Time capsule found at Mt. Zion Baptist in Marietta

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Time capsule found at Mt. Zion Baptist in Marietta

Photos of the time capsule found at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Marietta

Underneath the cornerstone at the recently razed Mt. Zion Baptist in Marietta, workers found a time capsule laid by the 1958 congregation.

The capsule contained a letter written 51 years ago that exhorts current-day members of the church to trust in prayer. "Those are powerful words," says the Rev. Ted McClung.

Also inside was the sanctuary's $14,000 paid-in-full mortgage note, minutes from an August 1958 church conference, and the program from the cornerstone ceremony.

The congregation dates to 1843, but the cornerstone of the most recent building was laid in 1958.

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Underneath the cornerstone at the recently razed Mt. Zion Baptist in Marietta, workers found a time capsule laid by the 1958 congregation.

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