Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church celebrated its 140th church anniversary Sept. 9-11. The theme for the weekend was “Honoring Our Past, Celebrating Our Present, Pressing into Our Future”.

The festivities launched Friday evening with a meet and greet. Special guests included the Rev. Mary Balfour Dunlap, pastor of the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection and former state Sen. Floyd Nicholson. They shared their past and current relationships with Macedonia, as well as anecdotes about the neighborhood.