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WELCOME
Welcome to Calvary Baptist Church -
located in Barnwell, South Carolina. Thank you for
visiting Our Website, we hope you enjoy your visit. Our Mission Statement: "To
faithfully worship, study God's Word, equip the saints and win the lost."
Pastor:
Dr. Joe C. Blalock
Associate Pastor:
Rev. George Johnson
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Pastors:
John Ayers ~
March 1953-May 1954
Garland A. Henderson ~
August 1954-June 1955
Hoyt Murray ~
September 1955-January 1959
Peniel Collins ~
April 1959-January 1961
Nathan Roland ~
March 1961-October 1964
Jack Cutbirth ~
February 1965-August 1966
Hoyt Murray ~
December 1966-July 1973
Frank Campbell ~
August 1973-1975
John Rogers ~
November 1975-September 1980
C. Max Coleman ~
June 1981-June 1983
Stephen C. Truesdale ~
January 1984-August 1985
Robert W. Hilton ~
November 1985-August 1988
Timothy L. Brumit ~
September 1988-July 1990
James K. Hamilton ~
January 1991-November 1997
Byron E. Edens ~
February 1998-December 2002
Gene Carroll ~
March 2003-October 2003
(Served as Interim Pastor)
Joseph C. Blalock ~
October 2003-Present
George Johnson ~
(Associate Pastor)
February 2008-Present
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Rev. Blalock and his wife, Jennifer
(Photo Courtesy of Mr. Guy Dobson)
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PASTOR...
Rev. Blalock and his wife Jennifer have been married for over
thirty-five years and have two sons, Joseph Charles Blalock,
Jr, and Jonathon Paul Blalock. Pastor Blalock, a native of
Spartanburg, South Carolina, is a 1966 graduate of Spartanburg High
School. He received a dipolma from Spartanburg Technical College in 1974.
He was ordained to the ministry in 1977 by Etowah
Baptist Church of Etowah, North Carolina. He graduated in 1977
from Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute with an Associate of Religion/Church Ministries.
He also graduated in 1999
from Andersonville Baptist Seminary with a Bachelor of
Theology and in 2001 with a Master of Theology.
To send Pastor Joe an email, please click here.
Rev. Johnson and his wife, Amanda
(Photo Courtesy of Mr. Guy Dobson)
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR ASSOCIATE PASTOR...
Calvary Baptist Church called
George Johnson as Associate Pastor to younger families with
children. Rev. Johnson comes to us from Mt. Olivet Baptist.
He has served in similar positions at Trinity Baptist Church
and Reedy Branch Baptist Church. Originally from West Viginia,
he was educated at WVU. He is Married to the former
Amanda Martin, daughter of Rev. Rommie Martin, Pastor of
Trinity Baptist Church. The Johnsons began their
ministry with us in February 2008.
To send Preacher George an email, please click here.
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| CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH ~
BARNWELL, SC |
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To submit news, pictures and other material relating to
Calvary Baptist Church, contact atcalvarybchurch@yahoo.com.
| HISTORY OF
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We want to thank you for visiting our website...
We hope this website is helpful to you, and we invite you
to join us on Sunday! The following information and pictures
will give you an overview of how Calvary was organized
and how it grew to what it is today...
Calvary Baptist Church ~ A Synoptic History
Calvary Baptist Church was organized on March 29, 1953,
originally, as Calvary Missionary Baptist Church,
adopting its present name in 1956. Its first building
was the old Seven Pines Baptist Church building, purchased
in April 1953 and moved to Patterson Street, Highway 64, just east
of Highway 3. In the fall of 1953, Calvary joined Barnwell Baptist Association.
Three acres of property was purchased on Highway 3 and the building was moved
to its present location in Januray 1956. As membership grew,
additional rooms were added to the church building for Sunday
School classrooms.
The new sanctuary
was built in 1957 with members supplying the labor. The old sanctuary was used for more sunday school classrooms.
The first parsonage was purchased in 1961. It was located in
Richardson Park, but was sold some years later.
The Educational Building and Fellowship Hall was built in
1971. After moving into the new educational building, the old
sanctuary was sold and torn down.
A house adjoining the property as its present location
on Marlboro Avenue was purchased in 1975 to become the
parsonage. During the later part of 1979 and early 1980, a steeple and
front porch were added to the sanctuary.
Remodeling of the present sanctuary was undertaken in 1981; new
ceiling installed, choir area moved behind pulpit, carpet installed,
light fixtures changed and walls wallpapered. Twelve windows in
the sanctuary were replaced with stain glass windows in 1988.
In 1989, construction was begun to add eight
new Sunday School rooms to the Educational Building.
In May 1991, 3.74 acres north of present property was purchased.
During the May 1996 Business Meeting, it was voted to refinish
pews, communion table, four flower stands, three pulpit chairs,
replace carpet, add seat and back upholstery to choir seats,
pad pew seats, new baptistery drapery, new sound system, new
shingles on all buildings and purchase a new church sign. The
remodeling was completed by July 1996.
"Reflections from Calvary" was published covering 45 years of
history and was distributed in March 1999. Window treatments
throughout the educational building and fellowship hall were
given to the church in 1999. In 2001, the church began and
finished construction on an Audio/Video Room.
An Allen Digital Protege Organ was given
to the church in 2002.
In 2003, between Pastors, the parsonage was completely
remodeled. A new
utility building for the parsonage was added in December 2003.
Sidewalks
and covered walkways were placed around church buildings.
Calvary has had two members called into full time Christian
service, Frank P. Northcutt,
Pastoral Ministry, and Glenn Creech, Foreign Ministry. Frank
has taken Medical Retirement and now lives in Simpsonville, SC.
Glenn is serving in Seoul, Korea, with wife, Pam and their
sons, Harrison and Hayes.
Stan Statham was licensed to preach on June 21, 1998. Stan
served as Education Minister and Associate Pastor. In 2000,
Stan moved to New Orleans Baptist Seminary to study full time.
A new Church Library was dedicated on September 9, 2004.
Rev. Joe Blalock earned his
Doctor of Theology in June 2006. Rev. George Johnson and his
wife, Amanda was called
in February 2008 as Minister to Young Families with Children.
This has brought about an increased
excitement. We have had 412 Baptisms since our beginning in
1953. The sanctuary is currently
going through modernization.
For descriptions about the photos on this page, run your mouse
over them.
The information on this page come from a book published in 1999 by
Rev. Billy L. Mew. The book is titled "Reflections from Calvary (A
History of
Calvary Baptist Church Barnwell, South Carolina 1953-1998)"
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