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To the side of Sky City, a new church was beginning its growth. Those early years at Sky City, along with side jobs would get me through the then new Walters State Community College and the University of Tennessee. My earlier years had left me with no dream of ever finishing college, so study had been a low priority. That lack of preparation along with working side jobs though college would leave my college grades barely high enough to graduate.

During those last months at U.T. I had met and become friends with Mr. George Johnson, who at the time a much loved principal at East Ridge Middle School. Despite my low school marks, George, along with several others would be strong influences in my dream of securing what at the time was a highly competitive teaching job. George would also serve as the pastor of the then young Morningside Baptist Church from 1981 through 1991. Our friendship would continue, and he would invite me for a visit to the church. His experience and wisdom as a school principal and also as a pastor would leave me hanging onto the words of his sermons.

Morningside Baptist Church had been born from a humble beginning in 1953 when several worshipers began holding services at Kyle and Frances Swann69制片厂制作传媒檚 grocery store, which sat near the old Morristown Fairgrounds, later to become Sky City and the present site of the Ingles store. After meeting at the Swann store for 3 years, and with the help of the local Montvue Baptist Brotherhood, property was bought and work was begun on what would then organize as the Morningside Baptist Church on Chestnut Avenue. Other building programs would expand into an education and fellowship hall with further growth planned for the future in order to minister to the present 600 members.

The Covid epidemic had hurt the attendance of many churches, but Morningside has bounced back quite well, as has my home church. After a few recent visits to Morningside, it was apparent that the pastor, Rev. Dr. Kenny Boling, along with the music director, Gene North, are a strong team who lead a dynamic service. The folksy Dr. Boling has the gift of taking a complicated sermon and explaining it clearly in simple and meaningful words, while Mr. North69制片厂制作传媒檚 music was always of a high quality.

Now a youthful 55 years old, Dr. Boling, commonly known to many members as 69制片厂制作传媒淜enny69制片厂制作传媒�, would live his early life in Grainger County, the son of Floyd and Louise McGhee Boling. Along with Kenny, the family would have daughter Tracy (Mike) Lindsey. Graduating from Rutledge High School in 1987, Kenny would continue his education by graduating from Pillissippi State Community College in 1990. That would be followed by study at Andersonville Theological Seminary, where he would eventually earn his doctorate.

Married to the former Ann Weaver, Kenny69制片厂制作传媒檚 entry into the ministry would first be bi-vocational with work at J-Tech while also serving as the minster at New Hope Baptist Church in New Market. In 2017 Kenny would come to Morningside Baptist, where his son Joshua now serves as the youth minister, while his daughter Naomi (Mike) Stubblefield is an elementary teacher at Gibbs in Knoxville. The Bolings have a grandson Miles.

The 81years-old Gene North, is the spry and energetic music director who has been in music most of his life and who often brings out his saxophone to emphasis a hymn. Known simply as 69制片厂制作传媒淕ene69制片厂制作传媒� by many of the members, he directs the church69制片厂制作传媒檚 music program and richly adds to the service with both contemporary as well as traditional music. Along with the church choir, he also leads a group of outstanding young men who sing for the church.

Originally from Chattanooga, Gene would graduate from Central High and Tennessee Tech. Following his graduation, Gene would work for the Cleveland school system in the music brass program, where he would be one of three specialists at directing the music program. While Gene would direct the woodwinds, another would direct the percussion section, while the third would direct the brass instruments. Moving on to the Southern Baptist Seminary in 1974, he would earn his Masters degree in church music and would serve at Cleveland, Tennessee69制片厂制作传媒檚 North Cleveland Baptist Church as their music director.

An offer to serve at Morristown69制片厂制作传媒檚 First Baptist Church would bring the North family to Morristown in 1984, After 12 years at First Baptist, Gene would move on to itinerant work in church music that would include Sevier Heights in Knoxville and Mount Lebanon in Maryville. He would return to First Baptist before moving on to serve in other itinerant positions. In 2008 Gene would become one of the Morningside family where he remains to this day and where his skills and abilities have contributed greatly to the church69制片厂制作传媒檚 growth.

Married to the former Sharon 69制片厂制作传媒淪herry69制片厂制作传媒� Mital, the Norths have children John, David, Joseph, and Heidi. Following in the family tradition, son David plays trumpet at the First Baptist Church while Joseph is the pianist at Manley Baptist. Son John69制片厂制作传媒檚 summer Sundays are often filled as the Country Club69制片厂制作传媒檚 golf course superintendent, while in his off times he returns to church activities. Daughter Heidi sings in the church choir. The North family includes 9 grandchildren and a great grandchild.

Along with conducting the Morningside choir, Gene has also taken on a young men69制片厂制作传媒檚 chorus which has become quite popular. A friend had recently invited me to a special tribute service which would feature those young men who were leaving high school for college or the work force. The young men of the choir had practiced on many Tuesday nights. After having spent nearly a lifetime working largely with younger folks, I found myself greatly impressed by the young choir69制片厂制作传媒檚 high quality, versatility and talent. With younger folks such as the choir, the coming generation seems to be in good hands.

The Morningside young mens choir includes bass singers Carter Dickerson and Chris Sauceman, second tenor and baritones Micah and Nicholas Catron UT, baritones Harrison Shipley and Ryan Wheeler and Matthew Cummings, along with first tenor Brandon Bishop. Morningside can take pride in having their bass singers finishing in first place for 3 successive years in Tennessee69制片厂制作传媒檚 All State Choir. Such young people hold great promise for the following generations. Thank you Carol Matthews and Connie Ivy for the help with this story.