A BRIEF HISTORY OF OUR CHURCH
August 1947- During the summer, a tent meeting was held in Flatwoods, sponsored by the Raceland Baptist Church. An interest was shown by the Baptists of Flatwoods to organize a church in that community. The Raceland Baptist Church and Pastor, Edwin H. Ketner agreed to help in the organization of a Missionary Baptist Church in Flatwoods, Kentucky.
September 28, 1947- A meeting was held in the Advance Grade School, Flatwoods with 21 men forming a council representing churches of Greenup Association of Baptists. 36 came forward, moving their memberships from the Raceland Baptist Church to join the new church. These thirty-six pioneers took action that day which continues to touch lives today.
March 24, 1948- the church borrowed ten thousand dollars from the 
First & Peoples Bank of Russell, KY to construct a basement. The church held its first meeting in this building on October 17, 1948. This was done during the ministry of Edwin H. Ketner, first pastor of the church. The infant church began to grow and soon became an influential and vital part of the Flatwoods community.
December 1952- Rev. E.G. Neal came to lead on in the building of a house of 
worship, and the building of a congregation to fill it. On April 5, 1953, a building fund was started which grew to approximately thirty thousand dollars by December 1956. On April 4, 1956, the church authorized the trustees to make a loan of thirty thousand dollars from the First Federal Loan, Ashland, KY. On May 21, 1956, ground was broken and work started on our new building. Mr. Can Holbrook of Ashland, KY was the contractor and Mr. George M. Lusk of Ashland, KY was the architect. The new auditorium and part of the educational unit were completed in February 1957. Since its organization in September 1947, the church grew steadily, both in church membership and in the building program. It was an exciting decade.
November 1959- Clel B. Rodgers was called to be the pastor of the church. In 1961, the church purchased the McKenzie property west of the church building. It was during the 1960’s that the church reached its highest membership and Sunday school attendance. It was a time when the city was growing at a phenomenal rate and the church fought to grow with it. There were new opportunities and new challenges. And, there was a gospel to be lived out in the community.
July 1970- Construction of the education building began at a cost of $55,280.00. 
The building is red brick exterior to correspond with the main building. The building of this educational facility was an indication of the desire of Flatwoods Baptists to reach more people through Bible Study. The educational building was dedicated on November 15, 1970. This was done during the ministry of Chester Culver who was pastor from February 1967 until November 1970.
September 1971- The pastor’s office was moved from the basement of the main building to the educational building. New furnishings, carpet, and bookshelves were added at this time. In November 1972, the office was paneled and drapes were added to match the décor. In the fall of 1972, extensive work was done on the church kitchen. Many Wednesday night dinners were served from that kitchen.
November 1972- Robert C. Elliott began his ministry and served longer than any other pastor to date. He served in a period of great transition for the church. It was a time of searching anew for identity and direction as a church family. During the eight years of his pastorate, several improvements were made to our church facilities. The most crucial program initiated during Elliott’s pastorate came in October 1980. Because We Care, a financial plan for repairing and remodeling our facilities was instituted at that time. This endeavor lead to the revitalization of the buildings and grounds.
August 1981- Kenneth D. Holden came as our pastor. Ken served our church 
for 12 ½ yrs. During that time, a Because We Care fund allowed improvements to be made to our property and buildings. A reorganization of the educational property, buildings, and programs enhanced growth. In 1984, we purchased the lot on the corner of Bluegrass Street and Argillite Road. Major renovation and remodeling was done in the basement of the church. This gave us more Sunday school space as well as a media library. This area is now called the fellowship hall.
In 1994- Donald F. Coleman came as our pastor. Since then we have added a 
multipurpose room, and connected the church to the educational building. We have remodeled the kitchen. We have had great support from our church members in a Together We Build Program, a program to pay off our debt in three years. We have added a handicap ramp to our sanctuary. We paved the parking lot. We carpeted the front steps. Landscaping around the church has added to the beauty of the surroundings. We have personal hearing helps for the hearing impaired. We have made many improvements to our property and grounds. We have a new sign facing Argillite Road.
December 1998- The church voted to purchase to Anna Hatton property on Lexington Avenue behind the church.
August 1999- The front stairs of the main church building were carpeted.
February 2000- The church joined Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital’s Health Watch Program.
March 2000- We voted to install a sound booth in the balcony, install switches to control the sanctuary lights in the balcony, and install intercoms and video links to nursery, purchase a snake for sound system, etc.
January 2001- Matt Riley became our pastor.
March 2001- We voted to purchase new lights for the sanctuary.
March 2004- We voted to build the youth building and construction began.
April 2005- We voted to pave the parking lot, put in curbs, and landscape the grounds.
May 2006- We voted to purchase the Wright’s property on Lexington Avenue.
June 2006- We licensed Bryan Coleman.
April 2010- We voted to get new air conditioner units, to repair the pews and have them cleaned. To have the parking lot by the library cleaned and sealed. We also voted to paint the sanctuary. We got the air conditioners in July 2012.
In 2011- Rick Crews became our pastor. In October 2011 we installed monitors and wide screen TVs in the front and back of the church and in the nursery.
July 2012- We had concrete work done on the front of the church.
October 2012- Jim Nichols became our pastor.
June 2013- We had a 32 x 70 picnic shelter built. 
July 2013- We voted to buy a new pulpit. During this time, we also bought new air conditioners for the Sunday School Rooms and purchased a new roof.
October 2013- We repaired the guttering around the church buildings.
October 2014- Our church purchased windows for the educational building.
October 2015- We painted the sanctuary and the outside of the church. We also blacktopped the parking lot and the surrounding areas of the church.
January 2016- We made a much-needed investment and purchased a van that had a lift chair for handicap access.
July 2016- During this time the back side of the church was extended for an inside ramp.
Two extra bathrooms were installed
and an extra room "the prayer room" was built.
April 2017- We bought and installed two AED's.
October 2017- We ordained Mike Thomas.
January 2018- Our church purchased and installed a new electronic sign for the parking lot at Argillite Road. 
January 2019- New playground equipment was purchased, and we built a supply closet in the basement.
July 2019- The kitchen in the fellowship building was remodeled.
March 2020- A new roof was installed.
April 2020- The treasurer's office was moved from the basement to the educational
building. This office had to be built by splitting an existing room in half and building a wall to separate the rooms.
July 2020- New IT communication equipment was bought. Our original soundboard was replaced with a digital one.
September 2020- New air conditioners and a heat pump were purchased for the fellowship building.
August 2021- Seven new doors were purchased.
October 2022- We sealed the parking lot areas in the lower parking lot and other areas around the church.
January 2023- Two new stoves were bought for the kitchen. The church voted and agreed to purchase a new van. 
