Ravensworth Baptist Church

The Ravensworth Baptist Church is in Annandale.

The congregation was organized in 1957 as a mission of the Annandale Baptist Church, and was constituted as a church on March 15, 1959.[1] On October 12 of that year, the Ravensworth Baptist Church was admitted into the Mount Vernon Baptist Association.[2]

For the first few years of its existence, the church held its services in the North Springfield Elementary School. In June 1962, the church's new social center, designed by architect Allen J. Dickey and built by W. R. Manchester, was completed following six months worth of construction at a cost of $164,000, and the congregation began holding its services there.[3][4] The social center was the first part of a planned three-building construction project budgeted at $750,000, and was dedicated on July 26, 1962.[4][5]

In November 1963, the Reverend Doctor Elmer S. West became the pastor of the church. Rev. West would serve until August 1966, when he became the pastor of Mars Hill Baptist Church in North Carolina.[6]

The Reverend James E. Lamkin was installed as senior pastor on October 4, 1992.[7]

On May 2, 1998, Howard W. Roberts became pastor of Ravensworth Baptist.[8]

In 2000, Ravensworth Baptist left the Southern Baptist Convention.[9]

Reverend Steve Hyde became the senior pastor of the church in September,2001.[10]

Ravensworth Baptist joined the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists in 2006.

References

  1. ↑ "Ravenworth Chapel." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Mar 14 1959. ProQuest. Web. 18 Feb. 2017.
  2. ↑ Dole, Kenneth. "Southern Baptists seen as 'Class Church'." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Oct 14 1959. ProQuest. Web. 18 Feb. 2017.
  3. ↑ "Article 6 -- no Title." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Feb 17 1962. ProQuest. Web. 18 Feb. 2017 .
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Dedication Rites Slated for Sunday by Ravensworth Baptist Church." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jul 21 1962. ProQuest. Web. 18 Feb. 2017.
  5. ↑ "New Church Unit Opened." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jul 28 1962. ProQuest. Web. 18 Feb. 2017.
  6. ↑ "Mr. Adams Named Rector at St. James." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Aug 20 1966. ProQuest. Web. 18 Feb. 2017.
  7. ↑ "IN BRIEF: Ravensworth's Senior Pastor." The Washington Post (pre-1997 Fulltext): g01. Oct 03 1992. ProQuest. Web. 18 Feb. 2017.
  8. ↑ Nguyen, Khoi. "Religion News and Events: New Pastor For Ravensworth." The Washington Post. WP Company, 23 Apr. 1998. Web. 18 Feb. 2017.
  9. ↑ Broadway, Bill. "Southern Baptist Showdown; Already Beset by Defections, Conservative Leadership could Face a Major Revolt in Texas." The Washington Post: B.9. Oct 28 2000. ProQuest. Web. 18 Feb. 2017.
  10. ↑ McGahan, Jason. "RELIGION NEWS AND EVENTS." The Washington Post: T16. Oct 04 2001. ProQuest. Web. 18 Feb. 2017.

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