’m in step with your Word. You are good, and the source of good; Train me in your goodness. Lord, tell me your ways. Show me how to live. Guide me in your truth, And teach me, my God, my Saviour. I trust you all day long. Lord, remember your mer-cy and love That you have shown since long ago. In your great love revive me So I can alertly obey your every word.

God is possibly asking him-self this question when he looks down on this earth he made and he sees the mess man has made and is making today. We surely have lost our spiritual equilibrium and our moral values. We have got to where we say we can do whatever we want to, saying God has no say in the matter. Woe to them that say such things. We think we do not have to obey our creator… and we don’t if we do not plan on going to Heav-en! We think we do not have to obey God’s commandments or his

moral laws… may God have mer-cy on us and our ignorance of not knowing. We are going to answer for our sins. Both rich and poor, big and small, both he that sits in the high seat of our country to the lowest. God says in his Word that when a people and a nation forgets God, that he will turn that people and nation into hell. Which side are you on?? God’s side or Satan’s clan? Are you going to Heaven with JESUS or to the lake of fire with Satan? We as a nation have gone so far

from God, it’s not even funny! We as a nation have let those few who hate God just about destroy our country. Such ungodly acts. Such unholy acts of a pervert people. We are living in a time when we need those who believe in God to stand up and say, ‘Enough is enough!’ and begin to work on getting sin our of our country. Stand up for God. He took our place for our sins. On a cross he took our sins and paid the price for us.

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The Flyin Pig BBQ Festival was held on Friday, September 25th and Saturday September, 26th at Oglethorpe Speedway Park in Pooler. Various vendors set up of-fering a wide array of arts and crafts and foods. Some of those who par-ticipated were Patricia’s Candles, Thirty-One Gifts, Woodlawn Bap-tist Church, and Crossroads Music. Performances included Liquid Ginger, Camren Rewis, A Class Act, and many more. The kids who attended had a blast as they ran from the bouncy house to the rock climbing wall to the bouncy obstacle course. I am sure they all slept very well! Oglethorpe Speed-way ended up being the winner of the BBQ contest, with Mayor Lamb serving as one of the judges. The event was high flyin’ fun for all who attended!

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discovered she’d put his $1000 Dell laptop in her handbag and took it to Waycross with her.• A man told Deputies that a wom-an had been walking past his home when she was approached unknown from behind by another man. That man knocked her down, hit her in the face and head, and then fled on foot into the woods. The woman managed to make it to the front door of the man’s house, where she collapsed. She was taken to Memorial Hospital for treatment for a broken nose and two black eyes. Deputies brought in a K-9 to track the man, but were unsuc-cessful in locating and shooting the SOB man.• Deputies responded to a domestic dispute after a 911 hangup. A young man there said he’d been in an argu-ment with his mother because she doesn’t like his girlfriend. He insists he’s going to marry his girlfriend any-way. (Just remember young man... the toughest year of marriage is the one you’re currently in.)

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