A Little History of our Church
Welcome Grove is the result of a wonderful 5 weeks of revival meetings. These were held in a brush arbor behind Lloyd Corn’s house and garage across the road from where our present building is now.
On September 6, 1953 at 2:00 p.m. a council of the following ordained ministers and deacons formed for the purpose of organizing the
Welcome Grove Baptist Church: Rev. K.B. Robertson, Rev. Floyd O. Owens, Rev. W.T. Craton, Marvin A. Smith, Robert Lee Wilbur, J.D. Clackum, F.J. Holcombe, Lloyd T. Corn, & O.H. Pete Day. Welcome Grove Baptist met this day for the first conference and general business. Rev. H.C. Williams was elected pastor by secret ballot and Bro. Lloyd Corn was elected church clerk.
September 10, 1953 it was voted to use a vacant room at Bro. Wilburn Clarks for prayer meeting services until the church could be closed in. Bro. Virgil Wigley was appointed to serve as Chairman of Building Committee.
October 8, 1953 it was voted to build a church building of 30 x 60 with 4 Sunday school rooms (which is now part of our basement) for approximately $1,400.00. First service was held in this building on Thanksgiving Day 1953.
Pastor’s of Welcome Grove Baptist Church
Hubert Williams
1953 – 1956
Franklin Rogers
1956 – 1957
B.W. Allison
1957 – 1960
Junior Merritt
1960 – 1961
Lowell White
1961 – 1964
J.T. Brown
1964 – 1971
Howard Crowe
1971 – 1972
Ralph Foster
1972 – 1979
Charles Wilbanks
1979 – 1984
Larry Ritch
1985 – 1988
Carroll Rhodes
1988 – 1988
Vermon Parmer
1988 – 1989
Hubert Woodward
1990 – 1995
Sammy Hall
1995 – 1999
Brent Tatum
1999 – 2002
Jeff Clark
2002-Present