about us

The church started down in the country in a little old white
building. The members would often sell dinner plates to raise money
for the building funds. God had His blessings upon this group of
Christian believers

After several years, the church burned to the ground and a building
was donated to the Richland church family. The building needed some
reconstruction and with members of the church and friends in the community they made those repairs.

Sometime later, the pastor and members of the church decided to purchase a building that had become available. After much prayer, the church bought the building from the Tom Public School system. This building served the Richland family and community for many years.

In 1999, the Lord led Rev. Dr. Glenda F. Threadgill to accept the
pastoral leadership of the Richland Baptist Church. With God's
guidance and through prayer, Pastor Threadgill's service over the past
26 years has brought many improvements to Richland and has increased its membership.

Dr. Threadgill had a vision to build a new worship facility for the
growth of the church. Richland has been on the move for God;
we have added new out-reach ministries and increased our leadership with Associate Minister, Rev. Dr. Burtchal Griffin.  

We’ve been blessed to have many ministers that have served and led the church in its past.

Those ministers that have served as pastor at Richland Baptist Church
are as follows: Rev. T. Threadgill, Rev. James Harris, Rev. Gilford, Rev. O.L. Threadgill, Rev. Rolfe, Rev. Hughs, Rev. Jim Ellih, Rev. Blake, Rev. Cotton, Rev. Johnny Williams, Rev. Steven Greene, Rev. Herbert Smith, Rev. Nathan Threadgill, Rev. Nathaniel Threadgill, Rev. Percy Hooks, Associate Minister Elder Earl Williams and Associate Minister Billy Henderson.

God is continually blessing this ministry. It is God whom we will
always praise for our blessings, and it is He whom we will ask to
guide us as we continue to travel the path that lies before us. We
will keep our eyes on the prize as we try to run this race. It is our
goal and purpose to walk in righteousness so that we may be a light to
the world and God will be kept at the head of our lives. 
To God be the Glory for all He has done!