Early Sunday, while the rain pummeled the city of Milledgeville, the weather had no impact on the congregation joining in worship together at Green Pasture Baptist Church.
At 11 a.m., the service began at its regularly scheduled time however this service is more than the regular service that this congregation has been accustomed to. On top of Rev. Lee Wornum Jr. preaching the word, Green Pasture had an additional keynote speaker, Brother Alex Hill.
Green Pasture called the congregation to dress in Heritage attire to this service at 150 N. Warren St.
The service began like many before it. Those who walked in were greeted with a bright smile and beautiful music that serves to unite all the congregation music is led by the choir of the Green Pasture Baptist Church. The most notable song was “Drinking Tears from the Water.” The music and sounds of worship sounded as if everyone was singing in perfect harmony.
Green Pasture also brought the community together with a moment of fellowship. As the choir halted for a moment, they opened the service with the instructions to greet the congregation and say hello to them. While it seems simple, the sense of togetherness shows how important this place is to the community.
As the service continued, Wornum preached the word to his congregation as the service turned to personal testimony and a celebration of Black heritage.
Hill shared his testimony of how times have changed from bondage to a blessing. He said, no matter what you do, if you do it to the best of your ability, then you are doing everything right.
“If you can’t be a highway, just be a train that is alright,” Hill said. “If you can’t be the sun, be a star. Yea, it is in my side that you win or fade off. Be the best of whatever you are.”
Hill added to his speech by asking the congregation what they feel the true blueprint for their life is to establish the ideology that all ideas play a pivotal role in shaping who we are as people.
Following Hill’s speech, the angels of praise of Green Pasture performed an emotional Black history dance, filled with passion and historical context.
Wornum closed with remarks that included passion and a call for celebration while reflecting on the past and moving towards the future.