From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (via TitusOneNine):
Midfield First Baptist Church, which had dwindled to about 40 mostly elderly, white worshippers, recently held its last service in the church building it had called home for nearly 50 years.
A week later, it handed over the keys — and its $1.8 million property — to a predominantly black Baptist church called New Beginnings in a property giveaway that gives new meaning to the church's name.
"Somebody came up with the idea: Why don't we just give them the building?" said the Rev. Eugene Nail, 78, pastor of Midfield First Baptist since 2000. "It was built with tithes and offerings, and it's the Lord's building anyway."
As one church dies away and another is born, Nail called it an "old ending and a new beginning."
"We're going to turn it over to them —- the church and everything in it," Nail said.
A T19 commenter remarked, " 'Somebody' stayed pretty anonymous and let the Lord have the glory."
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