MYRTLE BEACH – The Older Adult Retreat held each year is “one of the best kept secrets in the conference,” said Bayard Lindell of Greenwood’s Main Street UMC. Three hundred United Methodists came to Myrtle Beach to enjoy the spirit-lifting hymns led by the Rev. Paul Frey, the fun and fellowship, worship and, most of all, the challenging messages of Dr. Leonard Sweet, author, futurist and professor at Drew University. A tree, painted by Lallage Jones years ago, was the logo used for the retreat. Jones, a member of First UMC in Lancaster, is 101 now. Older Adult Council Chairperson Betty Shuler called an impromptu Founders’ Day for the Older Adult retreat, singling out such leaders as June Willson, the Rev. Hazel Bennett, Betty Bruner and Harold Scipio....
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