• Taylorville began forming on September 14, 1960 as a mission of Forest Lake Baptist Church.  Until October 1960, worship services were being held in the home of Mr & Mrs P L Spiller.  Pastors of the mission were Rev J H Sollie, Rev W K E James, and Rev Adolph Phares.

• In October 1960, the Taylorville school property was purchased for $16,300 by Forest Lake Baptist Church and construction on the first sanctuary began in January 1965.  Forest Lake Baptist Church endorsed a $45,000 bond issue to construct the first sanctuary for the mission.

• On August 29, 1965 the mission formally became Taylorville Baptist Church under the direction of Rev Adolph Phares.

• A building program to add the two-story education classrooms, kitchen, and fellowship hall was completed in 1971.  The cost was $90,000.

• The Family Life Center Gym was built in 1988.

• A new sanctuary and worship center was completed for $1,900,000 in November 2004.

Pastors of Taylorville

Rev J H Sollie (Mission Pastor)

Rev W K E James (Interim Mission Pastor)

Rev Adolph Phares

Rev Lamar Denkins*

Rev Ronald Jackson

Rev Kenneth Carr

Rev Lynwood Duncan*

Rev Billy Gray

Dr Max Goodson

Rev J K Ham*

Rev Rick Mitchell

Rev Danny Courson

Rev Don Springer*

Rev Chris Kynard

Dr Curtis A Kelley

Rev Randy Pate

Dr Curtis A Kelley*

Rev Clay Mosley