Resources by Charlie Wingard
Wingards came to Alabama sometime around 1820. Leaving South Carolina, they settled in Pike County, west of Troy, Alabama. Look at a good map and you’ll be able to locate Wingard, Alabama. My great grandfather, George Franklin Wingard, married into the Moore family. The Moore-Wingard family farm, called Elmdale, was located on the Pike County and Montgomery County line. It was sold to a paper company in the early 1950s. Montgomery County is where my Dad (George), Uncle John, and Aunt Martha did a good part of their growing up. I love these photos. How different was Depression era Alabama! (l-r: Uncle John, Aunt Martha, Dad) One thing you’ll notice in several of these pictures is the bright Alabama sun…
Read MoreI am trying to identify the people in this picture of Centerpoint School in southern Montgomery County, Alabama. It was near Elmdale, the Moore-Wingard farm. I understand that at various times some of the teachers lived with the Wingards. If anyone can supply additional information about the history of Centerpoint school and these students, please contact me. If someone has an exact date for the picture, I would appreciate that, too, and the year the school was torn down. Back row (left to right): Molly Lee Curry, Sophronia Brooks, Julia Lawson Brooks (later married Charlie Jackson), and William Jackson and Lula Missildine (Murray Norman’s grandparents) 2nd row: Ethel Jackson (in front of her is her brother, Edgar Jackson), Coleman Wingard,…
Read MoreChapel Message – 17 September
Seth Starkey is the RUF Pastor at Belhaven University here in Jackson. He delivered an excellent sermon at last week’s chapel (“Christ Centered Weakness” 2 Corinthians 12:9-10), and the audio is available here.
Read MoreHow important is the minister’s personal holiness? Charles Bridges cautions, “A man who cannot persuade himself to be holy, will have little hope of succeeding with the consciences of others.” – Charles Bridges, The Christian Ministry (1830; Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1991), 157.
Read MoreHow important is the minister’s personal holiness? Charles Bridges cautions, “A man who cannot persuade himself to be holy, will have little hope of succeeding with the consciences of others.” – Charles Bridges, The Christian Ministry (1830; Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1991), 157.
Read MoreIn this 2009 interview, Eric Alexander reflects on his conversion to Christ, and his many years of ministry in the Church of Scotland. His commitment to pastoral ministry in the local church, expository preaching, and prayer have been an encouragement to many ministers. Many thanks to my friend David Irving for pointing me to this interview.
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