The Blessing of Homecoming Day

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“Homecoming means coming home to what is in your heart.” We had homecoming at Goshen today. We were celebrating 212 years as a body of believers in this area. Our building isn’t 200 years old, but it is more than 100 years old. It was dedicated with an all day meeting and dinner on the grounds in 1889. The visiting …

1st Sunday Devotional – Our “Amazing” Grace

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We had homecoming at our little country church today. We celebrated 210 years as a body of believers. To get a feeling of how long ago people gathered to establish Goshen Baptist Church, James Madison was the 4th president of our United States and the country was fighting the War of 1812. I love Homecoming Day because I get to …

Homecoming Day at Goshen

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A good church is a Bible-centered church. Nothing is as important as this–not a large congregation, a witty pastor, or tangible experiences of the Holy Spirit. ~Alistair Begg My husband and I have been members of a little country church ever since we got married. His family lived right down the road from the church. Darrell’s father was a tenant …

Homecoming Dinner on the Ground

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Our little country church, Goshen Baptist Church, had Homecoming Day today. Homecoming days used to be a tradition for every church, but now it seems to be mostly the country churches that keep the tradition going. It’s certainly one that we’ve kept going at Goshen. I know for sure we’ve had over fifty in a row without missing a year, …