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Local Church Gives New Pastor A Good Pounding
October 1, 2013
The members of one local church gave their new pastor and his family pounding Sunday night, and then they celebrated his arrival with a picnic.
It was the First Baptist Baptist Church of Bratt’s way of welcoming Pastor Delbert Redditt.
A pounding is an old fashioned tradition celebrated in many churches where a new pastor is welcomed to the church with gifts of food. Traditionally, a pounding would provide a pastor and his family with a pound of staples, such as a pound of flour, a pound of sugar, a pound of butter and a pound of other basic items.
The FBC Bratt’s pounding for Redditt was a bit more modern, as church members filled the back of a Nissan Pathfinder with lots of food, canned goods, paper items and even a basket of fresh apples.
Redditt comes to Bratt from Faith Baptist Church in Madison, FL. He has been married to his wife Traci for 24 years. They have two children – Terra Leigh, 19, who attends Valencia College, and Cheynne Dawn, 16, who now attends Northview High School.
Redditt hold a Masters of Ministry from Temple Baptist Seminary, a Masters of Agricultural Education from the University of Florida, and a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from the University of Central Florida.
Pictured top and inset: New First Baptist Church of Bratt pastor Delbert Redditt and his wife Traci. Pictured below: Church members held a picnic to welcome Redditt Sunday evening at the Travis M. Nelson Memorial Park in Bratt. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “Local Church Gives New Pastor A Good Pounding”
Yes. I giggled at that one. It made me click it.
What a nice article. Like a breath of fresh air seeing a ‘GOOD’ report on here. Welcome to the new pastor and family~ many blessings for you and the people of Bratt. About the pounding~ I remember back when I was a teen, that was something done quite frequently….and a welcomed gift!
Okay, someone else had to giggle at this headline.
How wonderful. I’ve never heard of a ‘pounding’. But what a great tradition. Welcome Pastor and Mrs. Redditt.
3 great pictures: Top – Kids a playing, Middle – Hens a cackling, Bottom – Love birds a grinnin!
Welcome Bro. Delbert and Family!