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Stallings Memorial Baptist Church 817 South Main St., Salisbury, NC 28144 ~ Phone: (704)636-2052 Fax: (704)636-2056
Rev. Charles Bryan Pastor Rev. Ron Touchton Minister of Music |
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Stallings Memorial Baptist Church was established with 23 charter members on June 25, 1899 under the name of Chestnut Hill Baptist Church. On August 27, 1899 Rev. John N. Stallings was called to be the first Pastor . The first church was built in 1901 and was located on Chestnut Street. In 1910 a frame church building and property on South Main Street became available and was purchased from Second Presbyterian Church . The building on Chestnut Street was sold. The original frame building on South Main Street was torn down in order to make way for a new church building. The first worship service was held in the new facility on October 24, 1924. The name was changed in 1921 to Stallings Memorial Baptist Church in honor of its founder and first Pastor. Throughout its history, Stallings has continued to seek God’s will through our worship and service to the Lord. Two mission churches were a result of direct mission efforts by Stallings. We are affliated with the Rowan Southern Baptist Association, Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, and the Southern Baptist Convention. We are a body of baptized believers who gather together for worship and Christian fellowship. At Stallings you will find a loving and supportive group of fellow Christians who minister to each other and the community through various programs and activities. |
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Our Covenant |
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Having been led as we believe by the Spirit of God to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, and on the profession of our faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Ghost, we do now, in the presence of God, angels and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another as one body in Christ.
We engage therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love to strive for the advancement of the church, in knowledge, holiness, comfort; to promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrines; to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expense of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of the Gospel through all nations.
We also engage to maintain family and secret devotions; to religiously educate our children; to seek the salvation of our family and acquaintances; to walk circumspectly in the world, to be just in our dealings, to be faithful in our engagements, exemplary in our conduct; to avoid all gossip, spitefulness, and excessive anger; to abstain from buying, making, selling, or using destructive drugs or intoxicating drinks as a beverage; and to be zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our Savior.
We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember one another in prayer; to aid one another in sickness and distress; to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and Christian courtesy in speech; to be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation and mindful of the rules of our Savior to secure it without delay.
We moreover engage that when we remove from this place we will, as soon as possible, unite with other churches where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God’s Word. |
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Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) Hebrews 10: 22,23 |
