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How did the Fourth of July become a national holiday?

by PGBC

For the first 15 or 20 years after the Declaration was written, people didn’t celebrate it much on any date. It was too new and too much else was happening in the young nation. By the 1790s, a time of bitter partisan conflicts, the Declaration had become controversial. One party, the Democratic-Republicans, admired Jefferson and […]

How is your prayer life?

by PGBC

How is your prayer life?  I hope I am not alone in finding it a struggle to always stay focused when I pray.  It is so easy for me to get distracted and find myself wandering off chasing a rabbit while I am praying or more accurately ceasing to pray and just wandering in thought.  […]

Get Ready for a Summer of Fun with PGBC Kids

by PGBC

Our Children’s Committee has been working tirelessly to make this summer the best one our program has ever seen! To make this summer memorable for you and your family, we’ve planned lots of family nights and other events that we can’t wait to share with you. This June, we are kicking off a new Friday […]

OPEN HOUSE in the Library

by PGBC

Everyone is invited to visit, and  see new books on display.  Visitors will receive a gift, and refreshments will be served. The  Children’s Library across the hall will also be open for children to visit. See what is there to check out and take a balloon home after the service.  This room doubles as the “cry […]

Summer Opportunities

by PGBC

I want to welcome Caitlin Sanford to our staff as a summer intern serving primarily with children but also helping with our youth.  Caitlin will be doing a number of things to help us minister to our children this summer so please be in prayer for her and let her know that you are willing […]

You ‘MAY’ Find a Good Book

by PGBC

May is a wonderful month to honor our Mothers.  “The hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world” is a famous quote and often true.  We know God made Motherhood to be a blessing to mankind and keep it going.  Thank God for our Mothers.  We have many good books about Mothers; for Mothers; for […]

Your Heart for Missions

by PGBC

I want to say how blessed and grateful I am to be serving here alongside you.  Your heart for missions has been a real blessing to me and I genuinely appreciate the way you give sacrificially to see mission work continue.  You exceeded our goal for the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering and have shown in […]

Spring and Summer Fellowship Meals

by PGBC

Its time to start thinking about our spring and summer fellowship meals. Plans are underway for Pleasant Grove to provide lunch, as an outreach, to the Gilmer Junior Varsity and Varsity baseball players and their families in April. This will NOT be a church-wide meal, but we are asking our loving church members to provide […]

Dig In Our Collection

by PGBC

Do you look at our church Library as an arm of ministry?  Our library can inform and enlighten you on many subjects.  Our Sunday School teachers can use it for references and background material to teach.  We have a lot of historical novels about real places and people.  Their Christian lives will give you encouragement […]