First church
service celebration
PHOTO BY CASSIE JACOBY
Lake Wales attorney Jim Weaver and Rev. J.J. Pierce discuss the 100 year celebration of the first church service in Lake Wales held on Sunday, Feb. 10.
A diverse crowd gathered for the 100th anniversary celebration of the first recorded church service in Lake Wales on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 4 p.m.
“The spirit of unity that I was preaching about was evident,” said Rev. Chad Reynolds, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church who led the worship service. “It was a good sign of what we truly are in Christ. We’re not really separate, but together as one church.”