~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth
in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.John 3:16
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Founded in Darden, Tennessee, prior to the Civil War, Corinth Baptist Church was
named for one of the early churches established by the Apostle Paul.
Henry
Newman was the founder and first preacher at Corinth. Records of all
the early pastors of the Church are not available. The following is a list of
Corinth pastors and a known date that they were pastor:
Bro. Henry Newman
Bro. J. B. Hays 1897
Bro. Elisha L.
Davis 1900
Bro. C. C. Busel 1904
Bro. O. H. Davis Aug 1906
Bro.
Tom M. Newman Oct. 1908
Bro. Joiner 1911
Bro. Lee T. Carrington 1915
Bro W. F. Boren
Oct.
1928
Bro. George
W. Kolwyck Sep. 1930
Bro. Opal Poe
Bro. Cecil O. Young Oct. 1937
Bro. Lee T. Carrington Sep. 1938
Bro. Arvin Rhodes
Bro. Lee Haggard
Bro. Connie V. Burton
Bro. Ervin McDaniel
Bro. John W. Powers
Bro. Harold Hopper
Bro. John
D. Small 1981
Bro. Harold Hopper 1986
Bro. Don
Franks
1987 - Present
On September 22, 1896, William
Henry Davis donated one and a half acres of land to Corinth Church for the purpose
of building a church house and grave yard.
