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Garywood Assembly of God is a large church in Hueytown, Alabama; a western suburb of Birmingham. It is affiliated with the Assemblies of God. == Founding == Garywood Assembly was founded in 1947 during a tent crusade by evangelist Dorine Justice. The church began with just 14 members. Justice served as pastor for the first year. Between 1950 and 1979 there were eleven different pastors, during which time church growth was slow. In 1979, Pastor John A. Loper, then an official with the Alabama District of the Assemblies of God, accepted the pastorate. During this time the church's radio outreach, ''Garywood Alive,'' was aired. This soon evolved into a television outreach as well. On October 7, 2012, Pastor Loper announced that he would retire on February 11, 2013, one week after he would celebrate the 35th anniversary of his coming to Garywood. On February 3, 2013, Pastor Jeff Leatherman was elected as Lead Pastor of Garywood. == Annual events == The church is known throughout metro Birmingham for its annual Easter Drama, which began in 1977 and produced each year since, except for 2005. The church also hosted an annual Garywood Camp meeting, which for many years was billed as the largest "spiritual gathering" in Alabama, featuring well-known figures Vestal Goodman, Marvin Gorman, Jesse Duplantis and John Kilpatrick (of Brownsville Revival fame).〔''Ibid''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Garywood Assembly of God」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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