Y'all goin' ta church?

Being Sunday, and us being good Christian folks, that although we were on holiday, we thought we would NOT give God a holiday!  So we got up in good time, packed our things and went off to find a church.
A mile and a half up Maggie Valley, North Carolina, we found one.  First Baptist Church of Maggie Valley.
We had checked it out last night, to see what time the service was.

We weren't sure what it would be like.  But it was great!

We didn't think we would bother with Second Baptist Church, - if there ever was one.  The only other one we saw was "House of Praise" on the other side of the main street.  It was about the size of a large wooden shed or mobile home.  Now, we all know that size is not the most important thing with God, but we just didn't think it was up our street.
We got to First Baptist Church of Maggie Valley, NC just on time.  The pianist was warming up the ivories, and the choir had been rehearsed.  We entered just as the minister Dr Mike Odom was giving the notices for the week.
Then the pianist struck up "I Stand Amazed in the Presence", a familiar one for us.  This was followed soon after by "I Heard an Old Time Story - Victory in Jesus", another old time favourite from way back when.
Mrs Pianist skilfully played "It Is No Secret" during the offering.  Her fingers deftly rippled up and down the keys with incredible dexterity.  A slight honky-tonk, country pianist, with a touch of the blues.
Then the pastor Dr Mike Odom got up to preach.
Well.....!
We heard a wonderful sermon about Abraham.  It was like eating a fine steak dinner.  Every mouthful was beautifully delicious and nourishing.  He preached for about 30 minutes and we hung on to his every word.  He delivered a stonking sermon that would have been well suited for any major conference or seminar.  And here we were, in little ole Maggie Valley, North Carolina coming away like we had been very privileged to be there.
It will live with us for a very long time.
They closed the meeting after one hour, and the members remained behind to vote in a new worship pastor.
We left feeling wonderfully blessed by this little church in Maggie Valley, NC.