June 30, 1894 Church organized in the Methodist Church located in front of Roosevelt Whitaker’s home
June 30, 1894 H. C. Brooks, Pastor
June 30, 1894 James B. Campbell, Church Clerk
Charter Members: Mary Butler, Walter Cadle, James B. Campbell, Mary Jane Campbell, Malissa Crawford, Josephine Crutchfield, Torah Crutchfield, William Hansard, Charlie Henderson, Elizabeth Henderson, Minerva Jesse, Henry Myers, Elisha Pratt, Margaret Whitaker and Timothy Whitaker
February 1895 Deacons: Amos Crutchfield, Lorah Crutchfield, Timothy Whitaker
December 8, 1895 Ordained Pastor Henry Myers
December 1896 B. A. Smith, Pastor
April 11, 1897 The church voted to move to a school house located on Third Avenue and Cumberland. Sometime later the church purchased the school house
October 1898 C. H. Otey, Pastor
October 12, 1898 Licensed Rile Johns to preach
November 1900 A. N. Whitaker, Pastor
November 10, 1900 W. R. Cadle, Church Clerk
November 1902 Rile Johns, Pastor
February 9, 1901 Licensed W. T. Cheatham to preach
April 13, 1901 Ordained Pastor Rile Johns
February 1902 Ordained Deacons: James B. Campbell and Elisha Pratt
November 1903 James B. Campbell, Church Clerk
January 1905 William Dance, Pastor
October 1908 H. C. Brooks, Pastor
April 1909 H. K. Harrel, Pastor
April 1909 A. J. Quisinbery, Church Clerk
April 1910 J. B. Campbell, Church Clerk
April 1913 Wiley Cook, Pastor
1913 A. J. Quisinbery, Church Clerk
December 1913 James Earvine, Pastor
1914 W. K. Bailey, Church Clerk
1916 Robert A. Johns, Pastor
October 1891 J. A. Lockhart, Pastor
August 1919 David Livingston, Interim Pastor
March 1920 John Treece, Pastor
November 1922 James C. Davis, Pastor
1922 Archie B. Ritchie, Church Clerk
June 29, 1924 Almost 30 years to the date after the church was organized the new church building was dedicated
November 2, 1924 Ordained Deacons: Perry Debusk, V. D. England, L. C. Ault, and C. E. Carmack
May 1936 James D. Lyle, Pastor
1936 First Vacation Bible School
August 1937 Frances Bailey, Church Clerk
May 1939 E. J. Caldwell, Pastor
July 1943 Floyd Buckner, Pastor
1943 Name changed from New Tazewell Baptist to First Baptist
September 1943 Dana E. Dunnon
January 23, 1944 Ordained Deacons: G. E. Coffey and Luther DeBuske
July 9, 1947 Licensed Francis Collins to preach
January 1948 Clarence Strange, Pastor
January 1949 J. W. Davis, Pastor
December 1949 Howard Conaster, Pastor
October 3, 1951 Licensed Charles Cook to preach
October 1952 Ben Holeman, Pastor
October 1954 Rosa Stubblefield, Church Clerk
March 1955 Ralph E. Galyon, Pastor
January 1956 Edward S. French, Pastor
May 1959 Willie M Newman, Pastor
April 15, 1962 Communion table and two pulpit chairs were dedicated in memory of Dana E. Drinnon by his family and friends
March 22, 1964 Church building on Old Hwy 33 behind Duncan Lumber burned.
March 29, 1964 Site, finance and building committees appointed
July 1964 Contract let for construction of new sanctuary and educational building
August 1964 Charles D. Earl, Pastor
December 20, 1964 The Rev. Charles Earl gave the first sermon in new building at current location
May 2, 1965 First radio broadcast on Station WNTT
April 1969 Otha Winningham, Pastor
January 1971 James H. Kinser, Pastor
January 1972 R. L. Gentry, Pastor
June 30, 1972 New educational building dedicated
December 1972 Darrel McAlister, Pastor
December 16, 1973 Ordained Deacons: James P. Crutchfield, James Ogan, Kenneth Edmondson, Don Bailey, and Roy Norris
November 1974 James R. Loy, Pastor
July 18, 1976 Planted a Freedom Tree (dogwood) to commemorate the US Bicentennial Year
October 30, 1977 Ordained Deacons: Wesley Bowen, Russell Keck, and Russell Kinser
December 10, 1978 Ordained Deacon: Robert Burchett
November 7, 1982 Ordained Deacon: Joe Ramsey
February 1985 Greg Long, Pastor
March 10, 1986 Ordained Deacon: Dan Ferrell
March 23, 1986 Ordained Deacon: Chris Whitaker
June 1990 John Turner, Pastor
July 28, 1991 Ordained Deacon: Clarence Overton
March 21, 1992 Accepted Deacon: Swann Whitaker
June 1993 Kenneth Clendaniel, Interim Pastor
October 1993 Rick Garner, Pastor
October 1993 Stained glass windows were installed in the sanctuary
June 1994 Centennial Celebration
October 16, 1994 Ordained Deacons: Joseph Martin and Paul Simpson
May 8, 1996 Accepted Deacon: William Starnes
September 26, 1997 Ordained Deacon: Alex Pressnell
March 1998 Started renovation and construction of a new Activities Building
November 1998 Dedication of the new Multi-Purpose building and retired the debt in 2001
September 1999 Jim Castlen, Interim Pastor
November 2000 Johnny Collett, Pastor
September 2002 Randy Pressnell, Interim Pastor
August 2003 Randy Pressnell, Pastor
2002 Started Upward Basketball
2004 Celebrated the 40th Anniversary of moving into the new building
February 2007 Gene Leamon, Interim Pastor
2007 Established tuition scholarship fund for a student to attend Heritage Baptist Academy. Purchased 1.6 acres of adjoining property for future expansion
Oct. 5, 2007 27 passenger bus donated to the church
March 2008 Ward Slager, Pastor
2008 Todd Spangler called as Music Director
2009 Beverly Slayton hired as Church Administrative Assistant
December 6, 2009 Ordained Deacons: Jeffrey Lewis and Barry Liles
February 2010 Roger Hansard and Larry Sharp, Interim Pastors
May 2010 Larry Sharp, Interim Pastor
May 2011 Larry Sharp, Pastor
March 30-April 1, 2012 FBC initiated a Lay Renewal Program with a follow-up Lay weekend Oct. 12-Oct. 14
January 13, 2013 Ordained Deacons: Matt Compton and Dan Piercy
2013 A Deaf Ministry began with Pam Worley as the interpreter. Dr. Brett Travis from the Emmaus Centre for Christian Counseling began counseling on Thursdays
2013 Church recognized Rosa Stubblefield Dyke for 59 years as church clerk
October 2013 Vivian Buford, Church Clerk
September 2014 120th Anniversary Celebration with Back to Church Sunday and Homecoming
November 2015 Robert Rash, Director of Student Ministries
September 2016 Sharon Oakley, Church Clerk
July 29, 2018 Charlie Goodman, Pastor