First Baptist Church (Woodstock, Georgia)
First Baptist Church Woodstockis aBaptistmegachurchin the northwesternAtlantasuburb ofWoodstock, Georgia.It is affiliated with theSouthern Baptist Convention.The lead pastor is Jeremy Morton.
First Baptist Church Woodstock | |
Location | Woodstock, Georgia |
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Country | United States |
Denomination | Baptist |
Associations | Southern Baptist Convention |
Website | fbcw |
History | |
Founded | 1837 |
Clergy | |
Senior pastor(s) | Jeremy Morton |
History
editIt was founded in 1837 as the Enon Church.[1]
In 1879, Enon Baptist Church moved to Downtown Woodstock.[2]
In 1884, the name was changed to Woodstock Baptist Church.[3]
In 1913, the sanctuary burned and replaced with the building that currently stands in Downtown Woodstock.[4]
In 1986,Johnny M. Hunt,formerSouthern Baptist ConventionPresident, became senior pastor.[5]The attendance was 1,027 members.
In 1991, First Baptist Woodstock moved to a new 2,400 seat sanctuary on Neese Road.
In 2005, First Baptist Woodstock's new 7,000 seat Worship Center opened.[6]
In 2019, Pastor Hunt announced a transition where he would step down from his role at FBCW, and Jeremy Morton would assume the Senior Pastor position. Both Johnny Hunt and Jeremy Morton lead as co-pastors during the majority of 2019. The transition was completed in December 2019.
Ministries
editClothes closet and food pantry.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Woodstock, Preservation."Preservation Woodstock > History".www.preservationwoodstock.com.Archived fromthe originalon August 31, 2018.RetrievedAugust 30,2018.
- ^"Preservation Woodstock > History".Archived fromthe originalon August 9, 2020.RetrievedFebruary 20,2020.
- ^"Preservation Woodstock > History".Archived fromthe originalon August 9, 2020.RetrievedFebruary 20,2020.
- ^"Preservation Woodstock > History".Archived fromthe originalon August 9, 2020.RetrievedFebruary 20,2020.
- ^"Woodstock church celebrates Hunts' 25 years at First Baptist".www.tciarchive.org.RetrievedAugust 30,2018.
- ^Geoff Surratt, Greg Ligon, Warren Bird,The Multi-Site Church Revolution: Being One Church in Many Locations,Zondervan, USA, 2009, p. 21
- ^"CARE Ministries - Woodstock First Baptist Church".www.fbcw.org.Archived fromthe originalon November 12, 2017.RetrievedAugust 30,2018.
References
edit- "EMS Case Study: First Baptist Church"(PDF).Dean Evans & Associates.