BEN SUTTON | THE ITAWAMBA TIMES
Afternoon sunlight fil ers through the windows of the sanctuary at Christ the King Catholic Church. The building hosts Catholic mass each Saturday as well as a Methodist worship service on Sunday mornings.
COURTESY PHOTO | UMC FULTON
Reverend Smith Lilley, pastor for United Methodist Church in Fulton, performs an immersion baptism on the lawn next to Christ the King Catholic Church. Having the use of the property has allowed Reverend Lilley and his congregation to perform all the normal functions of a church.
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THOMAS WELLS | DAILY JOURNAL
A historic marker from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History stands just outside the front door of Christ the King Catholic Church in downtown Fulton. The marker notes that he site was home to the city’ s first church, which featured a multi-denominational congregation.