George, were the families from the churches in Paoli and Levittown from the South? In the early years of starting SBC churches in Michigan, the emphasis was on finding Southerners who had migrated to Detroit and other cities for work, many in the auto factories. Stories are told that if someone saw a car with a Southern state license plate in a grocery store parking lot, folks would wait for the owner to return and tell them about a local SBC church. So, the initial outreach was to provide a church that seemed like the one “back home.” Many of our first churches were filled with people from KY, TN, AR, MO, etc..
George, were the families from the churches in Paoli and Levittown from the South? In the early years of starting SBC churches in Michigan, the emphasis was on finding Southerners who had migrated to Detroit and other cities for work, many in the auto factories. Stories are told that if someone saw a car with a Southern state license plate in a grocery store parking lot, folks would wait for the owner to return and tell them about a local SBC church. So, the initial outreach was to provide a church that seemed like the one “back home.” Many of our first churches were filled with people from KY, TN, AR, MO, etc..
Funny you should ask. That is what the part three story will addess. I will post it on Thursday.
Looking forward to it!