Herbert Hemingway, Sr. of Route 1, Elizabeth City, was licensed to the ministry by Calvary Baptist Church at Sunday's ices. The congregation approved the action. Hemingway, a retired Coast Guard and civil service employe, has preached in 28 churches of the Chowan Baptist Association in the past eight years and has served as interim pastor of several churches. He was presented special recognition and a certificate.

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Her~~ert. Hemingway Ordained Recently

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pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church, preached the ordination sermon; and the deacons of the Calvary Baptist Church and the Powell's Point Baptist Church.

'Herbert Hemingway, Sr .• Rt. 1; Elizabeth City, was ordained 'tQ the Gospel Ministry Sunday a October 31, by the

.- aptist Church. gw~as born in Rich-

mond, and is married to the • former Gra'ce Gray, of Norfolk.

The Hemingways have a son , and two daughters.

Hemingway, retired from the Coast Guard and presently a Civil Service employee at the . Coast Guard AR & SC, has preached in 28 of the· churches in the Chowan Baptist Association, ,enring several as supply and Interim pastor, and has recently been called as pastor of the lrowell's Point Baptist Church . .- Serving on the Ordaining teuncil were: George H. Cooke,

~stor of the Ballard's Bridge ptist Church and Moderator

",) the Chowan Baptist •ciation; Charles Ledford, pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Oturch; Gordon B. Shaw, pastor of the Bethel Baptist Church; H~L. Mizells , pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church; A.L.

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Hemingway, presented a Bible by the Powell's Point Baptist Church and other books useful to his ministry by the Calvary Baptist Church, has already assumed his duties as pastor of the Powell's Point Baptist Church.

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Resident's Son Ordained·

H. Hemingway Sr.

Herbert Hemingway Sr. of Rt. 1, Elizabeth City, a former resident here, has been or-dained to the Gospel Ministry.

He is the son of Mrs. Ada Slaybaugh and brother of Mrs. Margie Myrick, both of 431 Jefferson St., Roanoke Rapids.

Hemingway, retired from the Coast Guard and presently a Civil Service employee at the Coast Guard AR & SC, has preached in 28 of the churches in the Chowan Baptist Association, serving several as supply and interim pastor, and

has recently been called as pastor of the Powell's Point Baptist Church.

Hemingway, presented a Bible by the Powell's Point Baptist Church and other books usmtt- to his ministry by the Calvary Baptist Church, has already assumed his duties : pastor of the ®>well's Poin Baptist Church.

Hemingway is married to the former Grace Gray of Norfolk, Va. and the couple has one son and two daughters.

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