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Our History
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| Our history is one of continuous growth and change due to the
willingness of our congregation to be led by the Holy Spirit. Hickory Grove was
first organized in 1903. The first property was purchased on June 27, 1903 from
R.I. Lassiter and contained one acre of land and the old Spilonia School house.
The church ministered in this location until 1936 when it was closed, but not
forgotten. |
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| Hickory Grove was reorganized in 1942 with eight people. The old
building was moved out of the woods on wooden logs to be closer to Lassiter
Road. Now in its new, easily accessible location, the church began to grow. In
1960, a parsonage was built, and the church hired a full time pastor. In 1970,
the building was completely remodeled, including brick veneer, and a new
educational unit was constructed. Four years later, a fellowship hall was built
and the parsonage was moved to King Mill Rd., which was later sold to Pastor
Randall Smith. |
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| In the 1990's our community continued to experience growth and
change. Rev. Steve Lawson came in January 1993. In a step of faith, the church
purchased land on Lassiter Road where a new parsonage was built in 1994. By
God's great blessing, it was completed and paid off within three years. |
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| As God continued to lead and bless our fellowship both spiritually
and numerically, it became clear that the need to expand the current facilities
was imminent. In 1997, the plan to purchase six acres of land near the
parsonage was in place. The members had taken a step of faith to move from the
current location to another because we had exhausted efforts to secure land
adjacent to the existing facility. At the final meeting to sign the papers for
the purchase, news was shared that the Cook family had heard of our plans to
move and God had moved their hearts to sell us the land we needed across the
road from the church. Immediate efforts began to work with the Cooks. In just a
few weeks, seven acres of land was purchased for the future site of our church. |
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| God's blessings were poured out upon out church to be able to pay
that land off one year later. To all of our amazement, we were at the point of
beginning to plan to build three years ahead of what we thought possible. A
planning committee continues working on both plans to build and ways to
accomplish this task. God has led each step of the way and we believe that He
has a plan in place for our future. Our prayer is that "His Plan Will Become
Our Vision." |
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| Our present facility was built in 2000.
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| In 2004, Pastor Steve Lawson felt God's calling to minister at the
Advent Christian Village in town, Florida. Associate Pastor Mike Tart served as
interim pastor while the search for a new pastor begun. |
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| In May 2005, we welcomed Bob Copeland as our new Senior
Pastor.
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