Our Beliefs
We believe that there is one God who is revealed in the inspired scriptures of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible and that God relates to us through Three Persons of the Trinity. As our Heavenly Father, He is the Creator, Provider and Righteous Judge over all.
Affiliations
Adairsville Baptist Church is affiliated with the Bartow Baptist Association, the Georgia Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention.
Our History
Adairsville Baptist Church, first called “The OOTHCALOOGA Church,” actually came into being in 1835 in a small log cabin on the Moravian Oothcalooga Indian Mission property in what is now Gordon County. Two years later the mission was abandoned, the church building sold, and a log building to house the congregation was erected on a tract of land just north of Adairsville. This building was used as a meeting place until it was burned in 1864. From then until 1871 services were held in an old school house on the site of the present Adairsville Baptist Church. John W. Gray gave another Summer Street lot for a Union Church that year. On that tract of land, a refurbished barn was used by the Baptists as well as by other denominations for their once-a-month gatherings. By 1882 a meeting house had been built on the site of the present Oothcalooga Church. Meanwhile, a group of Baptists had formed the Adairsville Missionary Baptist Church, meeting in a town store building. Negotiations between these two Baptist groups resulted in their merger in 1885, and in their erecting a wood-frame church building in the town. On September 19th of that year the merger became official and the group took the name of the “Oothcalooga Baptist Church of Christ at Adairsville.” Fifteen members continued to use the old church building, however; they became known as the Oothcalooga Valley Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Elrod deeded the property in 1892. That same year the “town” church shortened its name to Adairsville Baptist Church. Later, this “town” group needed a new building, and a brick structure was constructed in 1926. It was not actually dedicated until 1927. This building is still used as the Adairsville Baptist Church meeting place. It has been redecorated several times and an annex was added in 1976.
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Deacons
Darrel Benfield
Randy Cash
Neal Crawford
Billy Harris
Barry Healey
Norman Parker
Jim Purvis
Frank Riddick
Hoyt Sutton
Brian Thomas
Tim Warren
Carter Wilson
Worship Leaders
Pastor - Richard Webster
Music Minister - Neal Crawford
Pianist - Marianne Crawford
Guitarist - Billy Harris
Neal and Marianne Crawford began their musical ministry in 1991, having served at Holland Creek Baptist in Phenix City, AL, and Zion Baptist in Woodland, AL. Neal and Marianne have served at Adairsville Baptist Church since 2001. During this time they also were members of the Highest Praise gospel trio for two years. The Crawfords have two sons: Matthew, who plays trombone/baritone in the cantata orchestras and sings in the ABC Choir; and Bryan who plays percussion in the cantata orchestras and also sings in the ABC Choir.
Contact Us
E-mail: adairsvillebapti@bellsouth.net
 
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