Milledge Avenue Baptist Church
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Athens-Clarke County
Milledge Avenue Baptist Pumpkin Patch Brings Community Together to Volunteer, Shop
Thousands of orange pumpkins with twisting stems line the front lawn of Milledge Avenue Baptist Church as a deep, husky voice calls out from inside a semi-truck. “Keep going!” Derrell Hall, who attends the church, says as a skid steer loader picks up a wooden container of about 50 giant…
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Athens-Clarke County
Milledge Avenue Church’s Pumpkin Sale Raises Funds, Promotes Inclusivity
The Milledge Avenue Baptist Church’s pumpkin patch is a fall tradition for some students and area residents and an annual fundraiser for the congregation. It opened Oct. 3, and students in Prof. Lori Johnston’s Religion Reporting course on Oct. 4 interviewed clergy, volunteers and shoppers for quick-turn stories. Their social…