Central Baptist Church (St. Louis, Missouri)

Central Baptist Church
38°38′10″N 90°13′10″W / 38.636008°N 90.219358°W / 38.636008; -90.219358Coordinates: 38°38′10″N 90°13′10″W / 38.636008°N 90.219358°W / 38.636008; -90.219358
Location 2842 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri
Denomination National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
Website www.cbcstl.org

Central Baptist Church in St. Louis, Missouri was founded by 1846.

Early pastors were Reverend Richard Sneethen, (1846-1847) and Reverend John Richard Anderson, (1847-1863). The church has an executive pastor and seven associate pastors.[1]

The church celebrated its 170th anniversary on March 4, 2016 with an event where the guest speaker was Reverend Dr. Jerry Young, President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc..[1]

The church membership in 2016 was about 1,500, with about 750-900 attending services weekly. Its senior pastor from 1999 to 2016, Reverend Dr. Robert C. Scott, left in 2016 to head an even larger congregation in Charlotte, North Carolina.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Central Baptist Church". Central Baptist Church. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ Chris King (Sep 1, 2016). "Pastor Scott is leaving Central Baptist". St. Louis American. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
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