About Us
Currently without Pastor
Terry Brown
has served as Minister of Music and Education at First Baptist since 1989. He is a graduate of Southeast Missouri University with a Bachelor of Music Education degree and holds a Master of Divinity and a Master of Arts in Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
His wife Nancy is the church organist. They have two married children, Chris Brown who is married to Beth and Heather Williams who is married to Jamie. Terry grew up in Arnold, MO near St. Louis. Nancy grew up in Gainsville, GA and Columbia, SC.
Sheila Platts
has served as Administrative Assistant since 1989.
She and her husband Carl are both natives of Hampton County and have two children, Elizabeth and Cameron.
Robin Holley
has served as church pianist since 1994. She is a music teacher in the public school system. She and her husband Jim have two children, Maureen and Keely.
Bessie Morris
serves in Nursery Care.
She and her husband Lee are natives of Hampton County.
Greg Robertson
Not Pictured serves as part-time custodian, yard and general maintenance.
Brenda Simon
Not Pictured provides our cleaning/custodial service.
The First Baptist Church of Hampton was founded in 1880. It was located at Hoover's Station (now a part of Hampton) and thus called Hoover's Baptist Church. By 1881 it was the Hampton Baptist Church and in 1961 it officially became The First Baptist Church according to the Charter of Incorporation granted by the Secretary of the State of South Carolina.
Our church is a direct descendant of The First Baptist Church of Charleston, South Carolina, the oldest Baptist church in the South. The Charleston church gave birth to The Beaufort Baptist Church, which gave birth to Lawtonville Baptist Church, which gave birth to Sand Hill Baptist Church, which served as the mother church to our new congregation.
Twenty-six ministers have served our church as pastor.
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