Slackland Baptist Church has been my home church since 2004 when my dad took on the role of becoming the Director of Missions for Cherokee Baptist Association when I was in 7th grade. It took me a while to get used to a bigger church from what I was used to being in. At one time, the youth group had about 20 people for Sunday School. This place has been an inspiration from the good Christian friends my family and I have met here. I was able to first meet my high school best friend here, had an interim pastor who was like a grandpa to me, and made close family friends. One of my best memories was when I was a freshman in college, some of the kids on Wednesday night sent me sweet letters.
Growing up in a Christian home, going to church was always important on Sundays. During my first 3 years, I struggled with this because I just couldn't find a church I could call my home away from home. I am so grateful that my roommates my senior year invited me to church the Sunday before school started back as we all went to Church of the Highlands at Grants Mill. It was an amazing experience! I have never really been a big fan of mega churches, so I was a little unsure at first. But everyone there was so nice and showed their love for Christ in everything. I continued going here during the few months I lived in Hoover. Occasionally, I will watch online Sunday mornings when I am getting ready for church or at night as all of the sermons are awesome! I hope to go back and visit soon! I chose it as an inspiration because it helped me grow spiritually during my senior year of college.
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