Excerpt from Forty Fruitful Years, 1942-1982: A History of Sunset Park Baptist Church, Wilmington, North Carolina It is the purpose of this book to convey as nearly as possible the spirit of a people who depended on the promises of God to strengthen them in their undertakings for the Glory of His Name. A study of all available reports was made such as minutes of church conferences, bulletins, associational minutes, former histories and testimonies of members of long standing. No effort has been spared for accuracy, but even then some errors may have occurred. Space will not permit recording all details of the history of Sunset Park Baptist Church, but members always should be aware of their legacy. It was the courage, determination and faith of our forefathers of this Southern Baptist Church that made it what it is today a friendly church spiritually concerned in leading souls to Christ and our heritage will always challenge us to hold high the banner of Christ as we go forward in His service. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.