Our Purpose


To be the people of God making disciples. We will discover the lost and unchurched, teach the lost how to be saved, baptize believers, worship our risen Lord, teach the saved how to live as disciples of Christ. and minister to a world in need.

History in Brief

 Second Sunday in May, 1947: First Sunday School class held with 11 from the community in attendance:

Ethel & Ben O’Bryant

Lamar & Reginald O’Bryant

Lucille & John Clay

Mae Westbrooks

G. V. Westbrooks

Wynelle Westbrooks

Dewey Wilson

Reverend Charles Drake

And four or five others from First Baptist Church.

 

Second Sunday in May, 1949: Church constituted with charter members as listed

Reverend & Mrs. Marshall C. Howard

Ethel & Ben O’Bryant

Lucille & John Clay

Mr. & Mrs. T. A. Merritt, Sr.

G. V. Westbrooks

Mae Westbrooks

Wynelle Westbrooks

Margaret Westbrooks Newberry

Virginia Otwell

One as yet unidentified woman

 

Bought property for present church building

 

Summer, 1949 the original church building completed and dedicated: 1950

First Deacons ordained, October 1950

Ben O’Bryant

John Clay

Ervin Sewell

 

Pastors:

  1. Marshall C. Howard, 1949-1950

  2. Harry Thacker, 1950-1951

  3. Gene F. Evans, 1952-1955

  4. Claude Underwood, 1956-1958

  5. J. T. McHan, 1958-1983

  6. William H. Rabern, Jr., 1983-1985

  7. R. L. Caswell, 1985-1989

  8. William H. Rabern, Jr., 1990-1994

  9. Scotty H. Davis, 1995-1996

  10. Mark K. Agan, 1997-2000

  11. Jeff Buchanan, 2001-2004

  12. Ryan Bunch, 2004-2006



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