Ida Mae Nutt, the last surviving member of Carthage United Methodist Church, shows the Rev. James Batts some water damage on the brick building. The members of the four churches in the Carthage charge talked about closing the church earlier this year, but Nutt and the others decided to keep the building open for worship once a month. Nutt, with help from Matthews, takes care of the building. Photo by Heather Hahn, UMNS.
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