Tate Baptist Church Celebrated its 100th anniversary on July 1, 2007. Constitiuted as a church in 1907, the early members built a white, wooden house of worship on land donated by the Adams Machine Company of Corinth on Tate Street. In its early years, worship services were held one Sunday per month with a Sunday School meeting every Sunday. By 1916, Tate Street Baptist Church was having a worship service every Sunday morning . In 1921 the church had a membership of 121 and enlarged its building to include electric lights ,fans, a baptistry , and eight classrooms. During the 1930s a basement was constructed to provide more classroom, a nursery, and fellowship space.
In 1948 Tate street began Construction of a new brick sanctuary. The original building continued to be used for educational space until an early-morning fire destroyed it in 1955. The following year a two story educational building was completed and the total membership had increased to 460. It was in 1958 that Tate Street added a second full-time staff with Wyndale Sullivan coming as Minister of Music and Youth.
During the 1980s, plans were made to relocate Tate Street Baptist Church. Continued growth, a changing neighborhood, and limited property contributed to the decision to purchase 15 acres on the proposed North harper Road for a new church site. In 1992 Tate baptist Church continued to grow and minister to the city of Corinth and Alcorn County. In 2007, under the pastorate of Dr. Gregg Thomas, Tate began to construction of a new multi-purpose facility. Known as the Tate Ministry Center, This facility contains a gym, permanent, meeting place for children's worship known as The Zone, education space for children, youth, and young adults, an exercise room, dining hall, and commercial kitchen, and a large youth assembly room with stage and sound equipment.
Beliefs
- Salvation- we believe that salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ and is an act of God's grace in response to one's acceptance of the completed work of Jesus on the cross.
- Security- we believe that a person who has entered into a relationship with Jesus through faith in Him as Lord and Saviour is eternally secure. No one or nothing can remove the believer from the protective hand of the Lord God.
- Baptism- baptism is an act of obedience to Jesus. It does not save but it symbolizes the burial of the old nature of sin and the resurrection to a new life in Christ. The mode of Baptism is immersion.
- The Church- we believe that the church is the Bride of Christ in the world. The local church is vital to the fulfillment of the Great Commission. It is also the place of encouragement and spiritual growth as well as the catalyst for transforming the world.
- The Bible- we believe that the Bible is the inerrent, infallible, inspired Word of God. It is the revelation of God to man and is to be our source of final authority on all matters spiritual.
- Second Coming- we believe in the imminent return of Jesus Christ to this earth. As the angels said in Acts 1, He will return in the same manner in which He departed. Thus His return will be visible. He will usher in the millennial kingdom during which time He will rule this world with righteousness and peace.