Deacon Ordination

Earlier, I posted about visiting the Lakemoore church last Sunday. During that service, I was privileged to ordain two new deacons in the local church. Travis Overbay and Joe Conway. I've included a photo of the entire group.

From left to right, Mrs. Travis Overbay, Deacon Travis Overbay, Bishop E.C. McKinley, Pastor Robert Carpenter, Deacon Joe Conway, Mrs. Joe Conway and Deacon Ernie Moore.

I apologize for the delay in posting this story.

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