In 1950, a group from Grace Baptist Church decided to move on and with their faith, to start a Mission in the Suburban Community at Coles Cross Roads. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Hall was obtained as a meeting place for Sunday services and the first meeting was September 3, 1950 with 13 adults and 12 children present. Remier Powell preached the morning service on “FAITH” and J. C. Mainer, a student from Mars Hill College in North Carolina, preached the evening service. Different locations were used as meeting places for prayer services. We were richly blessed with God’s help as we moved forward in our efforts to get a lot and to get a church built. 

July 9, 2007 - What We Believe: Southside Baptist Church is a family of believers who hold dear the doctrine of our faith. Our beliefs are as follows: GOD – we believe there is one God who exists in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. JESUS – we believe that Jesus is the Son of God who was born of a virgin, was wholly God, and wholly man, lived a sinless life, died in our place as a sacrifice for the sins of mankind, was buried, arose bodily from the grave, and ascended into Heaven.