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Our Pastoral Legacy
Two Historic Churches. One Shared Future.
Massachusetts Avenue Baptist Church
Founded 1890
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Rev. H. Carter (1890)
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Rev. J. Henry Duckrey (1898)
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Rev. H. Carter (1909)
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Rev. J. Brockett
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Rev. George W. Washington
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Rev. C.D. Douglass
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Rev. E.E. Thompson (1919)
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Rev. George N. Williams
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Rev. A.L. Lowry (1941)
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Rev. A. Roger Williams (1946)
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Rev. Carl Marbury (1966)
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Rev. Hansel Henry (1969)
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Rev. Louis E. Sibley III
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Rev. Earl W. Jackson (1979)
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Rev. Jessie L. Wood (1982)
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Rev. Howard A. McLendon (1985)
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Rev. Brenda A. Brown (2015–2025)
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Rev. Dr. Jeremy D. Battle (2025–Present)
Western Avenue Baptist Church
Founded 1916
Rev. Dr. Thomas S. Harten (1916)
Rev. R.H. Pittman (1922)
Rev. H.C. Daniels (1926)
Rev. Henry T. Myers (1929)
Rev. Jack Minor (1932)
Rev. L.P. Ashford (1932)
Rev. B.H. Richardson (1937)
Rev. Jacob P. Posey (1938)
Rev. William Smith (1943)
Rev. James C. Fields (1949)
Rev. James Ford (1950)
Rev. Roy Allen (1954)
Rev. James Holloway (1955)
Rev. Dr. H. Benton Harris (1960)
Rev. George Scott (1970)
Rev. Dr. Roscoe Cooper (1971)
Rev. Dr. Everett W. Frye (1974)
Rev. Dr. Robert A.F. Turner (1982)
Rev. Edmund D. Henley, Sr. (1994)
Rev. Anthony Berry (2004)
Rev. Jonathan Wilkins (2008)
Rev. Dr. Jeremy D. Battle (2011–Present)
* Years shown indicate the beginning of each pastor's tenure where known. Historical records continue to be researched and updated as additional archival information becomes available.
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