Welcome to Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Waterford, Mississippi

Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Waterford, MS

Est. 1898

CHURCH HISTORY

Remembering our Past, Focusing on our Future

The Greenfield Presbyterian Church was organized in 1898 and held its original service under a bush arbor on the Old Oxford Road four miles southwest of Waterford. The founders wanted a church that had a vision of religion based on the Holy Bible and would embrace full participation in the life of its members. The Presbyterian Church, with its democratic form of government, emphasis on education and the teaching of God’s Word, promised to be that kind of church. The original church was built on land donated by the late Mr. Green Jones. Listed below are some of the former pastors, elders and deacons who served in the original church.

Pastors	Elders	Deacons
Rev. R. L. Goboth	Jacob Curry, Sr.	John Adams
Rev. C. B. Scott	Douglas Jones, Sr.	Jacob ‘‘Dock” Curry
Rev. H. L. Gladney	B. E. Littlejohn	Robert “Rob” Curry
Rev. Rodgers	Willis. T. Littlejohn	Abe Dukes
Rev. L. A. Bagne	I. H. Peeler	Melvin Ford
Rev. J. A. Carr	E. V. Thompson.	Dan Jones

In 1960, the church sold the land donated by Green Jones and purchased the present property located on Old Hwy. 7, three miles south of Waterford and built our second church. The construction of this church was due mainly to the hardworking efforts of Elcue Curry, Fulton Curry, Melvin Ford and Aldridge Peeler. These men worked late into the night, using lumber from the old church, from Springhill Presbyterian Church and from S.O.S. Lumber Company to complete this building. Years later the session purchased additional acreages from Jim Brooks for burial plots.

Some Ministers, Elders and Deacons who served at the present church were:

Pastors	Elders	Deacons
Rev. Anthony S. Armstrong	Melvin Ford,	Douglas Jones, Jr.
Rev. Robert Jones	John Curry, Sr.	Moses Jones
Rev. Don L. Wilson	Creed Walker, Sr.	Jerry Ingram
Rev. Thomas Fantroy	Elcue N. Curry	Elcue N. Curry
Rev. Darrell VanPelt	Helen Scruggs	James E. Curry
Rev. Robert Thompson	Douglas Jones, Jr.	Ezekiel Miller, Sr.
Rev. J. D. Intsiful, Jr.	Fulton Curry, Sr.	Ezekiel Miller, Jr.
Rev. Hezekiah Corppetts	Larry Peeler	Fulton Curry, Sr.
	Harvey C. Miller	Lavora C. Blake

Some former Superintendents and Teachers were:

Superintendents	Teachers
Ike Peeler	Magnolia Curry
Robert Fulton Curry	Mary R. Miller
Melvin Ford	Alma Littlejohn
John Curry, Sr.	Douglas Jones, Sr.
James E. Curry	Willie H. Walton
Creed J. Walker, Sr.	Mary E. Miller
Leslie Curry	Dorothy Adams Walker
Fulton Curry, Sr.	Ezekiel Miller, Sr.
Elcue N. Curry	Mae F. Curry
Cora L. Barnes	Melvin Ford
Regina Walker	Katherine Curry

Present Pastors and Officers of the Church are: Rev. Dr. Coker A. J. George, Jr, Pastor. Elders are: Lavora C. Blake, Evelyn C. Elliott, Mary Mull, and Patience M. George. Deacons are: Robert Clinton Curry, Nathan Hughes, Jasper Mull and Catina Johnson-Newsom. Mary Mull, Superintendent; Teachers are: Elmira Curry; Evelyn C. Elliot, Rosette George and Pastor George. Mardea George, Sunday School Secretary and Lakeshia Siggers, Assistant.

Today, the church still embrace the principles and vision of its founders through the teaching and preaching of God’s word. Although its membership is small the church continues to minister God’s Word with Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., Worship Service at 11:00 a.m. each Sunday and Bible Study on the First and Third Wednesday of each month. We have teamed with a local ministry, Walton Chapel C.M.E. for Bible Study on the Second and Fourth Wednesday of the month. Our church has a number of annual programs that it sponsors such as Black History Program each Sunday in February; Men and Women Day Program the second Sunday in March, Calendar Drive the fourth Sunday in May and Family and Friends Day the fourth Sunday in September

Pastor George and the members of Greenfield Presbyterian Church are always here to support fellow churches and aid this community in times of need. The church welcomes anyone in the community to worship with us in any of our services. Greenfield Presbyterian church extends a special invitation to any former members, who are visiting the area, to worship with us at any of our services.