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On September 4, 1977 eighty-seven people gathered at
the home of Katie Salls for our first service. We moved into our first
building on Christmas morning, 1977 with 102 people in attendance. Rev.
Charles Burchett answered the call as our first pastor in January, 1978.
He was succeeded by Rev. Vince Gaugler who served from 1979 until 1989.
Under Brother Vince's leadership we were constituted as a church in June,
1980 and we completed our present auditorium in November of '81. Our third
pastor, Bruce Crawford, was called in December, 1989. He has
presided over the addition of our Education Building. This two story
23,000 square foot facility also houses the fellowship hall and kitchen.
This expansion allowed us to remodel the former fellowship hall into a
pre-school / nursery facility adjacent to the auditorium. Brother Bruce was
called to lead the First Baptist Church of Myrtle Beach, SC and we bid a sad
farewell on December 19th, 2004. On December 11, 2005 the fourth pastor of
Countryside, Dr. Timothy Brown, began his ministry.
Our true history, however, is not written in brick and mortar and the dry
recitation of pastoral assignments. It is written across Glory in the
thousands of lives Christ has touch through His local church in Countryside.
It is written in the stories of sinners gloriously converted, of God's children
strengthened though fellowship and teaching, and in lives touched through
missionary outreach, locally and around the world. It is our prayer that
our Lord will continue to use this congregation for His glory until He comes.
To God be the Glory - Amen.
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Southern Baptist Convention
Since its organization in 1845 in Augusta, Georgia, the Southern Baptist
Convention (SBC) has grown to over 16 million members who worship in more than
42,000 churches in the United States. Southern Baptists sponsor about 5,000 home
missionaries serving the United States, Canada, Guam and the Caribbean, as well
as sponsoring more than 5,000 foreign missionaries in 153 nations of the world.
The term "Southern Baptist Convention" refers to both the
denomination and its annual meeting. Working through 1,200 local associations
and 41 state conventions and fellowships, Southern Baptists share a common bond
of basic Biblical beliefs and a commitment to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus
Christ to the entire world.
You become a Southern Baptist by uniting with a Southern Baptist church, one
in friendly cooperation with the general Southern Baptist enterprise of reaching
the world for Christ. Typically church membership is a matter of accepting Jesus
as your Savior and Lord and experiencing believer's baptism by immersion.
The Gospel
The fact that Jesus died for our sin, was buried, and then rose from the
grave is foundational for Southern Baptists. He lives today and stands ready to
give abundant and eternal life to all those who repent of sin and place their
faith in Him. Southern Baptists invite everyone to receive Jesus Christ as
Savior and Lord.
A Closer
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