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About The Pastor
The Rev. David Mix has served the congregation since 2005. He is an ordained American Baptist pastor and has served American Baptist churches for twenty years. He received his Master’s of Divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Wright State University.He and his wife Mary Jo have been married for twenty years. They have four children |
History of Garrett First Baptist The first congregation of the First Baptist Church consisted of seven, Mrs. C.N. Bell, Mrs. G.W. Mudd, Mrs. Thomas Steward, Mrs. Sara Cobler, Mrs. Lydia Osborn, Mrs. Frank Hartsock, and Miss Addie Ford. They met in the German Methodist Church located on land where the Garrett Post Office now stands. The first meeting was held on December 15, 1885 with an Elder from the Auburn Church reading from the Bible concerning the powers and privileges of the church.,Less than two years later, in the late summer of 1887, a building program was begun. On June 14, 1888 services were first held in the church building on the corners of Cowen and Keyser Streets. In December of that year, Rev. J.M. Davies was called to be the first full time resident pastor, after having conducted a successful series of evangelistic meetings.After using the church on Cowen Street as a center of worship and service for 87 years, the congregation adopted the slogan, "Arise and Build" in 1974, and construction began on a new building on South Randolph Street. The new church home was dedicated in the summer of 1975. A church that started out with only 7 members now grown to Approximately 100 active members. |