Coaching moment for Spring Football Practice, ACHS 2014-05-19 - ACHS Stadium, 623 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Cathy Luttrell. Family and fans were treated to Adair County High School Football Team's annual Spring Practice game last Friday night, May 16, 2014. Above - Coach Travis Gay giving instruction to a player. Players divide up into two teams, red and blue, to compete against each other. Coaches and team members take this opportunity to run through plays they have been learning during the off season. It's a great opportunity to see what the team has in store for the upcoming season. - Cathy Luttell Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Stained glass windows created by Tamara Gregory 2014-05-19 - 300 Merchant Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Bro. Jim Williams is proud of the three stained glass windows added to the sanctuary at Haven Mission, with three different scenes. They're he work of Tamara Gregory of Columbia, This one is the favorite of many in the congregation. - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Mark Selby, organizer of the volunteer day at Haven Mission 2014-05-19 - 300 Merchant Street, Coumbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Mark Selby, foreground, organized the volunteer bricklaying day at Haven Mission. He works nearby at the Adair Regional Jail, and has often performed at the church. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Haven Mission Volunteer Day 2014-05-19 - 300 Merchant Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. On his toughest days - and he's had some since moving to Columbia - it's hard to keep the trademark smile from warming others days. Saturday, May 3, 2014 it was impossible to draw a frown. With him, is Ellen Hingle, the mother and grandmother who heads the wonderful Hingle clan which has inspired the community through it joyous times, and it's poise and perserverance in others. The Hingles and in-laws and kin were there in force when Haven Mission needed their skill and enthusiasm. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Haven Mission: Blinded by the light - II 2014-05-19 - 300 Merchant Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Up close the glass brick cross can make only a silhouette of the speaker, Bro. Jim Williams, inside the sanctuary. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Haven Mission: From the inside, cross appears huge 2014-05-19 - 300 Merchant Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. From inside Haven Mission, the glass brick cross dominates - Pastor Jim Williams, who posed for this picture, said some complain about it, "They say they are blinded by the cross," and he added, "I tell that's a good thing. We need to be 'blinded by the cross' - think about its meaning, and get our minds off ourselves. Provenance in the building make it something of a eclectic Adair County church museum. While the building dates from the 1950's when James Woody built it for a "PCA" - remember that? Few do today. But it was at one time a major agribusiness lender - office. The pews? They're a donation from the Egypt Christian Church. Even the piano is a hand-me-down, but pianists coax some perfect church music from it, Jim Williams says. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Haven Mission Volunteer Day: After May 3, 2014 work 2014-05-19 - 300 Merchant Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. There's still a long way to go, but great progress was made on the north and east sides of Haven Mission. A feature of the church to be seen by strollers in the Columbia City Cemetery, in addition to the cross on the front of the building, is the glass brick cross, lighted in the evenings and at night. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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