Gene Nabors says when Belk Baptist Church in Fayette Baptist Association called him as pastor, one of the oldest church members gave him a gift.
“She said, ‘Everybody calls me Granny and you can call me Granny too,’” he said. “She became like my mother and when you get somebody who loves you like that — a whole church who loves you like that — you’ve got a real blessing. I love them with all my heart.”
For Nabors the past 10 years have felt like being part of a “big ole family in Christ.”
“We’re all close,” he said. “And you can feel the Spirit of the Lord at our church.”
Nabors said his journey started at 55 when he rededicated his life to the Lord and God immediately began dealing with him about preaching. He served as pastor of an independent church for two years before answering the call to Belk Baptist.
The congregation at Belk has prayed and supported him as he’s battled cancer. He’s baptized at least 10 new people into the faith family, and the church has made some improvements to its facilities along the way.
“We have really, really been blessed,” Nabors said. “God has blessed us so much at Belk.” (Grace Thornton)
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