First Baptist Church (Woodstock, Georgia)


First Baptist Church Woodstock is a Southern Baptist megachurch in the northwestern Atlanta suburb of Woodstock, Georgia. The lead pastor is Jeremy Morton.

History

It was founded in 1837 as the Enon Church.
In 1879, Enon Baptist Church moved to Downtown Woodstock.
In 1884, the name was changed to Woodstock Baptist Church.
In 1913, the sanctuary burned and replaced with the building that currently stands in Downtown Woodstock.
In 1986, Johnny M. Hunt, former Southern Baptist Convention President, become senior pastor. The attendance was 1,027 members.
In 1991, First Baptist Woodstock moved to a new 2,400 seat sanctuary on Neese Road.
In 2005, First Baptist Woodstock's new 7,000 seat Worship Center opened.
In 2013, FBCW expanded to include three additional satellite campuses: Woodstock Church Jasper, Woodstock Church Shallowford and Woodstock Church Panama City Beach.
In 2017, FBCW has a weekly average of over 6,000 people attending its Sunday worship on its main campus.
In 2018, FBCW added worship sites in Stone Mountain and Austell.
In 2019, Pastor Hunt announced a transition where he would step down from his role at FBCW, and Jeremy Morton would assume the Senior Pastor position. Both Johnny Hunt and Jeremy Morton lead as co-pastors during the majority of 2019. The transition was completed in December of 2019.

Ministries

Clothes closet and food pantry.