Andover Baptist Church (Linthicum, Maryland): Difference between revisions

'''Andover Baptist Church''' is a [[Reformed Baptist]] church located in [[wikipedia:Linthicum, Maryland|Linthicum, Maryland]].<ref>https://andoverbaptist.org</ref>

On a October 26, 1948 group of people who were discouraged with conditions existing in the [[First Baptist Church (Brooklyn, Maryland)]] met in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alford Miller, Sr for a time of prayer and fellowship. Some of those present decided that they would not go back to [[First Baptist Church (Brooklyn, Maryland)|First Baptist]] for Sunday Services, but would meet in the home of Mr. Miller. Others, who held places of service, went back for Sunday Services, and then told the current Pastor, [[E. C. Dean (baptist elder)|Rev. E. C. Dean]], they were severing their relationship with [[First Baptist Church (Brooklyn, Maryland)|First Baptist]] from that date forward, on October 31, 1948". A group of twenty-two people, stood in circle and joined hands (determined with God’s help), to start a 'Fundamental, Bible teaching' testimony in Brooklyn.

After Pastor Stoughton passed on to be with the Lord, Pastor [[Derwin G. Hauser]] served the church from early 1984 to December 1989. Hauser understood his role as helping Townsend Avenue Baptist Church transition from the long service of Pastor Stoughton to a new permanent pastor.

[[Scott Neiswender]] became the pastor in August of 1990 and served until his resignation in November 2000. During his tenure Townsend attempted to respond to the changes in the neighborhood and to formulate the best form of worship and outreach possible to serve the local community and the existing congregation. Sadly, the congregation was wracked by disagreements on issues of styles of music and direction.