200th Anniversary Celebration

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Photo Gallery of Bicentennial Special Events

Anniversary Service Video
^{with special guest Bishop Fairley}

Homecoming Service Video
^{featuring the Decatur Street Beat Dixieland Band}

Special Guest Preachers
Rev. Charles M. Smith
^{Pastor at Long Memorial 1978-82}
Rev. Michael M. Frese
^{Pastor at Long Memorial 2002-06}
Rev. Kolby Golliher
^{Duke Divinity Student Intern 2020-21}

Celebrating the Past
Tommy Humphries
George Gentry
Marguerite Holt
Dr. Rosalie Gates
Bob Morgan
Doug Robinson
Frances Friday
Gordon Carver, Jr.
Jeff Fitzgerald
Phillip Allen

Committed to the Future
Pastor Ed Priestaf – Summer Literacy Program 2023
Emily Pierce – NCCUMC Youth Council Leaders
Donna Tate – United Methodist Children’s Home, Raleigh, NC
Ashley Bailey – Youth Pilgrimage 2022

Sharing Memories
How and when did you come to Long Memorial?
How have you seen God working through Long Memorial?
What is your hope for the future of Long Memorial?
^{video interviews with Mark Galloway, George Gentry, Hunt Fitzgerald, Hogan Carringer, Linda Mabe, Tom Hill Clayton, Bob Morgan, Ashley Bailey}

Long Memorial History 1822-2017
^{with a list of Pastors, an inventory of Special Gifts, and a gallery of our Stained Glass Windows}

Anniversary Committee Report: March 26, 2022
Anniversary Committee Report: May 3, 2022