Church History The First Baptist Church of Dunn, with Rev. E.P. Russell as Pastor, started making plans in 1951 for a branch Sunday school in this community.  A committee was appointed by the Church to be responsible for the work of the Mission.  The committee was comprised of:  W.E. Cobb, L.L. Coats, L.R. Norris, Mrs. V.L. Stephens, Mrs. K.M. Wood, and Robert Draughon.  Later Mr. Joseph Norris was added to this committee. The first meeting of the Mission was held on February 17, 1952 with 29 people present.  Work soon began in a small building owned by Mr. Joe Norris located on the corner of East Cleveland Street and North Clinton Avenue.  Sunday school meetings at the mission grew slowly but surely until the congregation felt that a worship service should be added.  Reverend William Davenport was elected to be the first Pastor of the new Mission.  Reverend Earl Davis Farthing was elected to become the second Pastor.  The ordinance of the Lord’s Supper was added to the worship service in 1957.  Also in that same year, the Rev. Joseph D. Creech was elected Pastor and pews were added to the building.  Training Union was also added to the service in October of 1957 by Mr. Benny Wood and Mr. L.L. Coats. On June 8, 1958 the Mission became a self supported organized Church and was accepted into the Little River Baptist Association in October of that year as the North Clinton Avenue Baptist Church.  The Rev. Joseph D. Creech was the first Pastor of the newly organized Church and served a congregation of 55 charter members.  The present day sanctuary was added to the old building at a cost of approximately $30,000 in 1961.  The Educational Building was constructed by the First Baptist Church and was given to NCABC when it had outgrown the old building.  This new facility was constructed by Mr. Ellis Godwin and many of the members worked at night to help with the construction. The Reverend Gerald K. Riggs was elected Pastor in 1963 and two years later in 1965 an annex building across the street was purchased to be used as Sunday school rooms.  The Rev. Alva Ellis was elected Pastor in 1966 and a Parsonage was bought for the Church in September of that year.  The Rev. James Madison became Pastor in 1975 and was followed by Rev. George Magill in 1977.   The Church Library was also founded in 1977.  The present day Fellowship Hall and Classroom facilities were constructed and dedicated in 1983.  The Rev. James Shaw was called as Pastor in 1986 and served until 1990 when the Rev. B. Carroll Owenby became Pastor.  The Rev. Joey Harrell was called as Pastor in March 2000 and served until August 2002.  The Rev. Paul Johnson served as Interim Pastor from September 2002 until September 4, 2005. The Rev. Billy Stines is currently serving as Pastor. Copyright ©2007