The Baptist association: An Amazing Secret Hiding in Plain Sight

Recently I toured the Bunker at The Greenbrier in West Virginia. It was the secret location where the U.S. Congress would move in case of war or an attack on Washington, D.C.

From 1962 until 1992, it was hiding in plain sight with conference rooms for the hotel and public lodging rooms located above it.

Contained within the Bunker were rooms for the House of Representatives and the Senate to meet in session while in exile. Meeting, sleeping, and eating were all handled in the Bunker, which functioned as an ecosystem with its own life support features. Concrete fortifications encapsulated the Bunker. Thick metal doors could seal the area when needed.

During the 30 years, the Bunker was a safe place in waiting; it also functioned as a conference center and exhibit hall for public gatherings. Unseen was how this area would quickly transform into a safe haven for our federal legislative bodies.

The Bunker was hiding in plain sight.

The people attending events at the Greenbriar did not know they were in it.

In our Baptist denomination, we have an amazing secret hiding in plain sight. It is Baptist life in its purest form.

Its value is one of the best-kept secrets in our Baptist tradition. Congregations are in the midst of it all the time, yet few see and understand its beauty.

The Baptist association is this amazing secret.

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