Union Baptist Church
Forest Indiana
Welcome : The first Sunday of the month we share Communion and rejoice in the Lord. Our regular Services are at 9:30 am. Sunday school at 10:30. If you would like to come and here the Gospel of Jesus Christ and rejoice with us please do so.
Union Baptist ChurchThrough the years
Feb 22, 1851 Organization of Middlefork of Wildcat-- Regular Baptist Church of Christ
1861 Renamed Middlefork Regular Baptist Church
1871 Dedication of new church house
1880 Bell purchased and belfry erected
1881 Organ purchased
1882 Graveyard Committee assigned
1885 First missionary meeting at the church recorded
1906 Initial election of church and Sunday School officers
Sept 27,1908 First homecoming
June 1936 Renamed Union Baptist Church
1937 Basement placed under the church
1948 Baptistery installed
Aug 2, 1958 Ground-breaking fo parsonage; completed Jan 21, 1960
Apr 11, 1965 Church destroyed by tornado
Jan 2, 1966 First services held in new church building
Top of the pagePASTORS OF THE UNION BAPTIST CHURCH.
Elder H Cobb ........................1851-1853 Brother Nathan Ford ..............1853-1856 Brother M. A. Herr ................1856-1858 Elder H Cobb ........................1858-1859 Elder R. B. Craig ...................1859-1873 Brother P. McDade................. 1873-1881 Reverend W.C. Clark.............. 1881-1886 Reverend V.O. Fritts.............. 1886-1891 Reverend W.P. Tedford........... 1892-1922 Reverend Dallas Renn.............June 1923-May 1927 Reverend Newton Blackwell.....May 1928-May 1930 Reverend Lester Gaylor...........Dec 1930-Dec 1931 Reverend Carey Jessup...........May 1933-Oct 1934 Reverend D. P. Odel................May 1935-May 1938 Reverend William E. Rix...........May 1939-Aug 1942 Reverend Dale T. Heinbaugh.. June 1942-April 1945 Reverend Harry Odell ..............Feb 1946-Jun 1957 Reverend Arnold Maggard.......Aug 1957-July 1961 Reverend Paul Lubbert...................Feb 1962-1966 Reverend Ray Cooper..........................1966-1972 Reverend William Tyner........................1972-1973 Reverend Dan Martin...(Pulpit Supply)............1973 Reverend Dan Martin.....................Dec 1973-1978 Reverend James Cline..........Aug 5 1979-Sep 1981 Reverend Albert Neher (Intern).....................1982 Reverend Albert Neher.....Jan 1 1983-Oct 26 1986 Reverend Bob Lawson (Intern)..Nov1986-Jan 17 1988 Reverend Tim Wallance......Jan 24 1988-Nov 26 1989 Reverend Ed Finley ( Intern).....Dec 3 1989-July 9 1990 Reverend Ed Finley ...............July 9 1990-Aug 10 1997 Reverend Phyllis J Goodyear (Intern) Mar 22 1998-Aug 10 1998 Reverend Phyllis J Goodyear........Aug 17 1998-Jan 23 2000 Pastor Dale Brittain (Intern) Feb 13 2000-Mar 25 2000 Pastor Dale Brittian...................................April 1 2000- |
Union Baptist Church
8624 E. Co. Rd. 800 North
Forest, IN 46039-9641
(765) 249-2588