Burns ready to wind down after 25 years at Shady Grove

‘Thankful that God used me’

  • Bishop Ernest Burns (right) of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Cornelia confers with Elder Leon Bradshaw during a service Sunday to celebrate Burns’ 25th year as pastor. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff
    Bishop Ernest Burns (right) of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Cornelia confers with Elder Leon Bradshaw during a service Sunday to celebrate Burns’ 25th year as pastor. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff
  • Pastor and Cornelia Fire Chief Billy Joe Jenkins (left) helpks sing the praises of Bishop Ernest Burns during a service Sunday to celebrate Burns’ 25th year as pastor at Shady Grove Baptist Church. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff
    Pastor and Cornelia Fire Chief Billy Joe Jenkins (left) helpks sing the praises of Bishop Ernest Burns during a service Sunday to celebrate Burns’ 25th year as pastor at Shady Grove Baptist Church. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff
       Bishop Ernest Burns answered a call from God in 1998 to pastor Shady Grove Baptist Church in Cornelia, and it was a decision he will always cherish.    “It was a ...

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