Garrett County & Deep Creek Lake area Churches & Places of Worship. Whether you are in town for the weekend or have lived here your entire life, you can always feel welcome to visit & worship here!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Emmaus Road Christian Store 301-387-8858
I had a spectacular time the other night at the Father-Daughter Gala at Faith Evangelical Free Church with my daughter, Kayleah. It was hosted by hosted by the Mt Top Crisis Pregnancy Center. It was MC’ed by Mike Saturday and his daughter Jessica. We had an incredible time and the food was catered by Jearbryo’s (great job Bryon!). Seeing Mike reminded me of how great of a guy he is and I wanted to mention:
Mike Saturday’s store, Emmaus Road Christian Store, is one of the best hidden treasures in Garrett County. They have a wealth of valuable books, learning materials, and gifts. We are truly blessed to have someone like Mike Saturday in Garrett County and I would love to see more folks supporting him and his business. Stop by and see them in the plaza across from Little Sandy’s on Garrett Highway.
Emmaus Road Christian Store
(301) 387-8858
17781 Garrett Highway Ste A
Oakland, MD 21550
If you are thinking of buying or selling real estate in Garrett County or Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, call Jay Ferguson of Railey Realty for all of your real estate needs! 877-563-5350
Friday, February 19, 2010
Deep Creek Baptist Church @ Deep Creek Lake
I saw this unique photo on the front page of the Republican website and thought it would be worthwhile to profile the Deep Creek Baptist Church. There are always small grains of truth and scripture on their billboard that will make you chuckle or think.
Here is some info from their website:
Deep Creek Baptist Church
19841 Garrett Hwy
Oakland, MD 21550 |
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Phone:
(301) 387-5688
E-mail:
Website:
http://www.deepcreekbc.com/
Our Mission
Deep Creek Baptist Church is focused on pointing people toward Jesus Christ, the One and Only Son of God, as the only means of gaining eternal life in heaven.
Our History
While Deep Creek Baptist Church is the oldest Baptist church in Western Maryland, tracing its origins back to 1775. It wasn’t until 1891 that it became a part of the Maryland Baptist Union Association.
In 1879 and 1890 Reverend Frank Cunningham and Reverend W.P. Fortney, from the Jersey Baptist Church of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, came to the Friendsville/McHenry area and held a preaching mission in the local log schoolhouse. Converts and friendships were made. Seven years later the new pastor of the Jersey Baptist Church came to Deep Creek at the invitation of local residents to do some sport fishing. He was asked to hold meetings at the log school during his visit. Out of that double fishing trip (for fish and souls), the Deep Creek Baptist Church was organized on December 11, 1887, with Reverend Nathan Hart as pastor.
Deep Creek is the oldest Baptist church in Garrett County. It has been instrumental in starting two other churches in the county. The first house of worship was erected in 1888 and lasted seventy years. The church closed in 1912, the same year that Reverend Clement W. Hudson left after serving as pastor for eight years. When Reverend Hudson returned in 1916 for a summer visit, he was dismayed and shaken to find the church boarded and closed. He entered through a semi-boarded window and wrote on the pulpit Bible, “O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years”.
The church reopened ten years after forty-eight hundred acres of glade land had been made into Maryland’s largest fresh water lake directly in front of the church in 1924. A rededication service was held in September 1934. Pews and a piano were bought from a black church in Frostburg for thirty dollars. No services were held again until 1935.
On May 2, 1937, Reverend William B. Orndorff accepted a call to become the pastor of the Baptist circuit of Loch Lynn, Ferndale, and Deep Creek. The church has had a total of fourteen pastors, ten since its reopening.
In 1958 the original building was dismantled and a new fieldstone building begun. The first service in the new and present church was held on June 4, 1961. A parsonage had been erected on the church site with its first occupant being Reverend Charles P. Anderson. A centennial weekend celebration was held on Labor Day weekend in 1987.
Deep Creek Baptist Church is a community church with resort attendances three times larger in the summer. Our visitors are always welcomed and encouraged to come back and kick off your shoes to stay a while. The evening services from the end of May through Labor Day are held at the local state park. The church’s current pastor Dr. Ben J. Lahay grew up in Baltimore and as a young man came to vacation at the Lake with his family.
Roll Call of Pastors
Nathan Hart (1887 – ? )
J.G. McAdoo (1896 – 1902)
W.H. Faust (1904 – 1905)
Clement W. Hudson (1905 – 1912)
William B. Orndorff (1937 – 1942)
B. Finney Bragg (1942 – 1944)
George H. Coker (1945 – 1948)
Paul S. Parker (1950 – 1957)
Charles P. Anderson (1957 – 1968)
Robert G. Jennings (1968 – 1974)
Donald R. Haynes (1976 – 1978)
David C. Long (1978 – 1982)
Donald M. Wilson (1982 – 2007)
Bernard J. Lahay (2007 – Present)
Deep Creek Baptist Church
If you are thinking of buying or selling real estate in Garrett County or Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, call Jay Ferguson of Long & Foster Real Estate for all of your real estate needs! 877-563-5350
Friday, December 28, 2007
The Episcopal Church in Garrett County Marland
Contact the Episcopal Church in Garrett County
St. Matthew’s Parish
PO Box 303
Oakland, MD 21550
email:
Telephone: 301-334-2510
Fax: 301-334-4493
St. John’s
PO Box 414
Oakland, MD 21550
email:
Telephone: 301-334-1197
Fax: 301-334-4493
http://www.episcopalchurchingarrettcounty.org/
From their website:
Always an Open Door
“With what shall I come before God, and bow myself before God on high? God has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does God require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:6,8)
Sometimes an open door is all you need. You’re not looking for a church to tell you its own version of right and wrong. You’re not looking for a church that has all the answers. Or a church that includes only the right kind of people. You’re looking for a church where you can bring your doubts, your questions, your fears, and find a welcoming, open community willing to share them. The doors to our churches are always open (literally) and within, you will find a quiet place of prayer and a nurturing community ready to help you find your voice and your vocation to the world in Christ’s name. Reconnect your spirit without disconnecting your mind. Come and see!
Make sure to contact the good folks at the Garrett County Episcopal Church!
