▁success ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁Time ▁Magazine . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Lord ' s ▁A cre ▁Mov ement ▁continues ▁to ▁provide ▁fund ing ▁for ▁churches , ▁having ▁expanded ▁" be yond ▁far ml and ▁to ▁include ▁projects ▁of ▁don ated ▁time ▁and ▁service , ▁and ▁to ▁au ctions ▁and ▁sales ▁featuring ▁hom em ade ▁goods , ▁arts , ▁and ▁craft s ." ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁in ▁Bl uff ton , ▁Georgia ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁Re ver end ▁Henry ▁M . ▁Mel ton ▁asked ▁far mers ▁in ▁his ▁con greg ation ▁to ▁sign ▁an ▁agreement ▁don ating ▁the ▁proceed s ▁from ▁one ▁a cre ▁of ▁cot ton ▁to ▁the ▁church . ▁The ▁agreement ▁read : ▁ ▁We , ▁the ▁unders igned ▁far mer ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Bl uff ton ▁Bapt ist ▁Church , ▁here by ▁agree ▁to ▁plant , ▁cultiv ate ▁and ▁har vest ▁one ▁a cre ▁from ▁our ▁farm , ▁said ▁a cre ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Lord ' s ▁a cre . ▁We ▁agree ▁to ▁turn ▁the ▁proceed s ▁of ▁said ▁a cre ▁in ▁to ▁a ▁committee ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Church . ▁They ▁are ▁to ▁dispose ▁of ▁same ▁and ▁dist ribute ▁the ▁funds ▁derived ▁from ▁it ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁way ▁as ▁we ▁may ▁instruct . ▁ ▁The ▁agreement ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁seven ▁men : ▁J . ▁B . ▁Good man , ▁D auss ▁King , ▁E . ▁L . ▁Gay , ▁A . ▁M . ▁Hub b ard ,