History
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. 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 |
Alvin Lee |
Be noni Salassi |
Lee Roy Salassi |
|
Mrs. Morris Jr. Aydell |
Earl Lee |
Delaine Salassi |
Mrs. Lee Roy Salassi |
|
Alex Britnac |
David Salassi |
Zelphia Salassi |
Jeanette Salassi |
|
Earl Fontenot |
Mrs. David Salassi |
Elroy Salassi |
Mrs. Ray N. Matherne |
|
Mrs. Earl Fontenot |
Theresa Salassi |
J. Earl Salassi |
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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 space, 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, 1995 |
March 26, 1961 |
|
Hardy Barnett |
October 14, 1960 |
Pastor Mission at Head of Island |
|
Stanley G. Lott |
May 11, 1961 |
December 10, 1962 |
|
John Hart |
March 15, 1062 |
June 3, 1963 |
|
Carl Steward (Interim) |
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 |
June 28, 2009 |
April 11, 2010 |
|
Louis Palmer |
April 11, 2010 |
January 2015 |
|
Herman “Herb” Cowan |
September 7, 2014 |
Current Senior Pastor |