First Baptist Church (Woodstock, Georgia)

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First Baptist Church Woodstock
First Baptist Church (Woodstock, Georgia), Nov 2017.jpg
LocationWoodstock, Georgia
CountryUnited States
DenominationSouthern Baptist Convention
Membership~ 19,000
Weekly attendance6,000
Websitefbcw.org
History
Founded1837
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Jeremy Morton

First Baptist Church Woodstock is a Southern Baptist megachurch in the northwestern Atlanta suburb of Woodstock, Georgia. The lead pastor is Jeremy Morton.

History[]

It 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, former Southern Baptist Convention President, become 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 2013, FBCW expanded to include three additional satellite campuses: Woodstock Church Jasper (Jasper, GA), Woodstock Church Shallowford (Marietta, GA) and Woodstock Church Panama City Beach (Panama City Beach, FL).[7]

In 2017, FBCW has a weekly average of over 6,000 people attending its Sunday worship on its main campus. [8]

In 2018, FBCW added worship sites in Stone Mountain (led by Pastor Derwin Anderson) and Austell (JJ Washington).

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 of 2019.

Ministries[]

Clothes closet and food pantry. [9]

See also[]

  • List of the largest churches in the USA

References[]

  1. ^ Woodstock, Preservation. "Preservation Woodstock > History". www.preservationwoodstock.com. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  2. ^ https://www.preservationwoodstock.com/History.aspx?udt_414_param_page=2
  3. ^ https://www.preservationwoodstock.com/History.aspx?udt_414_param_page=2
  4. ^ https://www.preservationwoodstock.com/History.aspx?udt_414_param_page=3
  5. ^ "Woodstock church celebrates Hunts' 25 years at First Baptist". www.tciarchive.org. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  6. ^ Geoff Surratt, Greg Ligon, Warren Bird, The Multi-Site Church Revolution: Being One Church in Many Locations, Zondervan, USA, 2009, p. 21
  7. ^ Reinhardt, Angela. "First Baptist Church of Woodstock opens satellite campus in Hill City". pickensprogressonline.com. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  8. ^ http://hirr.hartsem.edu/cgi-bin/mega/db.pl?db=default&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&sb=3&so=descend
  9. ^ "CARE Ministries - Woodstock First Baptist Church". www.fbcw.org. Retrieved August 30, 2018.

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