Temple Baptist Church

In the early days of World War II, area Baptists, concerned because gasoline rationing made it difficult to travel to downtown churches, came together to establish a new church. On April 26, 1942, Temple Baptist Church came into being when thirty-four charter members met at the W. J. Smith & Son Funeral Home under the leadership of the 1st pastor, Rev. Scott Hutton. From those humble beginnings in a temporary location, Temple Baptist Church purchased and moved a chapel from Camp Patrick Henry in 1948. Dr. J. Walter Martin, Temple's 3rd pastor, was called on April 2, 1949 after the resignation of Rev.