Before 1935, the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church of Scott, Arkansas, used to be located by the old river.  The church was flooded and destroyed twice by the river. The church then obtained land from George Alexander and moved the church to its present location on Steel Bend Road.

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In 1940, lightning struck the church and it burned down. Everything was destroyed, including the church records. 1943 the church was rebuilt. The Deacons were Roosevelt Wilson, Matthew Walker, George Tippins, Sam Bell and Deacon Acox, McKinley Washington and Rev. Abraham. Rev. E. Dukes was the pastor at the time. After rebuilding the church, payments were made by the church to purchase another piano. The Willing Workers Club sold fish dinners and ice cream to raise money to buy the pews from All Souls Church. Before then, the congregation sat on wooden benches. The old altar furniture was donated to the church by a church in North Little Rock. Morning Star Baptist Church donated a painting that was put on the wall behind the pulpit.

 

OUR PASTORS UNKNOWN 1935:

Rev. Gatlin, Rev. Dukes, Rev. Cannady, Rev. Terry, Rev. Sims, Rev. Davis,Rev. Steele, and Rev. Pennington

 

Rev. Earnest Brown 7-Year Term

An old house was given to the church by George Alexander. Deacons James Pettus and Booker Brooks and Roosevelt Wilson, George Tippins, Matthew Walker used the old house to build our pastor’s study, usher room and fellowship hall. Siding was also added to the church. The Inspirational and Youth Choir was also organized.

 

Rev. Richard Harris 9-Year Term

During Pastor Harris' tenure, the sanctuary and the fellowship hall were remolded. Carpet was installed in the sanctuary and central air and heat was added. A new piano was purchased. Dea. Azar Montgomery and Louis Hayes, Sr. were added to the deacon board.

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Rev. J.T. Talbert 1987-1989

The church purchased an organ and new furniture for the pastor study. The young adult choir was added to the inspirational choir.

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Rev. Joshua Franklin (Acting Pastor)

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Rev. Clarence Holman 1990-1993

Under Pastor Holman's tenure the church purchased new robes, installed new carpet in sanctuary, and added a second bathroom.

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Rev. Jeffery Wayne & Rev. Elijah Maxwell Sr.(Acting Pastors)

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Rev. Harold L. Box (1994-2015)

Pastor Box was elected in 1994. Under his leadership, the church purchased drums, a new van, baby grand piano, and completed the building of a new church facility in 1999. Electronic monitors and televisions were installed. A Cornerstone laying took place on November 15, 2009. The Church was paid in Full on October 20, 2013. On August 30, 2015, Pastor Box retired, and Min. Donnell Montgomery became our acting pastor.

 

Ministers added under Pastor Box: Rev. TJ Brooks, Rev. Harold Donahue, Min. Lakita Robinson, Min. Dorothy Kelley

Deacons added under Pastor Box: Dea. Marc Murphy, Dea. Elliot Harris, Dea. Michael Hale, Dea. Kenneth Crenshaw, Dea. Kedrick Dobbins, and Dea. Jayvein Brooks.

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In June 2016, Min. Donnell Montgomery was elected as Pastor.  Under his tenure, many ministries have been organized or reinstated, new monitors were installed, flower beds have been updated and maintained, a new parking lot was laid, pew Bibles were added in the Sanctuary, new appliances were added to the kitchen, new microphones and internal and external camera systems were installed. Updates have been made to the media and live streaming systems.  The Rest Gear Shop was also initiated.  

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Ministers added under Pastor Montgomery: Min. Candance Montgomery

Deacons added under Pastor Montgomery: Dea. Anthony Kelley, Sr., and Dea. Zachery Nellums

 

From 2016 to the present we have been Changing Lives and Empowering People Through the Word of God.