The Upper Room Apartments

The Upper Room Apartments The Upper Room Apartments, owners Lynne and Bill Lofton They specifically wanted a large enough place that they could invite all their friends. Mr. W.D.

In the early '70's, a group of youth from 1st Presbyterian Church were looking for a place to have group meetings. Chester Clark, a local businessman, owned the building and allowed them to use it. They called it The
Upper Room. Although it was begun by First Presbyterian Church, young people from many Christian denominations came. They obviously enjoyed meeting there for several years. Since the

time of the last youth meetings, until 2007, the upstairs of the building had been terribly neglected. A little history of the building: It was built in about 1880 as Perkins Hardware. The Perkins family had hardware and furniture. Chester Clark bought the building many years ago, and it remained a hardware store until about the mid-'70's. Lofton bought the building from him in the early '70's, actually after a small fire upstairs. What now appears as one building was actually three buildings. There were two, then between 1910 and 1918, the narrow middle building was added as a connector for the two. For years, Bill (Lofton) had wanted to put apartments there, but it didn't really begin to become reality til about 2007. The biggest job of all was getting the place cleaned up enough to get started. We literally could not see the floor in most places. It had become a dumping ground for old merchandise, fixtures, and you name it. When we began unearthing and uncovering floors and walls, we found some of the wildest, hippiest stuff you've ever seen. Paintings of Bible characters, Bible verses painted on the walls. Fascinating, really. We were sorry to have to cover a lot of it. We'd love to hear from some of you who went to those meetings and maybe even did some of that cool painting on the walls!

05/09/2026
05/09/2026

By David Frum

Our brother-in-law.
12/09/2024

Our brother-in-law.

Let me introduce myself.
I am John Stevens, LPC-S. Being a senior pastor for over 20 years has molded me to understand the various issues people encounter in life. This motivated me to obtain further education, specifically in counseling. My desire is to equip individuals facing these life challenges through professional counseling. I work with individuals, couples and families in a variety of areas.
I am a LPC supervisor and certified in providing telehealth sessions. I continue to take additional seminars and classes to stay current with modern-day approaches.

Special Areas of Interest
• Abuse Recovery
• Addictions
• Anger
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Grief
• OCD
• Personality Disorders
• S*xual issues and trauma
• Trauma
• Spiritual matters
• Premarital Counseling
• Couples
• Marriage & Family
• Parenting

Additional Training
• EMDR
• ACTS
• IFS
• Gottman couples therapy
• Prepare and Enrich premarital and couples
• Advanced training with the American Board of Christian S*x Therapists to deal with sexual addictions, struggles, and trauma

Education & Credentials
• Doctor of Philosophy in New Testament and Theology from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
• Master of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
• Master of Arts degree in Marriage and Family Counseling from Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson
• Bachelor of Science from Mississippi College

My wife, Sue, and I have been married 45 years. We have two married children who have blessed us with 4 grandsons.

12/03/2023

President Trump’s unprecedented use of pardon power to benefit political and financial backers is paying dividends as he seeks to return to the White House.

One day, they’ll grow up to be one of the world’s fiercest predators…but not today😂
12/02/2023

One day, they’ll grow up to be one of the world’s fiercest predators…but not today😂

A sneak peak of a new episode of National Geographic's Incredible Animal Journeys shows two polar bear cubs exploring the outdoors for the first time

Really?
08/10/2023

Really?

12/16/2013

Apt. 4. Looking at the bedroom. This is called a "modified studio", because the bedroom is just a little bit separated

12/16/2013

Double doors to apt. #4.

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116 S Whitworth Avenue
Brookhaven, MS
39601

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