Corinth Chapel United Church of Christ celebrated its sesquicentennial on Nov. 17 at the grand ballroom at the Paul D. Camp Community College Workforce Center, Franklin.

The Rev. Dr. Linwood Morings Boone is the pastor at Corinth Chapel, and the theme was “We Have Come This Far by Faith.”

Nearly 260 people attended the sesquicentennial celebration Individuals and communities from distances as far away as North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New York, Georgia, Florida, and Ohio, were represented, and many at the celebration had not met or seen each other in decades.

The Rev. J.J. Ferguson, pastor of Saint Paul UCC, Sedley, was the guest speaker. He praised the founders of the Corinth Chapel Church and their anti-slavery works.

“The Corinth Chapel Congregation Christian Church” located at 7945 Corinth Chapel Road, was started by former slaves who were tired of worshiping in the balcony of the white church.

Ferguson’s succinctly used the event theme as the organizing principal for moving the congregation forward. Fergusom said Corinth Chapel Church was founded as an act of protest against the inhuman treatment from their former slave owners. He emphasized the constructive work of the past and the goals of the future.

The Rev. Andrew J. Boone Jr. served as the Master of Ceremony for the Sesquicentennial Celebration Banquet. Special guests on the program included Deacon Cheryl P. Armistead, the Rev. Madeline F. Beard, the Rev. and Mrs. Jimmie L. Boone, Joel Copeland, Wynnodlyn Copeland, Jerry Dunn, Sylvia Lawrence, Yvonne Mock and the Rev. Moses Ware. Music for the occasion was furnished by Edgar Michaeux Dotson and the Men of Praise.

Thanks to the efforts of the Rev. Andrew J. Boone Jr., the congregation owns a handsome souvenir volume of its sesquicentennial celebration. The book contains pictures of pastors, officers, and of old and new members, as well as photos of founders and a history of the congregation.

Shirl B. Boone and her team served a meal including chicken cordon bleu, string beans almondine, mashed potatoes and chives, roast beef au jus, bread, cheesecake, sweet potato pie and Dutch lemon cake.