CHURCHES
Pleasant Heights Baptist Church, Columbia, will host a weekend to honor Maury County First Responders Sept. 9-11. Activities will include a barbeque luncheon for first responders and they will be recognized and prayed over during the Sunday morning (Sept. 11) worship service. For more information, call 931-388-6453 or contact Pastor R. Maurice Hollingsworth at mhollingsworth@pleasantheights.com.
LEADERS
Richard Doyle recently celebrated his 25th anniversary as pastor of Chewalla Baptist Church, Chewalla.
Clear Creek Baptist Church, Dayton, recently called Clyde Fitzgerald as pastor.
DEATHS
Shirley Faye Grindstaff Taylor died July 1 at the age of 75 following a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She served as financial secretary for Watauga Baptist Association from 2000-2018 and was a member of Grace Baptist Church, Elizabethton. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Joe Taylor, and a daughter.