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Edgewood Baptist Church - History Page 2
By July 1940 we added Mr. Jud Cox and Mr. Luis Bailey to our board of deacons, and also went to full time preaching. In October Rev. Tooley resigned to accept a call to Second Baptist Church, Pendleton, SC. On January 12, 1941, Rev. Luis Wood was called as our second pastor. The church continued to grow under his leadership. In September we were accepted into the Greenville Baptist Association. Mrs. A.J. Ward, Mrs. Dorothy Painter, and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Painter served as our first messengers to the association meeting, held at Pendleton Street Baptist. September marked the resignation of Rev. Wood who left to accept a full time call to Gap Creek Baptist Church, which was part of the North Greenville Association. On the third Sunday of November, 1941, Rev. Palmer Leonard was called as our new pastor. In April 1942, the church voted to purchase 50 new "Songs of Faith" hymnals. Rev. Leonard resigned in May of 1942 to become the full time pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in the Greer Association. Pastor Thomas Painter was called to be the pastor on June 14, 1942. It was under his leadership that the church debt was paid in full. The mortgage was ceremoniously burned on November 1, 1942. This service marked the dedication of the building, and also the election and ordination of 3 new deacons. (Mr. P.F. Childers, Mr. Earnest Greene, Mr. Austin Ward.) The church now had 7 deacons. The church records for January - March 1943 are missing. During this period however, Rev. Painter resigned to become pastor of Rutherford Road Baptist Church and Rev. George Julian was called as our new pastor. In May 1943, the church paid off the balance owed on the piano, which is the same piano still being used in the church social hall today. Rev. Julian did the preaching for the August 1943 Revival Services, and several new members were added. In December of 1943, we voted to have our first itemized budget. Of special interest during this first year under the leadership of Rev. Julian was the honoring of our service men. During this period of time, several men from our congregation were serving in the armed services, and many more were continually being called to duty. The church purchased a board and placed on it a star for every man from the church that was in the military. Our pastor corresponded with each man personally. He not only wrote them letters, but he also mailed the Baptist Courier to each of them. In September of 1944, the church voted to start a building fund. After the bills were paid each month, all the money above a $75.00 balance would go into this special fund. This money was to construct the building in which we now worship. In October of 1944, we paid $100.00 for an additional 10 foot strip of land adjoining the half acre tract given by Mr. Ward. In March of 1946, Rev. Julian resigned to become pastor of Ruhamah Baptist Church near Liberty, South Carolina. On May 5'th of that same year, Rev. J.H.H. Tooley accepted his second call and returned as pastor of Ward Memorial Baptist Church. By September of that year a building committee was formed and Mr. C. Jones, Mr. Ernest Greene and Mr. Edwin Painter were appointed to serve in that capacity. By November of 1947, the Sunday School was averaging seventy one in attendance, and 2 months later in January of 1948, Mrs. Edgar Ross was elected as our first church reporter. By August of that year, our church budget was $31.58 per week, or $1585.60 per year. On February 6, 1949, we voted to begin construction on our new building. This building was completed by April 1950, and the church was renamed Boiling Springs Baptist Church. Our church had grown in both love and spirit. By now our Sunday School was averaging 104 in attendance, and our Training Union 68. God had blessed in so many ways and all the praise and glory was given to Him. The year of 1950 was indeed a year of Spiritual renewal. Interest in Sunday School and Worship increased. Our offerings increased, and in July 1951, the church paid the expenses for Rev. Tooley to attend a two week training session at the seminary in Kentucky.
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