Macedonia Baptist Religion

Other churches from this time period began to pop up. One of the churches was in Newport, Rhode Island, another in Boston, then in the Southern Colonies. All of these churches were founded on Particular Baptist beliefs, although there were General Baptists amongst their membership.
These particular beliefs form the churches that we know today especially a church that I have attended this church, which is name Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church and is located in Spartanburg, SC. This church, Macedonia Baptist Church, was organized 90 years ago after severing relations with Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. This occurred on June 20, 1904. Macedonia then was located on the corner of South Liberty and East Valley Streets.
The first pastor was Reverend W.M. Evans.
In 1914, the Reverend E.W. Bowen was elected pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church. Under the leadership of Reverend Bowen, the membership increased significantly. In response to this rapid growth, the church was rebuilt. Reverend Bowen was the pastor until 1920 when Macedonia elected another pastor by the name of Reverend Sims and he served until 1929. “Macedonia Church family has been a people held together by faith, hope and a firm belief in the power of God. It is with these principles and values that the church continued to grow and make progress.” When Reverend A.M. Means became pastor in 1929, the church turned its attention toward making internal improvements. One such improvement was the new furnace. It was installed using radiators for steam heat and replaced the old pot-bellied stoves. These stoves were located on each side of the sanctuary. The new furnace was a great accomplishment for the church because it was installed at one of the most critical times in the history of the United States the Great Depression. After Reverend A.M. Means left to resume his calling in other places of the world the church took a while to find another pastor at the