By Staff, Baptist Message
[img_assist|nid=8178|title=New Steeple|desc=Kathryn Sanders’ question led to a 40-ft. steeple being placed atop First Kentwood for the first time since 1948. Cathy Chapman photo|link=none|align=left|width=410|height=640]KENTWOOD – A steeple now graces the First Baptist Church roofline.
After Kathryn “Mama Kat” Sanders asked her question often enough – “Why doesn’t our church have a steeple? – a fund was established in her honor. She died a few months ago, but the fund kept growing, and in early May, a steeple was set in place atop the red brick structure that had been without a stately finish since its construction 1948.
A dedication of the renovated sanctuary and steeple is set for June 10. Joey Miller is pastor