Reedy River Missionary Baptist Church
History of RRMBC
Under the pastorate of the Reverend W.R.
Martin, the following auxiliaries were organized: the Note Choir,
Usher Board, and a Musical Choir. Deacons added to the Board were:
Riley Pendergrass, Frank O'Neal, Roy Williams, W.R. Dixon, James
Tolbert, John H. Harris, J.C. Lewers and Bobby Abraham.
On January 27, 1955, when the Laurel Creek Lodge of United Order of
Old Fellowship was no longer in membership, it deeded one acre of
land to the church. Riley P. Pendergrass, President, and Richard A.
Hill, Secretary of the lodge, signed the deeds.
Later, the church made an exchange purchase of one and
one-tenth acre from Hazel K. Williams on November 5, 1955. The
membership continued to mount in numbers through the years, so much
so, that in 1964 the old building was renovated into a more spacious
and modern structure.
The Reverend W.R. Martin remained pastor of Reedy River Baptist
Church until his death in June 1965. He was pastor for forty-two
years! His death left the church without a pastor for approximately
five months.
In November 1965, the Reverend Stewart C. Cureton
became pastor of the church. Under his leadership much progress has
been made. He organized a Trustee Board and the first members were:
Earl Lewers, Taylor Walker, McArthur Walker, Aaron Williams, Arthur
Williams, Carl Lewers, James Young, Eugene Tolbert, Bobby Tolbert,
and Manuel Lewers.
The church family rejoiced together on May 28, 1967 in the "Burning
of the Mortgage" from the renovation of the church in 1964.
Many years passed and the membership continued to grow.
Pastor Cureton was filled with farsightedness to see that the
congregation had outgrown the renovated building, and that it was
time for God's people to "increase their territory."
In 1975, the church family voted to build a new
sanctuary and educational building so that God's people would have a
beautiful edifice in which to worship, and with modern facilities to
teach God's word. It looked then as if the journey would be long and
rough; however, the members had a mind to work and a desire to
accomplish this goal. On July 24, 1977, the dedication service was
held in the new building and the membership rejoiced in the fruits
of their labor. The building, facilities and parking lot cost more
than two hundred and twenty-seven thousand dollars. We had a
twenty-year mortgage, but because of God's many blessings, we were
able to pay off the mortgage in seven years and ten months. We are
very thankful for His goodness and mercy.
Reedy River
P.O. Box 676
Mauldin, SC 29662
www.rrmbc.org
(864) 277-0364, Office
(864) 277-3800, Fax
(864) 277-5106, FLC
"Enter to Worship,
Depart to Serve."
Worship Times
Sunday School
9:00 AM
Morning Worship
10:00 AM
Bible Study
Wednesday at 7:00 PM
Affiliations
Reedy River Baptist Association
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.