Littleville Baptist Church
was established on 11 September, 1941, and was admitted to the Hamilton
County Baptist Association on 20 August, 1942. On June 17, 1940, a
small group of people met in the yard of Bro. Sam Thompson for a
revival meeting. T. Lynn Stewart, pastor of First Baptist Church,
Hamilton, preached and Arvord Abernethy led the music. Cottage
prayer meetings began in August, 1941, in various homes and by 11
September, 1941, Littleville Baptist Church was organized into a
church with Bro. John Dempsey West serving as moderator. Charter
members were Frances Thompson, Sam Thompson, Mamie Thompson, Buck
Anderson, Bethel Anderson, Grace McCaleb, Crea McCaleb, Martine Hoard,
Jimmie Hoard, Grace Rigsby, Laura Jo Rigsby, Carolyn Rigsby, and Deaton
Rigsby. Jimmie Hoard was the first pastor and a building was completed
by 7 December, 1941, on land donated by Omer Little. Pleasant
Grove Baptist Church gave their tabernacle to Littleville
Baptist Church in 1944. The tabernacle was moved behind Littleville
church and in 1953 it was connected to the church building. On 31 August,
1947, West Point Baptist Church consolidated with Littleville
Baptist Church. In 1958 Sunday School classes were started in some of
the rest homes in Hamilton. Gentrys Mill Baptist Church
consolidated with Littleville on 8 December, 1958.
Early pastors were:
Jimmie Hoard,
1942--1944
Scott Wright, 1945
Clifford Hampton,
1946--1950
R. R. Shotwell, 1951--1952
Early church clerks were:
Mrs. Jimmie Hoard,
1942
Mercer Moran,
1943--1944
J. C. McCaleb, 1945, 1947
L. L. Birdsong,
1948
George S. Banta,
1949--1951
Norman Thompson,
1952
Early messengers to the annual
association meeting were:
1942-- Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Harris,
Mrs. Vernon Bennet
1943--Mr. and Mrs. Sam Thompson, Mr.
and Mrs. Thornton, Mrs. Dennis Harris
1944--Mr. and Mrs. Clint Herring, Mr.
and Mrs. Taylor
1945--Mr. and Mrs. Will Taylor, Mrs.
Stella Gilmer
1946--Rev. and
Mrs. Scott Wright, Mr. Hubert Berkley, Mr. Norman Thompson, Mr. Ollie
McDurmitt
1947--Mr. and Mrs. Melford
Massingil, Mr. Ollie McDurmit
1948--Mrs. Clifford Hampton, Mr. W. M.
Thornton, Mr. and Mrs. Will Taylor, Mrs. Sam Thompson, Mrs. Dennis Harris
1949--Mrs. Ted Young, Mr. Ollie
McDurmit, Mr. Sam Thompson
1950--Rev. Samuel Marshal
"Sam" Drake, Bro. Will Taylor, Bro. George S. Banta, Alene
Banta, Rev. and Mrs. Clifford Hampton
1951--Rev. Samuel Marshall
"Sam" Drake; Mrs. H. Berkley, Mr. Will Taylor
1952--Mrs. Samuel Marshall
"Sam" Drake, Mrs. Pearl Maxwell, Mrs. George Banta
Pastors
Rev. Ruel R. Cook
IN MEMORIAM, 2002