An "Arm" Which Became a "Body"
by John H. Pace, Sr.
A history of the conception, birth and growth of the REEDS X ROADS BAPTIST CHURCH located in Reeds Cross Roads Community of Davidson County, N.C., and of the people who have made up the Body, and of the community in which it grew.
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John H. Pace, Sr. Pastor Since June 22, 1969
dust jacket has a tear to top edge see pic's
John H. Pace, Sr. Pastor Since June 22, 1969
1989. 152 pages + index ; hard cover with jacket ; inside pages appear clean ; black & white photos/illustrations
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Rev. John H. Pace, Sr. served as pastor of Reeds Baptist Church in Lexington from June 1969 until his retirement in January, 1991.
Rev. Pace was born January 13, 1926 to Seth L. and Nettie Simmons Pace in Pickens, SC. He attended the local schools and graduated from Pickens High School in 1943. He was a veteran of World War II, having served with the 14th Armored Division in the European Theater of Operations. He was awarded the European-African service medal with two bronze stars, World War II Victory medal, and the European Army of Occupation Medal. He was wounded in action and received the Purple Heart.
He attended Furman University in Greenville, SC, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration. Following graduation he worked for the U.S. Postal Service for five years. He began his theological studies in September, 1956 at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and completed his studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary at Wake Forest, NC in 1959.
During his service in the ministry he served seven churches. They are Arlington Street Baptist Church, Rocky Mount, NC as minister of music. He served as pastor at Blandwood Baptist Church, Rocky Mount, NC, Fork Shoals Baptist Church, Pelzer, SC, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Greer, SC, Marietta First Baptist Church, Marietta, SC, Reeds Baptist Church, Lexington, NC and served as interim pastor at Park Place Baptist Church in Thomasville, NC.
He was very active in the work of the Liberty Baptist Association, and served 4 years as member of the General Board of the North Carolina Baptist State convention as well as numerous other ways in the state and local service.
He has compiled and authored two books of church history, one of Reeds Baptist Church, and the other of New Friendship Baptist Church, each of them in the Liberty Baptist Association.
Rev. Pace was born January 13, 1926 to Seth L. and Nettie Simmons Pace in Pickens, SC. He attended the local schools and graduated from Pickens High School in 1943. He was a veteran of World War II, having served with the 14th Armored Division in the European Theater of Operations. He was awarded the European-African service medal with two bronze stars, World War II Victory medal, and the European Army of Occupation Medal. He was wounded in action and received the Purple Heart.
He attended Furman University in Greenville, SC, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration. Following graduation he worked for the U.S. Postal Service for five years. He began his theological studies in September, 1956 at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and completed his studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary at Wake Forest, NC in 1959.
During his service in the ministry he served seven churches. They are Arlington Street Baptist Church, Rocky Mount, NC as minister of music. He served as pastor at Blandwood Baptist Church, Rocky Mount, NC, Fork Shoals Baptist Church, Pelzer, SC, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Greer, SC, Marietta First Baptist Church, Marietta, SC, Reeds Baptist Church, Lexington, NC and served as interim pastor at Park Place Baptist Church in Thomasville, NC.
He was very active in the work of the Liberty Baptist Association, and served 4 years as member of the General Board of the North Carolina Baptist State convention as well as numerous other ways in the state and local service.
He has compiled and authored two books of church history, one of Reeds Baptist Church, and the other of New Friendship Baptist Church, each of them in the Liberty Baptist Association.
