Article: 'The Lord's' reporter: 11-year-old girl and friend publish newspaper to fund church playground.

Byline: Melanie B. Smith

Sep. 22--HULACO -- On a muggy September afternoon in a churchyard, 11-year-old Sarah Harper and two young friends gave play equipment a workout.

They climbed and swung and hammed it up for a photographer.

The spot is not just a play place for Sarah. It is where she put into practice "love thy neighbor" and "give and it shall be given unto you."

It is also where adults have drawn inspiration, in part from Sarah.

Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, founded in 1837, is on Alabama 67 in the far southeast corner of Morgan County. Membership is 37, said the Rev. John W. Clark, pastor.

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