This summer marks a century of service for Elida’s two remaining active churches: the First Baptist Church of Elida and the Elida Methodist Church. So when the past and present members of the First Baptist Church celebrated their 100th anniversary last weekend, they were joined at their Sunday luncheon and afternoon service by their Methodist neighbors. During Labor Day weekend, the Baptists plan to return the favor when the Methodists observe their church’s centennial anniversary, according to the Rev. Herb Gage, pastor of the First Baptist Church. “We’ll do the same thing with them,” Gage said. “We do a lot of things together all the time. Actually, probably the only exceptions are the actual Sunday morning services.” Meanwhile, the Rev. Mary Sue Hull, who has served for about a year at the Elida Methodist Church, said her congregation of about 45-60 people are looking forward to sharing their own memories of a century at that church. “We think it will be a great time,” Hull said. “We’ve invited back former pastors and old friends. We’ll have a two-hour service that Sunday with lots of music and speakers and a catered luncheon.”