Bath presently serves as vice president of Spiritual Wellness and Human Development at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Kansas.
Some 250 people are expected to help mark the even. The theme is “Celebrating God’s Faithfulness — Past, Present, and Future.”
The public is invited.
The church’s congregation and friends will also pause to remember those lost on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City. The remembrance will be a photo presentation set to Amazing Grace from local bagpiper Delbert Braund.
The Puppet Ministry team will give a presentation near the beginning of the day’s activities at 10 a.m.
The main program will begin at 10:55 a.m., with words from Bath and other special guests and a children’s church program for those ages 2-8 years old.
Video and slide memories will be shared throughout the day from the early days renting the St. James United Methodist Church building on Saturdays, fund-raising events, early construction of the new building on the Sycamore Hospital campus, and the opening day for the new church on June 7, 1997.
Lunch will be provided, followed by an afternoon music concert at 2 p.m. featuring soprano saxophonist Lee Jones, pianist Blaise Adams, and soloists Josh Wheeker and Deadra Griffeth.
A separate children’s program will be provided during the concert.
The church is located on the campus of Sycamore Hospital in Miamisburg, 2155 Leiter Road, and includes weekday Christian child care and educational experiences for children ages 2 1/2 to 5 years old.
All events on Sept. 11 are free.