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Wing Avenue Baptist Mission was started by the First
Baptist Church, Owensboro, Kentucky, when Dr. Robert E. Humphreys was pastor of
First Baptist. The mission held its first business meeting on January 29, 1949,
in a two-story building on the corner of Wing and Payne Avenues. In 1955, while
Wing Avenue was still a mission of First Baptist, the current sanctuary as well as the
educational facility was built. With 279 charter members from the mother church,
Wing Avenue Baptist Church became a fully constituted congregation on January 6,
1957.
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Pastors of Wing Avenue Baptist Mission |
| Lacy Freeman |
1946 - 1949 |
| Denzil Probus |
1951 - 1952 |
| Frank E. Borich |
1952 - 1953 |
| Dan Thomas |
1954 - 1957 |
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Pastors of Wing Avenue Baptist Church |
| Dan Thomas |
1957 - 1958 |
| Bob C. Jones |
1958 - 1962 |
| Thomas L. Lewis |
1963 - 1965 |
| Hobert N. Reynolds |
1966 - 1971 |
| Harold Butler |
1971 - 1979 |
| Norbit Pruden |
1977 - 1982 |
| Norbit Pruden |
1983 - 1985 |
| Philip Salmon |
1986 - 1993 |
| Sam Galloway |
1994 - 1998 |
| M.
Garswa Matally |
1999 -
2004 |
| Anthony
Cobb |
2004 -Present |
Today, Wing Avenue is the "warmest" church in
Owensboro! Yes, we are a little different from the typical church.
We are a local church with a global compass. We want to be
Owensboro's
international church. Church service at
Wing Avenue features a mix of traditional hymns, praise and worship
choruses, special selections, and straight-to-the-point Bible teaching
and preaching. Worship, fellowship and ministry comprise of various skin colors,
highlighting the unifying power of agape, God's unconditional,
unlimited love.
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