Our Beginning...1967
In
1967, Avondale First Baptist Church and Glenwood Hills Baptist Church felt God's
need for a Southern Baptist Church in a quickly expanding area of south DeKalb
County. With $19,000 willed to the Atlanta Association for the purpose of
starting a new church in this area and financial support from the two churches,
the Joint Mission Committee purchased 19 acres of land on Flat Shoals Road.
Joe M. Hughes was called as pastor of the mission. |
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On July 2, 1967, the Flat Shoals
Baptist Mission met for the first time at Panthersville Masonic Lodge. On
January 7, 1968, the mission was constituted as Heritage Hills Baptist Church
with 85 charter members. On January 12, 1969, the first worship service
was held in the new sanctuary. A multi-purpose building was completed in
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In 1986, after 10 months of
study, prayer, and seeking God's will, Heritage Hills Baptist Church was
relocated to Rockdale County, the present location. In 1995, the church dedicated its Sanctuary and Family Life Center, and in 2001 a state of the art Preschool/Children's Building. In 2003, Pastor Joe retired after faithfully serving for 36 years.
Today, with our pastor Fred Unger, Heritage Hills Baptist Church is blessed with 1116 members and continues in its mission "to know God and to make Him known." |
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OUR FUTURE.....Our Vision
Statement: We exist to know God intimately and to reach out to
those who need to develop a relationship with Him, by building a
multi-generational, multi-cultural, church focused on:
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- Evangelizing our Community to the outer ends of the world,
- Worshipping with the Gathered,
- Fellowshipping with the Family
of Faith,
- Discipling the Followers, and
- Equipping the Leaders for ministry and mission.
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Jesus’
ministry included ministering to the Community (Evangelism),
feeding the Gathered (Worship), gathering the Family of
Faith (Fellowship), equipping the Followers (Discipleship), and challenging/sending out the Leaders (Ministry/Mission).
Jesus knew that the same
approach does not work with all people. This is why we use the Circles of
Commitment to illustrate our strategy while acknowledging that we
minister to people at different levels of commitment. It takes time to
build commitment, to develop quality, and to move people through the Circles of
Commitment.
Heritage Hills Baptist Church
2987 Hwy 212 SW
Conyers, Georgia 30094
770-922-2027
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