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Events |
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1950 |
- September 10 - the first meeting was held in the home of Mr.
Burton J. Hopis. This meeting was to begin the planning of planting a
Baptist church on Sunset Road in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Rev. Bobby Johnson called to serve as first pastor
- Purchased two acres of land from fronting Sunset Road and
Kinghurst Drive at $125.00 per acre
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1951 |
- Rev. M. W. Shaw called to serve as Pastor
- October 21 - Occupied an uncompleted, one-room building
erected by members and friends in the community
- Enrollment was: Sunday School 60; Training Union 24, Church
membership 31
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1952 |
- Rev. L. F. Alderman called to serve as Pastor
- September 27 - The church was formally organized
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1953 |
- Rev. J. T. Baker called to serve as Pastor
- Three new class rooms were added to the none room sanctuary
- All indebtedness was liquidated and the ot was burned
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1954 |
- The church voted to revert to Mission status in order to
receive sponsorship
- May 18 - Willmint Baptist Church assumed sponsorship of
Sunset Road Baptist Church, a relationship which continued until
November 2, 1955
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1956 |
- Rev. Howard W. Maudlin called to serve as Pastor
- January 22 - St. John's Baptist Church assumed sponsorship
of Sunset Road Baptist Church
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1958 |
- With financial aid from St. John's Baptist Church and the
Baptist Association, an educational unit of six rooms was erected with
the help of the men of the church
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1960 |
- Rev. Marion Lineberger called to serve as first full-time
Pastor allowing for an expanded Ministry
- Parsonage was purchased
- Mecklenburg Baptist Association purchased row adjoining lots
for the church
- Dr. E.D. Moore gave the Church a corner lot
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1961 |
- A four-room dwelling was moved to the property and renovated
for educational and recreational use, this being financed by St. John's
Baptist Church and work done by the men of the Church
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1962 |
- Missionary organizations for children and youth were begun
- A tract of land (1.92 acres) adjoining the church was
purchased
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1963 |
- The children's building was erected at a cost of
approximately $56,000, including furniture
- St. John's Baptist Church gave the Church a gift of $25,000
toward the cost of the new building
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1964 |
- Rev. Marion Lineberger resigned as Past to become a
Missionary with the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist
Convention serving in Argentina
- Dr. B.E. Morris called to serve as interim Pastor
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1965 |
- Rev. James A. Lewis called to serve as Pastor
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1966 |
- With financial help from Mecklenburg Baptist Association,
the Church purchased approximately 4.6 acres of land adjoining already
owned property, which made the total land holding 10 acres
- Rev. James A. Lewis called to serve as Pastor
- The first deacons were ordained and the rotation system
began
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1969 |
- June 1 - Sunset Road Baptist Church organized into an
autonomous body
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1970 |
- July 12 - Ground breaking ceremony for new Sanctuary
(Approximate cost $143,000)
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1971 |
- April 4 - Dedication Service for new Sanctuary
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1972 |
- Mr. Terry Clopton called to serve as Music Director
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1973 |
- Parking lot enlarged and improved
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1974 |
- Rev. Warren Mallard called to serve as interim Pastor
- Constitution and By-Laws adopted and second Sunday in
September declared as Constitution Day
- Rev. Cecil Ballard called to serve as Pastor
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1975 |
- Mr. Richard Howie called to serve as part-time minister of
Music
- 1975-1980, Sunset Road Baptist Church listed among the 700
fastest growing churches in the Southern Baptist Convention
- The original white frame structure was sold to the Masons
and removed from the premises
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1978 |
- Mr. Ron Honey cut called to serve as Music Director
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1979 |
- Rev. Marion R. Eps called to serve as Associate Minister of
Music and Education
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1981 |
- The Church voted to build the Family Life Center at a cost
of $285,000
