The History of Pine BowerPine Bower Baptist Church is located five mile southwest of Cedartown, Georgia. It was organized on July 31, 1897, in a brush arbor near the present location.
The first church was built on land donated by L. Q. West and the Liddell families. It was a small frame buildling and started with 19 charter members. A new frame building was built in 1911. In 1942, the church was wired with electricity and the meeting times were changed from Saturday to Sunday night. In 1944, church services were held one Sunday each month. In 1946, the church voted to begin holding services twice a month. The third sanctuary was built in 1948, with members contributing the labor for the project. In 1952, Sunday school rooms were added to the sanctuary, and for the first time the church had a full-time pastor. The first parsonage was purchased in 1956 and was replaced with a brick home in 1959. In 1985, a garage and two bedrooms were added to the parsonage. |
The Pastors of Pine BowerE. N. Maddox 1897-1899
A. A. Pittman 1899-1909 N. R. Williamson 1910-1915 C. W. Pope 1915-1922 Len Paris 1922-1924 J. S. Garner 1925-1926 Len Paris 1926-1930 J. S. Garner 1930-1935 G. F. Wigley 1935-1936 J. S. Garner 1936-1955 G. H. Chandler 1955-1957 Heyward Baxter 1958-1959 Horace Sheffield 1959-1966 Rufus Morman 1966-1977 James Benefield 1978-1980 George Tucker 1980-1982 Dan Payne 1983-1985 Charles Garner 1985-1998 Jackson Landham 2000-2005 Jason Loudermilk 2006-2010 Roger Kiser 2011-present |
The current sanctuary was built in 1965, with central heat, air conditioning, and carpet added in 1972. An educational building was also completed in 1972. In 1980, work began on the Family Life Center, which was completed in 1984.
In 2008, work was completed to add a covered drive over the side entrance of the education buildling, and a new entry was built into the Family Life Center.
Pine Bower first began holding Sunday School classes in 1926, and the first WMU group was organized in 1946. Other missions groups for men, youth, and children were started in 1980.
In 2008, work was completed to add a covered drive over the side entrance of the education buildling, and a new entry was built into the Family Life Center.
Pine Bower first began holding Sunday School classes in 1926, and the first WMU group was organized in 1946. Other missions groups for men, youth, and children were started in 1980.
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