Becky Curtsinger
Thought Bro Halbrooks friends and family may like to read this - published August 28, 2013.
Bro. Fred Halbrooks was deeply respected and cared for by his friends in Kentucky. His church wanted to express their love to Bro. Halbrooks who said he’d probably not be living in KY when he died. His church planned his pre-memorial service and Bro. Halbrooks suggested Cedar Creek as host. It was our privilege and honor to share in this special event for our friend and pastor, Bro. Fred Halbrooks.
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Pre-memorial service set for Bro. Fred Halbrooks at The First Cedar Creek Baptist Church.
A pre-memorial service for Bro. Fred Halbrooks, 92, will be held Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013, at The First Cedar Creek Baptist Church in Bardstown, Kentucky.
Bro. Halbrooks, a native of Alabama, is a graduate of Howard University (now Samford University) in Birmingham, Ala., and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville.
He has been pastor of churches ranging from 25 to 1,500 members. He, his wife Hazel (deceased), and sons Bill and George (deceased) were a missionary family to Brazil from 1955 to 1973.
Upon his return from Brazil, Bro. Halbrooks was employed in the Sunday School Department of the Kentucky Baptist Convention as assistant director and director.
He was the Nelson Baptist Association Director of Missions from 1986 to 2002. Nelson Baptist Association includes over forty Southern Baptist churches in Nelson, Bullitt, and Spencer Counties.
The pre-memorial service will be led by Freeman Trace Community Church, Elizabethtown, of which Bro. Halbrooks is the pastor. Freeman Trace meets each Sunday at Kensington Manor Care and Rehabilitation Center on St. Johns Road in Elizabethtown.
The service begins at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013, in The First Cedar Creek Baptist Church sanctuary. A reception given by Freeman Trace members will be held in TFCCBC Educational Building following the service.
Friends of Bro. Halbrooks and other interested persons are invited to attend.
The First Cedar Creek Baptist Church is located five miles west of Bardstown and twenty miles east of Elizabethtown off Hwy 62 (Boston Rd.) on Hwy 733 (Bellwood Road). For more information, contact Becky Curtsinger at [email protected] or 502-507-7159.
