Mathews Baptist Church at Hudgins will hold its first Homecoming in 10 years on Sunday, and will mark its 250th anniversary in activities during the day. The day will include “Praising the Lord in the Past” in a service at 9:30 a.m., in which pastor Brian Kramer will tell the church’s history. The next service, at 10:45 a.m., is “Praising the Lord in the Present,” with a message from Eddie Heath, director of missions for the Mid-Tidewater Baptist Association. Former pastor Ed Inabinet will also participate. Lunch will be served at noon, and the day will conclude with a 2 p.m. musical celebration, “Praising the Lord Forever.” Organized in 1776, the church is among the oldest congregations in the region. Its roots reach back even farther, to the early 1770s, when Iverson Lewis began sharing Baptist teachings throughout the area, according to a story in the Gazette-Journal that ran earlier this year. At the time, Mathews County did not yet exist. The congregation was originally known as K...