The Joy Center was the result of a local
woman's concern for children in a community
where there was no organized, regular Sunday
School. She and missionary staff traveled
nearly
twenty miles weekly to hold Sunday
School in a
one-room schoolhouse. It soon became evident that someone needed to live in the community to provide ministry to families throughout the week.
The former Big Creek School, a two room building, was secured and remodeled to be the home for this new ministry in 1980. Families became involved. After-school activities and worship services were added.
The Joy Center is a center for a wide range of activities with the central emphasis on spiritual development. We continue to pray that God will send us the least, the last, and the lost.
On October 16, 2005 we celebrated all of God's awesome blessings at The Joy Center for the past 25 years! We praise and thank God for all those who came from near and far to help celebrate and worship
Also in October of 2005 a carnival was given for the boys and girls at The Joy Center in memory of Hoyland Denman, Thom Denman's mother.
On February 12, 2006 a memorial service was held for our dear brother in Christ, who also was the project leader of the construction of the new building for worship, Eldon Huston, 68, who died suddenly from a heart attack while on the way down to Mississippi on a work team to help repair damaged homes from Hurricane Katrina.
Ahhhh, the smell of S'mores, the bounce of many basketballs, the splash of water in the indoor pool, staying up all night, much, much laughter, the music of "Closer to 7" worship band, worshipping our Lord and Saviour through music, reading of God's Word and prayer, lives changed forever by committing them to Jesus Christ! That's is what the Joy Center youth experienced at the youth lock-in, the "Winter Meltdown" on Friday, February 17, 2006. It was such a blessing!
"The Lord has done great things for us and
we are filled with joy." Psalm 126:3
