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Pastor Frank Stafford

by Krista Schinagl
Before service every Sunday Frank Stafford reads his bible.
Frank Stafford has been the pastor of Lively Stone Church of God since 1982. "I love serving the people and I love serving the Lord," Stafford said.
(left) Randy Casteel and (right) Melanie Davie along with three other people carry a roof truss over to her house.
Melanie Davie watches as the second wall of her house is raised. Volunteers, (left) CJ Moore and (right) Gorge Soria help level out the wall.
Before beginning work Saturday, October 21 all of the volunteers pray over the work and the four houses that were being built. Melanie Davie and her mother, Viola Boyd were on site all day Saturday to help build their house. Davie and Boyd are required to work 400 hours on building their home. If the recruite volunteers those hours add to their
Just after 7 o'clock the sun rises over the treeline in the Madisonville City Park on Saturday.
Frank Stafford worships during the Sunday service at Lively Stone Church of God while his daughter, (left) Sherri Wilson leads the church in song.
Some people joke that Frank Stafford is the best dressed mayor in Kentucky.

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