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Title	Pastor R. A. Ward, Freewill Baptist Church
Creator	unknown
Medium of Original	negatives (photographs)
Date of Original	1957-05;
Dimensions	4" x 5";
Description	In 1957 there were at least 15 Champion employees who were ordained ministers. Most of their pastoral duties took place outside of work, but when a special service was needed during work hours Champion often gave release time. In this photograph, we see R. A. Ward at work as a roll wrapper. Ward was ordained several years ago and has been closely associated with the Free Will Baptist Church since that time. Reverend Ward has served several churches as pastor and is at present an assistant pastor. He conducts revivals and prayer services. More information about this photograph can be found in the Champion publication The Log. Click the link in the “Related Materials” field to view the article on pages 12 – 15.
Subject	Champion Paper and Fibre Company -- Employees Clergy -- North Carolina -- Haywood County
Local Subject	religion
Time Period	1950s
Location	Haywood County (N.C.)
Related Material	http://wcudigitalcollection.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16232coll18/id/1963
Source Institution	Canton Area Historical Museum
Collection	Canton Area Historical Museum
Inventory Number	CAHM_CHU-18_02
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions, contact the Canton Area Historical Museum, 36 Park St, Canton, NC 28716
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Pastor R. A. Ward, Freewill Baptist Church