I’ve Come To Love
Today, my little mountain church, Trinity Baptist, came together to celebrate its 70th Anniversary. There were 5 preachers throughout those years and they all showed up to give a short history and sermon from the start up of the church to expanding and building another building, ordaining 12 preachers, growing the church throughout the years that continues on to this present age of the church. Throughout the years saints passed the torch of faith in God onto the next generation to move mountains, in growing the church and to be a safe haven to the community is a testament of God’s faithfulness.
In May of 2020, My husband and I retired to a small mountain community in New Mexico to live in a cooler climate, have close proximity to necessities and begin a new life. We started attending Trinity Baptist Church, just a short drive down the road. In God’s wisdom, He placed us where we needed to be. There is something to be said to be part of a body of believers to receive and give encouragement, cheer, and comfort from each other; to collectively worship and give praise to Him and study His word. The church is literally my lifeline.
In the current day of our church we saw many challenges as the devil tried to destroy our church. During COVID, we lost many of our congregation as the government was trying to shut down social get togethers. The children programs have suffered due to low attendance. These last few years, our congregation faced a large number of our saints fighting or dying from cancer and other illnesses. The seats became empty and our attendance numbers dwindled.
And yet… the life bloodline of our church still beats. New families, young children, and retirees started filling up the empty chairs. The children’s programs seen an upswing in attendance. God provides and is in control. The Holy Spirit never left and is drawing people to Trinity Baptist. A new beginning of saints are coming together and are continuing the church’s history.
The church is the bride of Christ. We are the collective body of Christian believers with Jesus Christ being our bridegroom.
There’s a song I love that resonates with me:
Little Mountain Church House
Song by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ‧ 1989
1st Verse:
There’s a little mountain church in my thoughts of yesterday
Where friends and family gathered for the Lord
Where an ol’ fashioned preacher taught the straight and narrow way
For what few coins the congregation could afford
2nd Verse:
Dressed in all our Sunday best, we sat on pews of solid oak
And I remember how our voices filled the air
How Mama sounded like an angel on those high soprano notes
And “When the Roll is Called Up Yonder I’ll Be There”
Chorus:
Looking back now that little mountain church house
Has become my lifes cornerstone
It was there in that little mountain church house
I first heard the words I based my life upon
3rd Verse:
At the all day Sunday singing, with dinner on the ground
Many were the souls that were revived
While the brothers and the sisters who’ve gone on to Gloryland
Slept in peace in the maple grove nearby
“For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.”
Ephesians 5:23-25. NIV
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