New Bethel Baptist Church Celebrates Mrs. Hennie Wannamaker Blackman's 90th Birthday
New Bethel Baptist Church honored Mrs. Hennie Wannamaker Blackman on her 90th birthday, recognizing decades as a Sunday School teacher and 30 years teaching in District Four.
The Woodruff Times reported on January 15, 2026 that New Bethel Baptist Church celebrated the 90th birthday of Mrs. Hennie Wannamaker Blackman. Here is our summary.
Mrs. Blackman is a longtime member of New Bethel and its Sunday School teacher. Church members, family and friends recognized her years of service to the congregation and her 30 years as a teacher in Spartanburg School District Four.
Her niece, Mrs. Sonja Wannamaker McIntosh, called her "the rock of their family" and remembered how she made birthdays special by baking favorite cakes.
The church invited the community to honor Mrs. Blackman by coming to her Sunday School class, which starts at 10 a.m. on Sundays.
This is our own summary; the full story, by Vareva Harris, is at The Woodruff Times (link below).