A SYNOPTIC VIEW OF
QUIOCASSIN BAPTIST CHUIRCH
1866 Organized
1866-1912: Our first pastor Royal Smith Served for 45 years a new choir led in the singing. Much of the music was unaccompanied by any instrument.
1913-1926: Our second pastor Rev. Warren Banks purchased 441 feet of land .Today it is the church Cemetery Rev. Banks organized the first Missionary Circle.
1827-1952: Rev. O.C. Perkins served as third pastor. During his administration the church purchased additional two acres of land and erected a little white one story church building.
1951 the church building was destroyed by fire. Church services were held in Quioccasin Elementary School. Two adjoining classrooms were used for worship. During Rev. Perkins Administration, Rev. James Edward Johnson was set aside as the first Son of the Church. Rev. Johnson went on to pastor two churches, North Gaytan and Saint James Baptist Churches.
1943-1955: Rev. George Ambrose became our fourth pastor and he held its first Vacation Bible School. Rev. Arthur Woodson became the second Son of The Church. During this time our church became active with The Tuckahoe Baptist Association.
1956 -1960: Rev Grady W. Powell became the fifth pastor of our church. During his pastorate we partnership with the Seminary at Va. Union University and we allowed students from the Seminary to serve and we accepted them in our trainee program. Rev. Powell provided leadership with the organizing of the junior ushers and the junior choir. The second Sunday was set aside as youth Sunday. Mrs. Georgianna Mackens and Mr. Thomas Collins served as sponsors and trainers for the junior ushers. On the fifth Sundays the Sunday School Union would be held at various churches. This would be a time when the youth would display their talents and skills in the various ministries of the church. The second Sunday was set aside as Youth Sunday. On the fifth Sundays we would participate in the Sunday School Union. These meetings were held a various member churches in the Tuckahoe Association.
1963-1969: Rev. Murphy Peterson served as our sixth pastor. Rev. Peterson developed a much needed financial record system. He served during the centennial celebration of our church. He provided leadership in presenting a Centennial Book with biographies, and other historical information and documentation of our church. The Centennial Book was composed, which included historical
Documentation about our church, the church colors of burgundy and white were adopted. They were the first family to occupy the church parsonage.
1969-1982: Rev. Joe Billy Fleming was our seventh pastor. Rev. Frank Lomax, Sr. served during this time. Rev. Fleming's initiated different ministries as Summer Day Camp, Family Night, The Men's Fellowship Breakfast, New Members Class, Young Adult Fellowship, Senior Citizens' Fellowship, and Youth Ministry. Our first basketball team was organized. The Quioccasin Q's under the coaching of Samuel A. Scott. They were winners and the trophies are here to bear witness to their winning ways. They battled and won many games as they battled neighborhood churches. The Quioccasin Quest, our newspaper, was published in the 1970's. Emily Morse was named the first female Deacon.
Mrs. Clara Talley served as our church clerk for over fifty years.
Additional property was purchased. The church purchased the Overton property next to the parsonage. The land for the parsonage was donated by Deacon W.T. and Mrs. Lottie Lewis.
During this time the church began a Student Ministry/Internship Program, Some of the interns were:
Reverend William Norfleet, Robert Pettis, Jerome Lee and Gerome Free. Reverend Kenneth Jones led our Youth Ministry. The Quioccasin Family increased, adding more sons and daughters. Rev. Clara Owens, Frances Watson, Roosevelt Harmon, David Frazier, Sr. and Dr. David Forbes Sr. proclaiming the gospel.
Rev. P. Frances Watkins served as Interim Pastor for approximately 3 years. She was very instrumental in maintaining the harmony and continued the pastoral duties for our church as we searched for a pastor to lead our congregation. She was officially named as Administrative Assistant and Minister of Education by our new pastor.
1982-2015: Dr. Andrew M. Mosley Jr. was selected as our eighth pastor. Under his leadership
Quioccasin was blessed with spirit-filled worship services. Other areas of growth included ecumenical worship services, day and evening Bible study classes. There was training for both of the Deacons and the Deaconesses. The Children's ministry was expanded to include Children's church, in addition to nursery services being available each Sunday
Under his administration, a handicapped ramp was installed. During his time the following persons accepted the call to the ministry: Frank Lomax III, Samuel A. Scott, Farmer Taylor, DeTanya Wilder, Brenda Brown, and Zenobia Scott. Student Interns included, Samuel Starks, Sandy Ray Fields, Don German, James Williams, Samuel A. Scott, DE Tanya Wilder, James Victor, and Sunday Agbedare. Dr. Mosley also ordained Clara Owens, Henrietta Anderson, Kenneth Brown, Larry Collins and James O. Jackson III. Upon the retirement of Dr. Mosley, Dr. Earl Bledsoe was appointed, by the congregation to serve as interim pastor.
2017-Present: Rev. Dr. Theodore T. Brown, became the ninth pastor. Under his leadership the church adopted a mission statement. Some of the accomplishments of the Brown’s Administration consist of, Implementing daily call to prayer at 6:00 AM (we are beginning our 6th year).Implemented a call-in noon day prayer live streaming prayer-line during the pandemic period. Purchased a new fully handicapped accessible church bus. Remodeled the lower Fellowship Hall (below the sanctuary). Implemented a partnership with The Starling International Learning Center, including before and after school program.
Henrico County awarded us with a plaque, identifying Quioccasin Baptist Church as a Historical landmark. Security system for the entire premises of both buildings. Significantly enhanced our media ministry (making it possible for us via TV monitor eliminating the necessity for hymnals and pew bibles (all pertinent information is displayed on the TV monitor/video screen. Installed a new state of the art Public Address System under Pastor Brown's leadership and a five year plan to pay off the mortgage deficit on the Dr. Andrew M. Mosley, Jr. Enrichment Center. The mortgage was paid-off. The burning of the mortgage was done during Homecoming Services in 2022. The church bus was paid off and the congregation celebrated during the same service. The Children’s' Church and the Girl Scouts Troop #3146 was reorganized. Pastor Brown added new officers to the Finance, Trustee, Deacons and Deaconess Ministries since becoming pastor.
