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Life & Ministry of the Temple Baptist Church Time-line of Key Events in the Last 50 Years 1968
1966
Pastor Bruce Foss was called as the pastor of the Temple Baptist Church.
1974
Pastor Jerry Peace was called as the pastor of the Temple Baptist Church.
Church Founded
Pastor Al Cox organized and founded the Temple Baptist Church with charter members.
1988
1971
1967
The Temple Baptist Church purchased six acres of land and built the first church building at 1700 West Beaver Creek Drive in Powell, Tennessee.
1986
Dr. Harold Clayton was called as the pastor of the Temple Baptist Church.
Temple Christian Schools opened with ninety students enrolled from kindergarten through sixth grade.
1975
The current building for the Temple Baptist Academy was built for use as the main auditorium and church building for the Temple Baptist Church.
Clarence Sexton was called as the pastor of the Temple Baptist Church.
1991
The Crown College is organized and admits its first freshman class.
1996
Mount Moriah Christian Camp and Conference Center is opened.
2014
2000
Construction is completed on the new auditorium for the Temple Baptist Church.
Launching the Global Gospel Initiative.
2006
Begins Crown College United Kingdom and opens first chapel in Birmingham, England
2010
Lake Texoma Baptist Youth Camp is opened.
2015
Crown College awards its 3,000th degree.
2016
Crown Media Radio & TV Broadcasting.
2016
10th Anniversary of the Faith for the Family Couples’ Retreat.
2010
1999
Baptist Friends is launched as a resource platform for world evangelism.
Today,
Crown Christian Publications was founded
1995
The first printing of the Baptist Vision is mailed.
2004
The current campus of the Crown College is opened.
2016
Crown Nepal is founded in Kathmandu, Nepal.
the Temple Baptist Church continues as an independent, New Testament local assembly of baptized believers who have voluntarily joined themselves together to carry out the Great Commission.
Most of the charter members are in heaven with the Lord. The list below are members who are still with us and able to attend. The full list of charter members and thousands of photos of our history can be found at TempleBaptistChurch.com
Sammy & Judy Hodges O. T. Wood
Buddy & Joyce Bell Conda & Joyce McGinnis
S P E C I A L C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S T O T H O S E W H O H AV E S E R V E D OVER 30 YEARS AT THE TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH.
Betty Manning
Lowell Jones
Larry Nicely
Mike Fox