Our History
Pictures obtained from East Louisiana Baptist Association Website.
The First Baptist Church of French Settlement (FBCFS) was established February 1954 and met in the home of Alex Salassi until the original building was completed on September 4, 1955. The building was constructed by Lee Roy Salassi. FBCFS was the 117th church to be accepted into the 11th District of the Louisiana Baptist Convention and was accepted into the Eastern Louisiana Association in October 1954.
As of February 14, 1954, charter members were as follows: Morris Aydell, Mrs. Morris Jr. Aydell, Alex Britnac, Earl Fontenot, Mrs. Earl Fontenot, Alvin Lee, Earl Lee, David Salassi, Mrs. David Salassi, Theresa Salassi, Benoni Salassi, Delhine Salassi, Zelphia Salassi, Elroy Salassi, J. Earl Salassi, Lee Roy Salassi, Mrs. Lee Roy Salassi, Jeanette Salassi, Mrs. Ray Nell Matherne.
Following the building of the first sanctuary, a classroom building designed for six classes was erected in 1958, a parsonage was completed in July 1957, which is now used as additional class s;pace, and the current sanctuary was completed in 1998.
In July 1959, the FBCFS sponsored a mission church at Head of Island which organized into a church of its own on June 8, 1962, pastored by The Reverend Hardy Barnett.
Roster of Pastors:
Name
|
Served From
|
Served To
|
| Earl Hall |
February 14, 1954 |
October 10, 1954 |
| L. G. McMorris |
November 1, 1954 |
October 1955 |
| J. E. Galendar |
November 23, 1955 |
March 26, 1961 |
| Hardy Barnett |
October 14, 1960 |
To Pastor our mission at Head of Island |
| Stanley G. Lott |
May 11, 1961 |
December 10, 1962 |
| John Hart |
March 15, 1962 |
June 3, 1963 |
| Carl Ssteward (Interim Pastor) |
September 4, 1963 |
December 8, 1963 |
| Harold Dolt |
February 2, 1964 |
November 26, 1967 |
| James Wright |
January 25, 1968 |
July 6, 1976 |
| Lloyd McCarrol |
August 25, 1976 |
Date Unavailable |
| Tommy Shipp |
June 22, 1977 |
June 28, 2009 |
| Louis Palmer (Interim Pastor) |
June 28, 2009 |
April 11, 2010 |
| Louis Palmer |
April 11, 2010 |
Current Pastor
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