Church Briefs

sponsored by the East Tallassee UMC and is located at the side of the old East Tallassee Hospital, across from the library. We will offer various priced booths.

To reserve a space call Joan Wood at 334-312-4913 or Melanie Baker at 334-415-8314. All proceeds raised by ETUMC will be used for church-sponsored programs.

Episcopal Church of the Epiphany Please join us for Sunday ser- come up with more appropriate lessons for us all for the times we are living in. Sometimes, the truth of the life of faith needs to be expressed in clear, succinct packages. Let me give you a couple of examples from some of the song lyrics we learned this week.

• Jesus said, if only love people who love us back then we’re not doing anything special because the whole world does that. Jesus said God gives love to everybody, good or bad, and if we want to follow in Jesus’ way, we need to love like that.

• A child was born to bring peace on earth. It starts with me and you today.

• God lifts us up and turns us around. God sets our feet on higher ground. God gives us peace, God gives us joy, vices at 10:30 a.m. We are asking everyone please to wear a mask. The service will be live streamed on Facebook https:// www.facebook.com/EpiphanyTallassee/ For more information, visit the church website at http:// epiphanytallassee.org/

First United Methodist Church “We are OPEN and everyone is WELCOME! Come worship with us in person Sunday mornings at 8:50 a.m. (contemporary) which this whole world cannot destroy or 11 a.m. (traditional). Sunday School for all ages is offered Sunday mornings at 10 a.m., and a nursery is available for infants.

These are just a few of the tidbits we learned together as a church family. The underlying theme of our VBS was that the way of Jesus is everyone’s passport to peace. Anyone wishing to live in the peace that God makes possible needs only to listen to Jesus and follow his example.

Notice what is missing from this declaration. There is no mention of any denomination or specific brand of religion.

Jesus Christ is the word of God in the flesh who serves as God’s example for how all should live, in this life and the next. That starts with me and you today.

Rev. Yarboro is the Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Wetumpka.

CHILDREN & YOUTH: meet Sunday evenings from 5-6:30 p.m. and Wednesday evenings from 6-7:15 p.m.; supper is included both days! For more information about our church or the programs we offer, visit our website: fumctallassee.com or call us: 334-283-2195. FUMC Tallassee - 1 Jordan Avenue.”

Dalton MiDDleton SportS eDitor dalton.middleton@thewetumpkaherald.com

Edgewood Academy’s Brown brings the energy

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor

Any volleyball team trying to be successful needs a girl to create energy among the team, and Edgewood Academy has the perfect example in junior Lindsey Brown.

Brown, one of the top volleyball players across the state, is referred to as Edgewood Academy’s ‘Energizer Bunny’ by head coach David DeLozier.

She’s a three-time volleyball state champion, and she’s a Division I

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor

Harriet Winchester has been a winner everywhere she’s been, and she’s expecting to continue that as she starts her coaching career at Wetumpka.

Winchester, a former Keith high school and Troy standout, has been hired to lead the Wetumpka girls basketball program. This is Winchester’s first head coaching job.

She served as a graduate assistant for the Faulkner women’s program last season as well as coached AAU basketball in the past. She’s even coached a few of the current Wetumpka girls on her AAU team.

“The feeling is really surreal,” Winchester said of taking over the program. “I am so excited because I know a lot of the girls and I have big expectations for this season. I’ve always wanted the opportunity to coach basketball and fortunately, I was able to get a job with girls I’m familiar with and that was the deciding factor. I also had a really great talk with coach Bear (Woods) and he convinced me that this was an opportunity that I didn’t want to pass.”

Wetumpka’s girls team went 9-12 last season and finished second in the area, but the Indians return some of their star players back to the team.

The two biggest returners are seniors Zariah Fannin and Khloe Harris.

Fannin averaged 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 assists as a junior last season as she played both as a guard and a forward. She was one of the most electric prospect entering her junior year. And while she has all the physical talent in the world to lead her team, one of the biggest assets she brings to the Wildcats is the tenacity she brings to the court.

“It’s really hard to depend on a coach or someone outside the team to generate energy or your team,” DeLozier said. “When a team can generate that themselves, it’s really crucial to their success. Lindsey is that piece for us and we are trying to encourage others to partake and really go along with that. That energy is basketball players in the area and proved to be a scoring threat at any moment.

The Indians only graduated two girls from last year’s roster, so the bulk of the lineup is returning in 2022.

“I know that we are still growing, but we have some excellent shooters,” Winchester said. “We have some shooters who can spot up and shoot off the dribble. We have a very fast point guard who is going to get the ball from end to end within seconds and we have a couple of aggressive players who I hope to turn into leaders for the other players and make them go as well.”

With those players coming back, Winchester hopes to turn them around and get them back on the right track. She’s had a knack for winning in her career, and she plans to continue winning right away.

Winchester, in high school, was a state champion at Keith High School. She helped lead her team to the AHSAA Class 1A Final Four for three straight seasons and won the state championship during her junior year.

In college, she continue her winning ways at Troy. She made 67 starts across four years and played in 122 total games. During her four years, she averaged 6.1 points and 1.4 assists. She also help lead the team to 87 total wins, the most wins by a senior class in school history.

As a graduate assistant at Faulkner last season, she helped lead the Eagles to a 16-13 record and a 9-7 conference record.

“What I’m telling peo- big part of our team.”

Anyone who has seen Edgewood Academy play has seen the sparkplug that is Brown. While she usually dominates all over the court, she is always the first person to celebrate or pick up her opponents.

When a point is scored or good play is made, she yells the loudest and jumps the highest. When a point is scored on the Wildcats or a teammate makes a mistake, she’s the first to talk with them and console them.