1959
Founded: 1959 First Assembly
Where: Home of Mr. John Payne
First Minister: Raymond Buchanan
First Sunday's Collection: $80.00
Those in attendance for 1st service were: Raymond, Francis and Raymond Jr. Buchanan
Carolyn Buchanan, Myrtle Buchanan, June Gilbert, Mack Williams, and Sis Padgett.
Late in the year 1959, the church moved to the West Milton Heights area on the south side of Highway 90. In October 1963 West Milton moved to its current location after erecting a building on land donated by T.J. & Ruth Bower. The masonry work on the building was done by Brother John Payne who was in his eighties at that time. Those who were apart of the congregation in 1963 included:
Raymond, Francis, and Raymond Jr. Buchanan
Frank, Myrtle, & Corroa Buchanan
Ronnie & June Gilbert
Pam & Tink Gilbert
Mack & Wynell Williams
Shorty & Dot Brobst
Ronnie & Joyce Moore
Bill & Katie Bonifay
Buddy & Mary Bonifay
T.J. & Ruth Bower
Brother & Sister John Payne
Charles & Edna Greene
Adrian, Betty & Mike McCall
Jessie Todd & 3 children Sherry, Pam, & Toni
June Gilbert
Sister Whitcomb
Erma Butts
The West Milton Church has been served by the following Elders:
Adrian McCall
Bill Prince
Gerald Bostwick
Bob Rupert
The West Milton Church's present Elders are:
Thomas Phillips
Mike Mefford
Ron Webb
The West Milton Church has been served by the following Deacons:
Jack Keeley
Bob Rupert
Hoyt Box
Bill Hadder
Paul Lewis
Don Jackson
The West Milton Church present Deacons are:
Marty Walker
Kenny McCall
Roger Bell
Joe Clevland
The West Milton Church has been served by the following Evangelists:
Raymond Buchanan
Harry Anderson
George Prosser
Tim Jennings
Johnnie Nixon
Melvin Barker
Clarence Denney
Jerry Fausz
Arnold Baggett
Paul Powers
Current Evangelist is Mike Mefford who has been ministering to West Milton for 17 years.
Based on a strong foundation of faith in GOD and challenged by the Elders, the church constructed a new auditorium and classroom facility in the fall of 1988. That facility was erected just west of the 1963 structure and was finished in the summer of 1989. The original building was used as a fellowship hall until it was destroyed in 2004 by Hurricane Ivan. The church built a new fellowship hall on the site of the original 1963 facility. This new facility was completed in 2006. We are grateful to GOD that our brother, Adrian McCall was able to enjoy this new facility before his passing in October of 2006.