History of the Richland Baptist Church
1903-2011
T. P. Drake....-....September 5, 1903
First Sunday School organized....-....May 1904
W.S. King donates Church property....-....October 1, 1904
Cemetery....-....February 3, 1904
T.M. Morton elected Pastor....-....September 30, 1905
Basin Church organized....-....October 14, 1905
T.J. Ratcliff called as Pastor....-....March 30, 1907
Building Dedicated....-....September 1, 1907
G.H. Hamilton called as Pastor....-....March 20, 1909
C.J. Bruner called as Pastor....-....April 4, 1913
W.W. Schwerdifegger called as Pastor....-....February 23, 1916
R.A. Barnes called as Pastor....-....February 22, 1920
J.C. Craig called as Pastor....-....February 26, 1921
Fostor Howard called as Pastor....-....February 23, 1924
F.L. Walker called as Pastor....-....December 11, 1926
Marshall Conway called as Pastor....-....April 9, 1934
Herbert Ashby called as Pastor....-....April 9, 1938
V.A. Turner called as Pastor....-....December 1943
Joe Brandon supported as missionary to Brazil....-....February 1943
Marshall Conway called as Pastor....-....July 1945
Elton Wilson called as Pastor....-....November 1946
Bought first parsonage....-....March 1947
Ordained Bernard Troutman to Gospel Ministry....-....July 1948
Sunday School rooms built....-....April 1950
R.D. Mize called as Pastor....-....November 1951
Larry Poiles elected treasurer....-....January 1956
J.D. Coin and George Simpson ordained as Deacons....-....May 1957
Howard Wilson, Jr. called as Pastor....-....May 1962
Bobby Brown ordained to Gospel Ministry....-....February 1965
New Parsonage constructed....-....August 1966
Lonnie Perigo called as Pastor....-....May 1980
Fellowship Hall built....-....September 1981
Glenn Archer called as Pastor....-....July 1987
David Hicks ordained as Deacon....-....July 7, 1995
Mark Poiles ordained to Gospel Ministry....-....October 1997
Remodeled Church Building....-....June 2000
Donated Property behind Fellowship Hall....-....October 2000
Remodeled Parsonage....-....August 2005
Larry W. Ellis called as Pastor....-....September 5, 2005
Remodeled Church Basement....-....April 2006
Remodeled Fellowship Hall....-....December 2008
First Sunday School organized....-....May 1904
W.S. King donates Church property....-....October 1, 1904
Cemetery....-....February 3, 1904
T.M. Morton elected Pastor....-....September 30, 1905
Basin Church organized....-....October 14, 1905
T.J. Ratcliff called as Pastor....-....March 30, 1907
Building Dedicated....-....September 1, 1907
G.H. Hamilton called as Pastor....-....March 20, 1909
C.J. Bruner called as Pastor....-....April 4, 1913
W.W. Schwerdifegger called as Pastor....-....February 23, 1916
R.A. Barnes called as Pastor....-....February 22, 1920
J.C. Craig called as Pastor....-....February 26, 1921
Fostor Howard called as Pastor....-....February 23, 1924
F.L. Walker called as Pastor....-....December 11, 1926
Marshall Conway called as Pastor....-....April 9, 1934
Herbert Ashby called as Pastor....-....April 9, 1938
V.A. Turner called as Pastor....-....December 1943
Joe Brandon supported as missionary to Brazil....-....February 1943
Marshall Conway called as Pastor....-....July 1945
Elton Wilson called as Pastor....-....November 1946
Bought first parsonage....-....March 1947
Ordained Bernard Troutman to Gospel Ministry....-....July 1948
Sunday School rooms built....-....April 1950
R.D. Mize called as Pastor....-....November 1951
Larry Poiles elected treasurer....-....January 1956
J.D. Coin and George Simpson ordained as Deacons....-....May 1957
Howard Wilson, Jr. called as Pastor....-....May 1962
Bobby Brown ordained to Gospel Ministry....-....February 1965
New Parsonage constructed....-....August 1966
Lonnie Perigo called as Pastor....-....May 1980
Fellowship Hall built....-....September 1981
Glenn Archer called as Pastor....-....July 1987
David Hicks ordained as Deacon....-....July 7, 1995
Mark Poiles ordained to Gospel Ministry....-....October 1997
Remodeled Church Building....-....June 2000
Donated Property behind Fellowship Hall....-....October 2000
Remodeled Parsonage....-....August 2005
Larry W. Ellis called as Pastor....-....September 5, 2005
Remodeled Church Basement....-....April 2006
Remodeled Fellowship Hall....-....December 2008
Nally School, Buck Creek, Old Buck Creek,
Mount Liberty, Calhoun, Livermore, Walton Creek,
West Point, Oak Grove, Third-Owensboro
Mount Liberty, Calhoun, Livermore, Walton Creek,
West Point, Oak Grove, Third-Owensboro
Sunset at Richland
Organization Council
August 30, 1903
August 30, 1903