Our Church History

On Sunday afternoon, April 10, 1932, a presbytery met in Pine Mountain Schoolhouse with the purpose of organizing a church for the community. The church began meeting at the schoolhouse with 26 charter members and Rev. Joe Greer conducting the services. Poovey's Chapel Baptist Church is named after Lawson A. Poovey who had donated the land to the county for a schoolhouse in the early twenties. W.F. Hatley later purchased the land and schoolhouse from the state for the purpose of organizing a church.

The first sanctuary (left in the picture) completed in 1947 is now one of our education buildings and has classrooms, a library and media center, and a history room. The second sanctuary (center in picture) was completed in 1959 and is now being used for classrooms.

Our present sanctuary was completed and occupied in November of 2004. It has a seating capacity of 600 people. The new building also includes a gymnasium and fellowship hall on the lower level.

Our purpose in life is to worship and glorify our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We invite everyone to come and worship with the body of Christ at Poovey's Chapel Baptist Church.

Our ministry at Poovey's Chapel Baptist Church is to reach out to the people of this world that are searching for something to bring them hope in a day and time when there seems to be none. It is our goal to see sinners come to a true knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for He is the hope of the world.

Our Pastors

• 1932-1932  Rev. Masten Bradshaw
• 1933-1935  Rev. Guthrie Curtis
• 1935-1938  Rev. J.H. Crisp
• 1938-1939  Rev. Dewey Hilton
• 1939-1941  Rev. R.L. Prestwood
• 1941-1942  Rev. J.H. Crisp
• 1942-1951  Rev. Frank Knight
• 1951-1953  Rev. Will Bolick
• 1953-1956  Rev. Horace Harris
• 1956-1957  Rev. Sam Silvers
• 1957-1958  Rev. Victor Phillips
• 1960-1970  Rev. Charlie Keener
• 1970-1974  Rev. Charles Perry
• 1976-1995  Rev. H. Dean Harrold
• 1996-         Rev. Nicky Waters

A special thanks to Coleen Coffey and the history committee for their time and dedication to maintaining not only the history of Poovey's Chapel, but also helping to maintain our divine purpose for the present and future. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:(Mat 28:19)