Well, this is pretty unholy…
For the past 92 years, Mrs. Genora Hamm Biggs of Elberton, GA has called the Union Grove Baptist Church her home away from home. At 103 years old, Biggs is a devout Christian who reads the Bible and prays every day. She has been an active member of Union Grove all her life, so you can imagine the heartbreak and anger this woman felt when she received a letter in the mail banning her for the rest of her time on earth.
Biggs has recently had some disagreements with the church's new pastor's preaching style. When she challenged Reverend Tim Mattox, saying he was turning their Baptist church into more of a "Holiness" one, he responded by sending her a letter that said "Any membership or associations that you have had with this church are now officially revoked. Therefore, you cannot attend Union Grove Baptist Church for any reason whatsoever. You are not to come to the property of the Union Grove Baptist Church."
When Biggs went to the church to try and rectify the situation, she says Reverend Mattox called the police on her to try and have her arrested… But the real kicker? Biggs' name is even on the side of the church, as her family helped build it and she worked there as a secretary for nearly 40 years, according to Fox Atlanta.
About 20 other members have apparently left the church recently over the same issue, which has the town divided. However, the strong-willed centennial refuses to give up her fight."This is my church, I love this church, and he cannot stop me from going," Biggs told Fox Atlanta.
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For the past 92 years, Genora Hamm Biggs has been an active member of Union Grove Baptist Church in Elberton, Georgia.
The 103-year-old is heartbroken by what new pastor Reverend Timothy Mattox did to her after she challenged his preaching style, saying he's breaking from the church's Baptist traditions.
The reverend's response was sending Biggs this letter, signed by the all members of the church committee, blacklisting her from Union Grove for the rest of her life.
When Biggs, known to the community as "Mother of the church" returned to Union Grove, Reverend Tim called the police to try and have her arrested.
Biggs' maiden name is even etched into the church she's attended since age 11, as her forefathers helped build it.
Biggs even spent nearly 40 years working as a secretary at the church, which has lost about 20 other members because of Reverend Tim.
The sad story has divided the small Georgia community, but Biggs says she won't give up fighting. "This is my church, I love this church, and he cannot stop me from going," Biggs told Fox Atlanta.
