Kennon Pickett at Blackwater United Methodist Church in Central Blackwater United Methodist Church in Central to celebrate 175 years. Kennon Pickett, senior pastor of Blackwater United Methodist Church in Central Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Service and ministry to the community has been a longstanding legacy of the Blackwater United Methodist Church in Central. The church will commemorate its rich history while looking ahead with a special "Legacy Forward" event marking 175 years.
All three regular service will be combined into one at 10 a.m. Sunday in the main sanctuary, 10000 Blackwater Road.
"'Legacy Forward' means that 175 years is awesome, but our mission is still ahead of us, which is to pass down our faith to the next generation," said Kennon Pickett, the church's senior pastor since 2022. "We have a message to share and, until Christ returns, it is not completed. It's just a reminder that we have a responsibility to steward all of this that God has given us in a way that continues and build on what's already been laid.
" The speaker for the occasion will be Bishop Delores J. Williamston, of the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Other guests will include District Superintendent the Rev.
Karli Pidgeon and Central Mayor Wade Evans. "She's brought tremendous energy to the conference," Pickett said of Williamston, who took over in 2022. "She's a tremendous preacher and a gifted leader, and she is one of those wh.