I want to welcome you to our website for Faith Chapel General Baptist Church. It is my hope that by visiting us on the web that you will visit one of our services soon. As you browse through our pages you’ll see the wonderful activities we are involved in and the special events we have coming up. You’ll also get to know us personally and we hope that you will give us the opportunity to show you how much we would appreciate you joining our congregation.
I want to tell you just how wonderful our church is. We have some of the friendliest people that attend Faith Chapel; many have been faithful members for years, some are charter members. We will do everything we can to make you feel welcome and to assist you in finding something you would like to be involved in. We have many activities that we need volunteers, as well as social events for all ages.
Our church is growing too, we have recently completed the building of our new Family Life Center. It is our vision to involve the community in our church so that we may witness to them the love of Jesus Christ and the story of the Gospel.
Thank you again for taking the time to read “From the Pastor’s Desk” and we look forward to seeing you in the future. I believe your visit would prove to be a blessing to not only you, but for us.
In Christ,
Rev. Donald Ray Davis
Pastor’s History
Rev. Donald Ray Davis was born on March 20, 1940 in Edmonson County, and he is one of six children, 3 brothers and 2 sisters. His father Rev. Hillard Davis was also a minister.
Rev. Davis was called by God to preach the Gospel in March 1974, and he became an ordained minister in September 1974, and accepted his first church as pastor at Sunny Pointe General Baptist Church in 1975. He received his Pastoral Ministers Degree from Oakland City University on October 27, 1982. He has since pastored several churches and served as Moderator of the Free Union Association in 1986-87, 1994, 2003-2004. God has led him to these churches and he went following God’s call with one purpose in mind, to lead the lost to Christ. The churches he has pastored are:
Sunny Pointe General Baptist Church 1975-1976
Shrewsbury General Baptist Church 1976-1977
Christian Home General Baptist Church 1978 (As interim pastor for his father)
Community General Baptist Church 1979-1981
Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church 1982-1983
Peace Chapel General Baptist Church 1984-1986
Faith Chapel General Baptist Church Dec. 1986 to present
During these years Rev. Davis has also served as Evangelist in numerous revivals seeing many give their hearts to Christ.
Rev. Davis has retired from General Electric in Louisville, KY after 33 years of perfect attendance. He has been married to his wife Sue for over 50 years. They have two sons, Perry and Chad, who are both married and they have 3 grandchildren. Rev. Davis’ greatest desire is to see the lost saved and to help those in need.
Meet the Staff
Youth Ministries
Youth Leaders – Joseph & Penny White
Children’s Church Director – Penny White
Deacons
Terry Fraze, Rick Graham, Joseph White
Trustees
Sherdan Beasley, Bob Jones,
Steve Pierce, Jerry Saylors, Kelvin White,
Phillip Gamblin, Jason White, Joseph White
Church Officers
Treasurer – Carol Graham
Secretary – Johnnye Williams
Clerk – Johnnye Williams
Correspondence Secretary – Johnnye Johnson
President Corporation – Jerry Saylors
VP Corporation – Johnnye Williams
Flower Fund – Dorene Beasley
Sunday School
Superintendent – Bob Jones
Asst. Superintendent – Coy Tarrance
President – Carol Graham
Treasurer – Rick Graham
Nursery Teacher – Sheila White
Pre-K/Kindergarten Teacher – Becky Jones
Primary Teacher – Penny White
Middlers Teacher– Joseph White
Teens Teacher – Rosie Savage
Homebuilders Teacher – Jerry Saylors
Adult Class Teacher – Bob Jones
Music Department
Pianist – Jewelene Pierce, Jennifer Fraze
Organist – Steve Pierce
Songleader – Rick Graham
Assistant Songleader – Bob Jones
Sound Technicians – Chad Davis,
Jerry Saylors, Terry Fraze, Ken Ansert, Greg Bennett
Missions
Coordinator – Lorie Snodgrass
Church Maintenance
Housekeeping – Erin White
Grounds Keeper – Kelvin White