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2 The Rev: David L MUELLER/Staff Gale~ I~~I' Plaza Baptist Church ~ '' I <t -' : About the church: The Rev David Gales ' experts that we're one of the strongest mis" is celebrating his 25th anniversary this year '~ sions efforts in the Carolinas" Gale'> said as pastor of Plaza Baptis~ Church" " '' "(Plaza Baptist) has given over $2 million Gales said he no longer 'thin~ of his job : to missions efforts in 25 years We've had as a profession::in his 25 years at the church " couples from the church go out to the mis Gales has performed 114 baptisms and 780 sions fieldand the church has started five people have joined: '~ ' -;"l" " ;' " ; daughter churches in Indiana" About the pastor:' The Rev David 'This church has become family to me I've baptized them l ' married them bur~ed 'Gales 56 and his wife ' Phyllis have two ~eir family members I!'S nevera ~~ofessl?n grown sons ' ' With me anymore They re a family" he said Gales likes to preach through one book Plaza Baptist was organized in 1938 and of the Bible at a time ':" began meeting at a sit~ on ~6th Street ' " : ' He says he's: enjoyed so many years at The ct1urch moved In the early 1950s to Plaza Baptist Church because the congrega The Plaza a prosperous ne~ghborhood tha~ tion has remained focused on missions work 'served the mill community " ' ' : 1'Our church isn't a big church but the Lord has singled it out in the' 'area of mis When the three area mills closed a f~ Iyears ago the church pledged to remain In : ' sions We know why we're here!' he said the community to serve its members : ' Plaza Baptist now has 346 m~mbers VJho _: Plaza~~II~~ The ~h~r~h addre~ I~ ~321 The ~~r:~i::~~~~~ver Charlotte to ~tte~~ the '!he worship SC~edule ' is: Sunday school The church averages 172 at the Sunday at 945 am worship at 11 am and 6 ~m worship service Visitors can easily'follow the ~'!he ch~rch also has a Wednesday night order of the service in- the church bulletin ' service at 7 ~O pm ' Although music is :ci big part 'of the wor-;; For details cal! the ch!jrch at ~ ship selyices services ~also ' contain scripture I:' r Compiled by Brian'S teiner reading~ children's serm~ and anj!lvita'

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3 Charlotte NG D S - ;~94666 March Carolina Clipping Service Clllinh ~r?711n1 PASTOR RETIRES AFTER 32 YEA RS ERIK PEREL - PHOTOS SPECIAL TO THE OBSERVER After his farewell sermon titled "What a Wonderful Journey" Gales gets a hug from church member Sharon Rogers During the service emeritus

THE BLOOM THAT LASTS A lot of clergy come and go The~ David Gales came to Charlotte's Plaza Baptist Church and stayed nearly 32 years before retiring on Sunday Gales 63 preached his fi nal sermon at

4 THE BLOOM THAT LASTS A lot of clergy come and go The~ David Gales came to Charlotte's Plaza Baptist Church and stayed nearly 32 years before retiring on Sunday Gales 63 preached his fi nal sermon at the 320-member congregation ending a ministry during which he baptized 743 members and helped lead 16 church members to enter full-time minis try Since his arrival at Plaza Baptist Church in 1971 Gales has preached 3280 sermons and baptized 743 people The church located at The Plaza near East 36th Street held a dinner Saturday night to honor Gales and his wife Phyllis Sunday the top~c for his fmal sermon was ''What a Wonderful Journey" ''We decided we would just bloom where we were planted" Gales said "I just couldn't leave the church The Lord blessed us" - KEN GARFIELD affiai3a1ma\ '{pnos latprnd MOUS JO satpuj p<lpodal ~uno::> at(sv UJ a:qoiibt(3 JO :JSaMt(:jlOU sanw 06 'uoslalj"i JO UMO~ at(l n ~{8tDOtm tm idffi smaas (OS) 8UJIds O~ l-iiqs AIIea tm sem SJtP ~mp ~ SU WdV JO pua SJtP ;np ~ MOUS O~ iuatp dn reap SJq ou sji l'ius at( 'Ire ~11 reap SJq on" ~JAlas latp"eam {BUoP1lN atp JO ol{ulo~ Ut(oI PIUS 'ssaua~-er loj sploo;u ou :JaS UUO~S at(l "SUJIQunom 3"N atp JO S:JIBd UJ MOUS JO ~ooj 11 o~ dn paddwp ptm ~solj ~~o tm p<lua~1ialtp "IBY:'I"l YTI''''_'I ~ ~ ~ "'a papua»e 04M 5Ia:Jloddns OOE ue4~ ajow a4~ jo auo sem AlOI:>:>W ~I!d Jo<el sdool:j jo :JIoddns U! UOOUJaye <epuns uo >lji!d WopaaJ:I :Je '<liej e 6uIJnp u61s 51" SPIOII (Ja SOlOHd ~~V1S -III ~31S0~ 'l OIAVO

5 Rev Gales Revival Speaker Parkwood ~Church willi join with other churches in con-i nection with the Crusade of the Americas Rev David A Gales a former member and deacon of West Point Baptist Church wjil be the speaker for revival services beginning Monday and continuing through April 13 at the Parkwood Church Presently he serves as pastor of Pitts Baptist Church Harrisburg He was ordained into the ministry in 1966 by the West Point Church and studied at Wingate Junior College and Pfeiffer College Services will be held daily at I 7: 30 p m There will be special music and a nursery will be provided for small children Rev N Curtis Knowles is pastor of the church t1m'yffews Kannapolis Independent I 'KiRston fre e Press Lenoir NeW s - Topic Le xington Dispa t c h Lumber ton Robesonian Morganton News- Heral d New Bern Sun- Journal Raleigh Ne ws & Observer Raleigh Times Reidsville Review Rockingham: Richmond Co Journal

Pierce ToLead Studies

Pierce ToLead Studies Rev. Charles Pierce, pastor of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Ft. Mill, S. C., will te'ad the adult Bible Study at Shadybrook Baptist Church which will begin Sunday and continue