Gospel Meeting With Memories
May 12, 2010 Church of Christ, Church Work No Comments
- Crum Ridge Church of Christ Building
- Front View of the Church building
- Country Store, Marr, Ohio–1874
- Country Store–Inside View
- Country Store–Inside View–Lee Gildow, elder at Crum Ridge
- Creighton Ridge Church of Christ building
I recently held a Gospel meeting at the Crum Ridge church of Christ located on Crum Ridge Rd., off of Rt. 260 outside of Caldwell, Ohio. We averaged around 60 in attendance each night with the largest attendance on Thursday with 70 (Mark Bass spoke that night due to my mother’s open heart surgery). I enjoyed being with the brethren at Crum Ridge and meeting Lee and Hester Gildow who kept me in their home during the meeting. On Wednesday, May 5, we went to the Country Store in Marr, Ohio where I visited 40 years ago. The store was still operating with little changes. As a teenager, I remembered being in the store and seeing a wooden barrel full of salt fish. The present owner, Bill Parks, told me that they could not get salt fish in a barrel anymore. My brother, Steve, preached at Creighton Ridge, Ohio on our first visit there and we went home on Sunday afternoon with Walter Parks and his wife, Mary, for dinner. Walter owned and operated the country store. Now, his son owns and operates the store. It is definitely a step back in time. The theme of the meeting at Crum Ridge was: Love: The More Excellent Way. I look forward to returning to the area some time in the future.