Vineville Baptist Church
Macon GA
31204
Who we are
Vineville Baptist Church is an inclusive, warm, and encouraging community of faith. Our congregation comprises people of all ages. We have been known historically as a church of energetic, accessible, and primarily traditional worship, with thoughtful messages that speak to both the heart and the head.
We seek to be a servant church, and that ambition has found expression in a variety of ministries, including community outreach efforts, providing meals for the homeless, sponsoring a basketball league for middle and high school students, and musical and dramatic offerings that are open to the public.
We recognize the spiritual giftedness of all people, and we embrace traditional Baptist tenets of priesthood of the believer and the competency of each soul under the leadership of God.
Come check us out at our morning worship Sunday mornings at 10:45 am! (Note the different time for worship.)
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We seek to be a servant church, and that ambition has found expression in a variety of ministries, including community outreach efforts, providing meals for the homeless, sponsoring a basketball league for middle and high school students, and musical and dramatic offerings that are open to the public.
We recognize the spiritual giftedness of all people, and we embrace traditional Baptist tenets of priesthood of the believer and the competency of each soul under the leadership of God.
Come check us out at our morning worship Sunday mornings at 10:45 am! (Note the different time for worship.)
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Leadership
Leader Name:
Dr. Richard Kremer Â
Leader Position:
Senior Pastor Â
Phone:
Fax:
(478) 741-9859 Â
Leader Email:
Click here to contact Dr. Richard Kremer Â
Leader Bio:
A native of Alabama, Dr. Kremer graduated from the University of Georgia with highest honors. He was co-captain of the track team at Georgia. He earned the Master of Divinity degree and a Ph.D in Systematic Theology from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He has served as the Pastor to churches in Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.
Richard enjoys reading, camping, river-rafting, and running. He recently published his first book, You Only Die Twice, a murder mystery about a Charlotte minister with a knack for solving mysteries. Richard and his wife, Melissa, have three children and one grandson. Â
Richard enjoys reading, camping, river-rafting, and running. He recently published his first book, You Only Die Twice, a murder mystery about a Charlotte minister with a knack for solving mysteries. Richard and his wife, Melissa, have three children and one grandson. Â
Administration
Admin Name:
Jody Thornton Â
Admin Position:
Administrative Assistant Â
Phone:
Fax:
(478) 741-9859 Â
Admin Email:
Click here to contact Jody Thornton Â
Vineville Baptist Church Service Times
Sunday mornings at 10:45 am
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Vineville Baptist Church History
Our Beginnings
On May 10, 1891, about 50 members of Macon’s First Baptist Church of Christ assembled in the home of Capt. John L. Hardeman to constitute Vineville Baptist Church.
This very strategic section of Macon, named for the vineyards which once dotted the landscape, was a fast-growing population area and a fertile field for a new congregation of mission-minded believers.
Rev. Rollin Daniel Mallory of Griffin was called as first pastor, and the church was received into the Rehoboth Baptist Association at the annual meeting in October that year. While a chapel was being constructed, the growing congregation met in the Lamar mansion on Lamar Street.
The first frame building was soon complete and soon was too small as the church experienced heavy growth. That led to constructing the church’s first permanent structure, a lovely facility located at the corner of Lamar Street and Vineville Avenue. That building, which is still standing, was used until the church constructed and occupied the current building at the corner of Vineville, Pierce and Pio Nono avenues in 1924.
Major building programs provided a three-story educational annex in 1952 and another large two-story facility in the 1960s. The church’s activities building was completed in 1970.
To share the love of Jesus was always the goal of Vineville Baptist Church which over the years has sponsored and participated in mission trips and incentives locally, in Georgia, in the United States and internationally. Multiple staff ministers have been called in the areas of education, music, families, youth, and activities, allowing the church to provide notably fine programs and training opportunities for all ages.
Through the decades Vineville has founded four missionary starts which are now Macon churches. These include Ingleside, Highland Hills, West Highland and Vineville North (now Northway).
Pastors of Vineville Baptist Church
Rollin Daniel Mallory (1891) Edwin B. Carroll Samuel Charlton Todd William L. Walker William Houston Rich Jacob Lee White Martin A. Wood James Ellis Sammons Carl G. Campbell Charles DeWitt Matthews Walter Lane Moore (1959-1970) Tommy Jones (1971-1988) Ben I. Haygood (1990-2002) William L. Hardee (1998-2009) Tripp Martin (2009-2013) Richard Kremer (2014-Present)
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On May 10, 1891, about 50 members of Macon’s First Baptist Church of Christ assembled in the home of Capt. John L. Hardeman to constitute Vineville Baptist Church.
This very strategic section of Macon, named for the vineyards which once dotted the landscape, was a fast-growing population area and a fertile field for a new congregation of mission-minded believers.
The first frame building was soon complete and soon was too small as the church experienced heavy growth. That led to constructing the church’s first permanent structure, a lovely facility located at the corner of Lamar Street and Vineville Avenue. That building, which is still standing, was used until the church constructed and occupied the current building at the corner of Vineville, Pierce and Pio Nono avenues in 1924.
Major building programs provided a three-story educational annex in 1952 and another large two-story facility in the 1960s. The church’s activities building was completed in 1970.
To share the love of Jesus was always the goal of Vineville Baptist Church which over the years has sponsored and participated in mission trips and incentives locally, in Georgia, in the United States and internationally. Multiple staff ministers have been called in the areas of education, music, families, youth, and activities, allowing the church to provide notably fine programs and training opportunities for all ages.
Pastors of Vineville Baptist Church
Rollin Daniel Mallory (1891) Edwin B. Carroll Samuel Charlton Todd William L. Walker William Houston Rich Jacob Lee White Martin A. Wood James Ellis Sammons Carl G. Campbell Charles DeWitt Matthews Walter Lane Moore (1959-1970) Tommy Jones (1971-1988) Ben I. Haygood (1990-2002) William L. Hardee (1998-2009) Tripp Martin (2009-2013) Richard Kremer (2014-Present)
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"Effective prayer is prayer that attains what it seeks. It is prayer that moves God, effecting it's end."Charles Finney
Vineville Baptist Church listing was last updated on the 24th of September, 2022
