Our Community

Our History

Maple Springs was organized as a cooperating church in the Southern Baptist Convention in 1900. The earliest record found is from the minutes of the Grand Cane Baptist Association for the year 1902. The total membership in the year 1902 was 124. The year 1918 lists the Rev. Daniel B. Register as Pastor, preaching only the third Sunday of each month. He is also the pastor at Wood Springs, Mt. Olivet, and Mim Springs Baptist churches. The minutes of the 1922 Meeting do not show anyone listed as pastor, but Bro. Register is listed again in 1924 with a membership of 69. He possibly served 15 years, remaining as pastor until 1933 with members listed as 70. With few date records being kept, it's hard to keep an exact time line, but these were listed. Rev. E.L. Spence, Rev. G.W. Coward, Rev. Elroy Jones, Rev. Jimmy Brossette serve Maple Springs until 1955. The Rev. Charlie T. Jones was called as pastor in March of 1955. The membership climbed to 100. The church officers for 1956-1957 were Mrs. Harold Cater, church clerk; Mrs. Preston Strong, treasurer; Bro. Harold D. Cater, Sunday School Superintendent; and Mrs. Cater as Training Union Director; The membership climbed to 151 during the year 1957.

Maple Springs Baptist Church

The first Board of Directors included Bro. Harold Cater, Bro. Ralph Cox, Bro. Neuvel E. Whitten, Bro Hershel Dunham, Bro.Archie Roberts, Bro. Johnny Gamble, and Bro. Bill Connell. Our current Board of Directors today include:Bro. James Pitts, Bro. Dewayne Mitchell, Bro. George Hayward, Mrs. Cindy Mitchell, and Mrs. Reba Hayward. Maple Springs held a revival meeting in April 1959 12th-19' with Bro. Manley Beasley Sr. as the evangelist.He was invited back to preach a second revival service August 17th. 23,1959. Rev. Beasley would later become a prominent Southern Baptist evangelist who did not let a longtime kidney ailment to keep him away from the pulpit. Bro Beasley passed away July 13, 1990. Because of incomplete records the following information was compiled through associational records and personal conversations.

Our Pastors

  • 1962- Rev. Herman Reagh

  • 1963- Rev. Benjamin

  • 1964. Rev. Bill Alexander

  • 1966-1967 Rev. P.J Melder

  • 1968-1969 Rev. Ray Moore

  • 1970-1971 Rev. Larry Foster

  • 1973-1976 Rev. O.A Stalcup

  • 1977-1978 Rev. Leland Tim Patrick

  • 1978-1982 Rev. Clarence Chism

  • 1982-1984 Rev. Jimmy Everdine

  • 1984-1985 Rev. Edward Holsomback

  • 1985-1986 Rev. David Burzynski

  • 1986-1988 Rev. Jeff Myers

  • 1988-1990 Rev. Mike Smith

  • 1991-1996 Rev. Wayne Jones

  • 1996-2015 Rev. Merrell McCoy

  • 2015 - 2022 Rev. Lee McClintock

  • 2022 - Present: Rev. Robert Allen Davis