1948...
Pittsylvania Baptist Association took first steps toward
establishing a church in the Rivermont Heights Area...
Lots on Sunset Place at Alpine Drive were purchased on March
31, for $3,000.00...
Sixty-three charter members signed their names to a statement
of faith that they would become members of a church when it was organized...
1949...
Prayer meetings were begun in November...
1950...
A religious survey was taken of the Rivermont neighborhood
to determine interest in establishing a Baptist church...
A house located at 180 Locust Lane was rented as a meeting
place...
FIRST MEETING was held on Tuesday, May 23...
Forty-two persons originally enrolled in the first Sunday
School...
Women's Missionary Society organized...
1951...
Rivermont Baptist Mission constituted as a church on February
11...
Due to growth the church moved to Arnett home at 422
Locust Lane...
First official business meeting was held on February 18...
1952...
Edwin R. Andrews called as Rivermont's first pastor on January
14...
1953...
Dan Wheeler became pastor in October, 1953...
Construction of church sanctuary began in November...
1954...
First services held in the new sanctuary on September 12...
1955...
Dedication service for the new sanctuary was held on June
26...
1957...
Fred Gardner begins twenty-seven year ministry...
1961...
Holder house pruchased...
Second phase of church building completed...
Educational building dedicated in April...
1985...
Jerry Parker becomes pastor...
Nancy Craig becomes first full-time church secretary...
1989...
Missionary trip to Tanzania in January...
1990...
Mike Pack becomes pastor...
1991...
Dale Hilliard becomes choir director...
1994...
Jack N. Waddell becomes pastor...
1999...
Elizabeth Scarce becomes Minister of Music in March...
2001...
Judy Yates becomes Church Office Manager in July...
2002...
Kyle Flora becomes interim pastor in October...
2003...
Wayne F. Johnson becomes pastor in October...
