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Pastor Brent Brewer became the new pastor in early 2001 and served until May of 2007. He led the congregation to remove themselves from the GARBC. The congregation then briefly considered merging with another church near [[wikipedia:Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis, Maryland]]. When the merger fell through they purchased land in [[wikipedia:Linthicum, Maryland|Linthicum]] in May of 2005. The Townsend Avenue property was sold at the end of 2005. The congregation rented the 7th Day Adventist building on Andover Road in Linthicum and changed the church's name to what it is known as, Andover Baptist Church. Andover Baptist Church met in the Adventist’s building until the completion of the current building in the summer of 2011. | Pastor Brent Brewer became the new pastor in early 2001 and served until May of 2007. He led the congregation to remove themselves from the GARBC. The congregation then briefly considered merging with another church near [[wikipedia:Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis, Maryland]]. When the merger fell through they purchased land in [[wikipedia:Linthicum, Maryland|Linthicum]] in May of 2005. The Townsend Avenue property was sold at the end of 2005. The congregation rented the 7th Day Adventist building on Andover Road in Linthicum and changed the church's name to what it is known as, Andover Baptist Church. Andover Baptist Church met in the Adventist’s building until the completion of the current building in the summer of 2011. | ||
In 2006, Pastor Brewer led the congregation to change its doctrinal statement to the [[New Hampshire Confession of Faith (1833)]] and to change the constitution of the church to include a plurality of [[elders]] and [[deacons]]. Brewer and the newly chosen elder candidate then began searching for a replacement pastor in late 2006 and early 2007. Brewer resigned after beginning the search and stepped down in May of 2007. | In 2006, Pastor Brewer led the congregation to change its doctrinal statement to the [[New Hampshire Confession of Faith (1833)]] and to change the constitution of the church to include a plurality of [[elders]] and [[deacons]]. Brewer and the newly chosen elder candidate then began searching for a replacement pastor in late 2006 and early 2007. Brewer resigned after beginning the search and stepped down in May of 2007. Pastor [[Shane Walker]] then came to Andover Baptist in June of 2007, who is a graduate of [[The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary]] in [[wikipedia:Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville, Kentucky]]. Prior to becoming a pastor he was an editor of a theological journal and worked in the [[wikipedia:United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] as a Legislative Assistant. | ||
The current pastor, [[Neil Jackson]], was called to serve as senior pastor at Andover Baptist Church in 2018, after serving as the assistant pastor since 2010. Jackson is a native of [[wikipedia:Indiana|Indiana]], he holds a B.S. in Chemistry from [[wikipedia:Union University|Union University]] and a [[wikipedia:Master of Divinity|M.Div.]] from [[Southern Baptist Theological Seminary|The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary]]. | |||
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