The church was organized on
May 19, 1957. Rev. Rex Squyres led twenty-one members at the first
service held at Claudius Mayo’s home. Land was donated to the congregation
by C.A. Mayo and Sam Jones, and the church was soon constructed.
The parsonage was built under the
leadership of Rev. Henry Bowdon, Jr. Most of the labor was contributed
by church members. Additional property was donated tot he church
by Dorothy W. Carter. In 1974-75, Rev. Robert Rowland led the church
in the construction of classrooms, an office, a fellowship hall, and a
kitchen. A new sanctuary and four rooms were built in the mid 1980s,
with the dedication service on April 20, 1986 led by Bishop Walter Underwood
and pastor Glynn Foreman.
On June 26, 1994, the Community Center
was consecrated. Besides being used for church activities, it is
also a community outreach center. Stained glass windows were added
to the sanctuary in January of 1993. The parking lot was paved and
a new church sign put up in the fall of 1995. |
|
