Macedonia Baptist Church was organized in the early 1900’s. It was not recorded for records until January 1903. The first Church may have been located under an arbor. It was started by a concerned group of men and women who were Christians. Before the Church was started, men and women traveled to Redland for services. This traveling was hard because of the distance and the travel by wagons and horseback trying to get to God’s house. Someone had a dream to build a church. Out of that dream came the name, “Macedonia Baptist Church.” This church was born out of the County Line Baptist Church which is our mother Church.
In 1900 or 1902 land was purchased for the new church from William (Bill) and Eliza Jane Warf, which was one acre at the cost of $750.
The trustees were J.B. Thomas and Mark Wallace. It was recorded for official records on January 16, 1903. It was located north of the present location on Farm to Market Road 2010. It was near the home of the late Tom and Hattie Mae Banks, where it remained some twenty years. The church was on the first floor, the Masonic Hall on the second floor. The school was nearby and there was a store up the road, not far from the church building near Edgar Street.
In the 1960’s, the building was renovated and bathrooms were put on the front of the building and no longer were outhouses needed. May 1972, the building was totally redone and bricked for the first time. A kitchen and dining area was added a few years later. In 2000, an update to the building was done. In 2008, the roof had to be redone and readjusted.
The big day at Macedonia is always the 1st Sunday in August when the annual revival begins. It begins that Sunday and continues throughout the week. Family members come from all over to country to be in attendance for this great event. Over the years, the big day has brought in guest churches and ministers from all over Texas. In the late 60’s and early 70’s, churches from Dallas, Texas would be the guest for the 3 p.m. service and people would come from surrounding communities just to hear the word and catch the latest songs.
While it is certain that we do not know all deacons and all pastors, we do know that Bill Warf was one of the first deacons. We also know Reverend Jeff Brown was pasturing when the church was moved to the present location. Land was traded by John Thomas and Bill Warf.
Reverend Jeff Brown
Reverend E.O. Adams
Reverend Calvin Smith
Reverend W.R. Neill
Reverend Bob Lyons
Reverend Shelton
Reverend D. Burr
Reverend Shaw
Reverend F. Forsom
Reverend Jake Johnson
Reverend English
Reverend Jordan
Reverend C.A. Harris
Reverend J.H. Williams
Reverend Billy Delaney
Reverend H.L. Wallace 1964–1991
Reverend Lawrence Brown 1991—2001
Reverend Lexian Moore 2001—2008
Reverend Carl George 2009—Present
William ( Bill ) Warf
Sam Wallace
Jim Cain
Dan Tillman
John Frater
Daniel Brown
Jim Frater
Harvey Alexander
Albert Wallace
Matthew Wallace
Ruby Hill
Joe Wallace
Willie Isaac Williams
Ralph Phillips
Bishop Beasley
William Mosley
Chester Beasley
Obie Williams
Matthew Wallace (June)
John Milton Wallace
David Thomas
Spencer Montgomery
Kenneth Johnson
Earl Tilley
Fredy Neal
Carl Johnson
F.B. Johnson
Billy Beasley Sr
Ira Evans
Billy Beasley II
Mark Burns
Henry Hart
Sam McDonald
John Frater
Bud Montgomery
Jim Cain
Matthew Wallace
Ralph Phillips
Beatrice Wallace
Oscar Diggins Jr.
Lola Bell Dewberry
Sherry Neal
Delores Beasley
Billy Beasley II
Laquetta George
Jeweline Johnson
Treolia Gross
Louquender Robbins
Ayanna Sims
Chester Beasley
Fredy Neal
Milton Wallace
Robert Poe
Chester Beasley
Willie C. Beasley
John Wallace
Earl Tilley
Milton Wallace
Bud Montgomery
C.B. Phillips
Chester Beasley
Vessie Lee Johnson (S. School)
Carl Johnson
John Wallace
F.B. Johnson
John Thomas
Ruby Hill
John Frater
John B. Thomas
Matthew Wallace
Sam Wallace
Alice Wallace
Diane Johnson
Kenneth Johnson
David Thomas
John Wallace
Jeweline Johnson
Billy Beasley II
Lesley Beasley
Rev. Bertran Boykin
Barbara Gossett
Larry Johnson
Velma Beasley
Vernell Johnson
Margaret Drawhorn
Eunice Hill
Patricia Montgomery
Alice Jane Burns
Wanda Hendricks
Delethia Beasley
Gabrielle Johnson
Billy Beasley II
Laquetta George
Lonia Alexander
Kittie Wallace
Beatrice Wallace
Emma Wallace
Gertrude Wallace
Caroline Beasley
Alene Phillips
Lola Bell Dewberry
Jeless Digins
Nola V. Beasley
Vessie Lee Johnson
Tinie Lyda
Gussie Hill
Daisy Phillips
Esther Griffins
Lizzie Thomas
President Montgomery
Alice Wallace
Jeweline Johnson
Bobbie Tilley
Delores Beasley
Sherri Neal
Helen McCracklin
Thelma Wallace
Barbara Gossett
Louquender Robbins
Laquetta George
Lesley Beasley
Wanda Gordon
Alice Wallace
Spencer Montgomery
Milton Wallace
Larry Johnson
Hattie Mae Banks
Lois Beasley
Diane Johnson
Kenneth Johnson
Rosie Beasley
Sherri Neal
Bobbie Tilley
Earl Tilley
Alicia Berry
Shante Berry
Nora Beasley
Delores Beasley
Billy Beasley
Louquender Robbins
Billy Beasley II
Billy Beasley III
Layla Beasley
Ayanna Sims
Kamariah Sims
Narcene Jackson
Mark Burns
Francisco Gordon
Lola Dewberry
Rosie Burns
Jeweline Johnson
Vessie Lee Johnson
Nola Beasley
Delores Beasley
Thelma Wallace
Lois Beasley
Rosa Oliver
Rosie Beasley
Diane Johnson
Kenneth Johnson
John Wallace
Bobbie Tilley
Sherri Neal
Shirley Moore
Barbara Gossett
Wanda Gordon
Narcene Jackson
Ruby Martin
Milton Dixson
Thelma Wallace
Bobbie Gossett
Milton Dixson
Harvey Alexander
John Wallace
Delores Beasley
Fredy Neal
The Lord has blessed us and we have come from an arbor to a plank building, from lamps to electric lights from benches to cushioned pews; from outside restrooms to inside restrooms, plank floors to carpet and tile. We came from eating outside to a nice cafeteria. We came from no fans to air conditioning, from wood heaters to central heat, drinking fountains from a water jug; from a dirt walk to a concrete walk, from baptizing in a creek to an inside baptismal pool; from a frame building to a brick building, from no sound system to a P.A. System.
We have developed a Benevolence Fund and a Benevolent Committee. The Lord has made our Building Fund prosper and we have established a Building Project Committee who is right now in the midst of getting work done inside and out. The Lord has blessed our financial situation and we have a resurgence of the tribe leaders for financial goals.
In the 1990’s under the leadership of Reverend Brown and Brother Kenneth Johnson Sr., the church members attended their first church retreat in Athens, Texas. It was a spiritual blessing to the entire church.
The H.L. Wallace Youth Choir was established in the 1990’s. There was a youth choir back in the 1960’s and 70’s.
Sunday
Sunday School 10:00 am
Morning Worship 11:00 am
Wednesday
Online Bible Study 6:00 pm
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