Church marks 1870 gravesite for anniversary

Poplar Springs Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate its 141st anniversary with an historical marking of an 1870 gravesite.

The event begins at 11 a.m. Sunday with an anniversary  service, followed at 1:30 p.m. and the historical marker memorial service.

The grave contains the remains of a young boy, whose father  later  donated the land for the church to be built.