- September 13 - ground breaking ceremony and Bond sales
kickoff for the Family Life Center
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1982 |
- Mission Tour to Ocean City, Maryland
- July 11 - Dedication and Open House of the Family Life
Center
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1983 |
- Mrs. Susan O'keeffe called to serve as Music Directory
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1985 |
- Dr. George Moore called to serve as interim Pastor
- Rev. Randy Wad ford called to serve as Pastor
- Mission Tour to Fargo, Oklahoma
- Mr. Warren Mallard called to serve as interim Music Director
- Mr. Bill Marley called to serve as Music Director
- Steeple added to the Church
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1986 |
- Mission tour to Nett, West Virginia
- master life was started
- Mr. Stephen Lamb called to serve as Director Music/Youth
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1987 |
- Nine additional Sunday School classrooms were completed in
the upstairs of the Family Life Center
- Spring - Mission work at Sunset Road Baptist Church,
Charlotte, NC
- Summer - Mission Tour to Lawrenceville, Georgia
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1988 |
- Ms. Kelly Lambert sent as a journeyman to Ivory Coast,
Africa by the Foreign Mission Board
- Mission Tour to Tishomingo, Oklahoma
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1989 |
- Mission Tour to Fargo, Oklahoma
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1990 |
- Rev. Stephen M. Bass called to serve as Pastor
- Rev. Pamela Bass called to serve as Minister of
Education/Youth
- Mission Tour to New Albany, Indiana
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1991 |
- Mission Tour to Trinity Baptist Church - Greensburg, Indiana
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1992 |
- Ms. Terry Cayce Freeman called to serve as Minister of Music
- Mission Tour to Jefferson City, MO
- Mission work at Lucia Baptist Church, Lucia , North Carolina
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1993 |
- Mission Tour to Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church - Defuniak
Springs, Florida
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1994 |
- Church voted to enlarge and renovate the Sanctuary
- Mission Tour to Peachtree Baptist Church - Byron, Georgia
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1995 |
- April 16 - dedication service for the newly enlarged and
renovated Sanctuary
- Mission Tour to Greenhill Baptist Church - Murfreesboro,
Tennessee
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1996 |
- Spring - Mission work at Independence Hill Baptist Church,
Charlotte, North Carolina
- Summer - Mission Tour to Pine Grove Baptist Church -
Coolidge, Georgia
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1997 |
- Church voted to build a 16,000 sq. ft. addition to the
Family Life Center to be financed by a $1.3 million dollar bond program
- Mission Tour to Autryville Baptist Church - Moultrie,
Georgia
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1998 |
- Summer - Mission Tour to Mount Calvary Baptist Church -
Albion, Michigan
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1999 |
- May 23 - dedication ceremony of the Family Life Center
addition
- July 18 - Church voted to name the Family Life Center
Fellowship Hall "Helderman Hall" in honor and loving recognition of Rev.
L. F. Helderman
- Mission Tour to Monticello, Kentucky
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2000 |
- Mission Tour to Peachtree Baptist Church - Byron, Georgia
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2001 |
- Mission Tour to Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church - Westville,
Florida
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2002 |
- Mission Tour to Grace Community Baptist - Chattahoochee, FL
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2003 |
- Mission Tour to Calvary Baptist Church - Monticello,
Illinois
- International Construction Mission Tour - El Progresso,
Honduras, South America
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2004 |
- Mission Tour to Giles Creek Baptist Church - Smyna,
Tennessee
- International Evangelistic Mission Tour - San Pedro Sula,
Honduras, South America
- Evangelistic Mission Tour - Alaska
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2005 |
- Mission Tour to Emmanuel Baptist Church - Conyers, Georgia
- Mrs. Tammy Robinson called to serve as secretary
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2006 |
- Mrs. Jackie Coleman called to serve as Minister of Music
- Ms. Rachel Gordon called to serve pianist
- Mission Tour to Hays Fork Baptist Church - Richmond, Kentucky
- Youth Mission Tour to New York City, New York
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2008 |
- Mrs. Audrey Benton called as Pianist
- Mission Trip to Pembroke, GA
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2009 |
- MissionTEENS to New Orleans
- Mission Trip to New Castle, VA
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2010 |
- Mission Trip to Thomson, GA
- MissionTEENS to Lake Placid, NY
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