Bethany Baptist Church
About Our Church
102 years in service to the Lord!
Bethany Baptist Church History
The property on the corner of McDaniel and Roy along with the duplex apartment complex at Roy and Hubbard Streets were purchased. The apartments were rented to senior members of the congregation and the building was renovated from a grocery store and upstairs apartments and became Bethany Baptist Church Fellowship Hall and Educational Building.
On January 8, 1923, Bethany Baptist Church was organized in the Pittsburg Community. Two ministers, Reverend J. T. Dorsey and Reverend Jackson along with a group of Christian followers established a church which remains on the original site, 1109 McDaniel Street in Southwest Atlanta, Georgia.
The first building was made by placing two railway boxcars on a one-half acre lot. The furniture was handmade and two potbellied stoves provided the heat. Bethany Baptist Church was founded on the principles mentioned in the sayings of Jesus stated in Matthew 16:18 “And I say also onto thee, That thou are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” and John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Reverend Jackson, one of the founding fathers became the first pastor. In the first twenty-five years. Several ministers were called and served. They were: Reverend J. T. Dorsey, Reverend J. L. Bryant, Reverend A. L. Collins, Reverend Goolsby and Reverend C. J. Cranford.
Bethany became known as the church in Pittsburg at the end of the car line. On September 10, 1948, Reverend Robert H. Hicks was called as Pastor of Bethany Baptist Church. Many Gospel Singers came to sing at group musical services once a month. Under his administration our accomplishments were numerous. We grew spiritually, financially and in numbers. We purchased two houses on Hubbard Street in the rear of the church. These houses were used as our first kitchen and dining areas. Later they were demolished for the purpose of expanding the church and a parking lot. In 1976 the church building was remodeled, and central heating and air installed. in 1977 the first woman was appointed and elected to the Trustee Board.
Meet Our Pastor
Dr. Craig E. White, Sr., was born in Ft. Rucker, Alabama to Warren and Jenese White. He grew up with two older sisters and one younger brother. Dr. White grew up in church and was baptized at age fifteen at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Hinesville, Georgia. He sang his first duet with his mother in church and was taught how to raise hymns by the senior deacon (Deacon Bennie Cummings). Singing, preaching to his sisters in the backyard, it was clear that Craig White was chosen by God and that God had a special plan for him. Dr. White knew that God had spoken to him at age fifteen but did not have the needed spiritual direction and guidance in his life. He acknowledged and accepted his call to preach at age nineteen. He preached his first sermon and was licensed by the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in College Park, GA, under the leadership of the Reverend Doctor C.L. Carter.
Come Worship with Us!
There are many churches to visit from week to week; we do not profess to be better than any of them, but we do invite you to join us and experience the love of Christ. That love is transformative, forgiving, and life changing.
Join us for the Bethany experience: great fellowship, great worship, and great Bible teaching.
Contact Us
Contact
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404.681.2840
Services
Sunday School
9:00am
Sunday Service
10:00am
Tuesday Bible Study
7:00pm
Wednesday Bible Study
12:00pm
Address
Bethany Baptist Church
1109 McDaniel St SW
Atlanta, GA 30310