First Baptist Church (Woodstock, Georgia)

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

First Baptist Church Woodstock
LocationWoodstock, Georgia
CountryUnited States
DenominationSouthern Baptist Convention, Evangelical Christian
Websitefbcw.org
History
Founded1837
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)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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