Musician aided in church's growth

To the editor:

In response to "A divine intervention: Opera singer visits hometown to perform": As a child growing up, our family were longtime members of Lynwood Baptist Church. Judith Farris also attended there. She was quite instrumental in forming the music ministry there. As a matter of fact, at that time Lynwood started out as Third Baptist Church and then became Lynwood Baptist Chapel. Several years later it became Lynwood Baptist Church. In the 1960s we might have averaged 100 to 250 in attendance. Now I am proud to say Lynwood is the largest Baptist church in Cape Girardeau. And Judith had a part in it.

SCOTT DUDLEY, Belleville, Mich.