Clarkesville Baptist Church is set to host a variety of entertainment during their Independence Day Celebration, starting 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 2.
Cotton candy, ring toss, apple bobbing, cornhole, face painting, and watermelon seed splitting competitions will be available for families to enjoy beside the ministry building. Food will be provided at the event.
Pastor Grady Walden said that event will be dedicated to local first responders. “Because of all they do for the community, we just wanna say ‘thank you’ to them and take care of them for a little while,” he said.
Grady anticipated a large showing at the celebration, estimating that 200 to 250 would show up to the event.
Gospel and bluegrass performances by the Old Sautee Pickers will be held on the church’s front steps from 6 – 7 p.m. and from 7:35 – 8 p.m. In between the performances, Walden and other church administrators will recognize first responders and have a devotion.
Winners of the church’s pie baking contest will be announced before the festivities resume. At the end of the night, winners of the event’s seed splitting competition will be awarded with trophies.
For more information on the celebration, visit clarkesvillebaptist.org.
