Pioneer Drive Baptist Church

Information about Pioneer Drive Baptist

Pioneer Drive Baptist has a long tradition of strength within the BGCT. Currently, the church holds both traditional and contemporary worship services and has been led since September 1, 2020, by John Whitten. Additionally, the church has exceptionally strong lay leadership.

Website: http://pioneerdrive.org

Information about Pioneer Drive's Congregational Project

Pioneer Drive Baptist’s project is designed to foster 1) gratitude for the past; 2) faith for the present; and 3) hope for future possibilities. This past, present, and possibility framework informs the vocations of individual church members as well as the vocation of Pioneer Drive Baptist as a whole.

To encourage the congregation’s collective call to gratitude, Pioneer Drive Baptist is developing ongoing Bible studies on gratitude. The church fostered gratitude for the past by conducting interviews of church members. These interviews are connected to the larger work of producing a written and video history of the church—looking at how God has led the congregation in the past. A history of the congregation, written by historian Dr. Rich Traylor, is growing out of this work. 

The faith for the present component involves teaching members to write and deliver gratitude letters. These members will then report back on the results to others in the church.

By reflecting with gratitude on both the past and the present, members also develop hope for future possibilities. Through such activities as sermon series and Sunday school lessons, the project team reminds the church of where it has been and where it is in order to engage everyone in where Pioneer Drive Baptist is called to go.

For a video that includes a discussion of the project at Pioneer Drive, click here.