ASSOCIATION MOTTO
“I Can Do All Things Through Christ Which Strengtheneth Me”
Philippians 4:13
Mount Canaan Baptist Association, Inc.
January 2026
Jan. 1: New Years Day
Jan. 6-7: BEMCSC 2026 Mid-Winter Session; Macedonia Baptist Church, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Jan. 19: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Jan. 24: 11:00 am | Annual Emancipation Proclamation Reverend Alexander Bettis & Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance Day - A.L. Nicholson Building (in support of Benedict College)
Jan. 25: Pastoral Installation for Reverend David Mason, Jr. | 3 pm Mt. Canaan Baptist Church
February 2026
Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day
*(TBA) Executive Board Meeting
March 2026
Mar. 7: 9:00 am | Association Clean-up Day/Come One Come All
Mar. 8: Daylight Savings Time Begins
Mar. 14: 6:00 pm | Heritage Banquet, A.L. Nicholson Building
Mar. 21: 11:00 am | Benedict College Founder’s Day Luncheon & Rally
Mar. 21: 9:00 am | Mt. Canaan Association Mid-Term Session
Mar. 28: 10:00 am | Mt. Canaan Association Union, A.L. Nicholson Building
Mar. 29: Palm Sunday
April 2026
Apr. 3: Good Friday
Apr. 5: Easter
Apr. 18: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm | March for Parks
May 2026
May 1: Letters will be emailed to High School Seniors for Alexander Bettis Memorial Scholarship
May 3-7: BEMCSC Annual Session; Embassy Suites Convention Center, North Charleston, South Carolina
May 24: Baccalaureate Service for High School Seniors, Collins Building
May 30: 10:00 am | Mt. Canaan Association Union, A.L. Nicholson Building
June 2026
Jun. 7-11: Hampton Minister’s Conference, Hampton University; Hampton, VA
*BEMCSC Woman’s Auxiliary Convention
Jun. 16-18: County - Wide Vacation Bible School; J.E.T. Middle School | 6 pm
July 2026
July 12-17: BEMCSC Congress of Christian Education, Morris College, Sumter, SC
July 26: BEMCSC Baptist Day Region 3 (TBA)
August 2026
Aug. 1: 9:00 am Moderator’s Appreciation Breakfast & Executive Board Meeting,
Collins Building (TBA)
Aug. 29: 10:00 am | Mt. Canaan Association Union, A.L. Nicholson Building
September 2026
Sept. 7-10: National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., (TBA); Orlando, Florida
Sept. 19: Bettis Memorial Scholarship due and post marked by 09/19/2026
*National Baptist of America, (TBA)
Sept. 26: 2:00 pm Rainbow Tea (hosted by Women’s Auxiliary)
October 2026
Oct. 13-15: Mt. Canaan Association, Inc. 148th 3 - Night Annual Session; 6:30 pm registration | 7 pm Services | Host Churches are First Providence and Mims Grove Baptist Church | Division in Charge of Worship Services are Christian Education
Elections will be held for Association Moderator and Association Clerk on Thursday night
November 2026
Nov. 1: Daylight Savings Time End
Nov. 15-17: 7:00 pm | Pre-Thanksgiving Revival for Morris College
Nov. 21: Morris College Rally, Sumter, South Carolina
Nov. 26: Thanksgiving Day
Nov. 28: 10 am | Mt. Canaan Association, Inc. Union, A.L. Nicholson Building
December 2026
*Arts At the Academy (TBA)
Dec. 24: Christmas Eve
Dec. 25: Christmas
Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve
Church Pastor Clerk
Bethlehem Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Craig S. Beasley Sis. Ashley R. Blalock
Hwy 23 – P.O. Box 35 Beasley.Craig@epa.gov
Edgefield, SC 29824
(803)637-5357
Bland Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Willie D. Abney Sis. Mattie Peterson
P.O. Box 242 wdabney417@gmail.com
Johnston, SC 29832 Vice Moderator
(803)275-4083
First Providence Baptist Church Rev. Hayward Dock, Jr. Sis. Juanetter Moore
315 Barton Road Haywarddock1@gmail.com
North Augusta, SC 29841
(803)279-8836
Jeter Baptist Church Rev. James Thomas Sis. Vensice Chinn
P.O. Box 1808 salmmay18@gmail.com
Aiken, SC 29801
(803)637-3004
Laura Grove Baptist Church Rev. A.J. Saunders Sis. Sandra Jordan
122 Burning Bush Lane revsaunders@greateryoungzion.org
Clarks Hill, SC 29821
(864)333-2376
Mims Grove Baptist Church Rev. Delores McKelvie Sis. Jessica Collier
P.O. Box 7305 mandmcateringandevents@gmail.com
North Augusta, SC 29861 Interim Pastor
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Mt. Canaan Baptist Church Rev. David Mason, Jr. Sis. Janet Gordon
2451 Edgefield Rd. davidmasonjr47@gmail.com
Trenton, SC 29847
(803)275-3651
Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church Reverend Dr. Derra Ramsey Dea. Nathaniel Callaham
3300 Martintown Rd. P.O. Box 13 backjudge10@outlook.com
Edgefield, SC 29824
(803)637-4626
Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Rev. Ernie L. Murray Sis. Patricia Langford
596 Johnston Hwy e.murray@live.com
Trenton, SC 29847
(803)275-3439
Old Macedonia Missionary Rev. Dr. Leonard O. Griffin Sis. Cynthia McKie
Baptist Church pastorgriffin@oldmacedoniabc.org
200 Macedonia Rd.
North Augusta, SC 29860
(803)278-5244
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Old Piney Grove Baptist Church Vacant Sis. Inez Trowell
38 Garrett Road
Edgefield, SC 29824
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Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Rev. Oscar W. Brown Sis. Jacqueline Simpkins
1120 Highway 25 N rowbrown17@gmail.com
Edgefield, SC 29824 Moderator
(803) 336-1271
P.O. Box 572
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Republican Grove Baptist Church Rev. Willie Patten, Jr. Sis. Stephanie Elam
276 Gary Hill Rd - P.O. Box 802 lgpatten52@gmail.com
Edgefield, SC 29824
(803) 637-6010
Science Hill Baptist Church Rev. Lorenzo Williams Sis. Karen Lewis
5 Rock Creek Rd wildcrest21.1w@gmail.com
Trenton, SC 29847
(803) 663-1919
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Second Providence Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Albert M. James Sis. Bettie Mathews
1202 Old Edgefield Rd ajames56@comcast.net
North Augusta, SC 29841 Immediate Past Moderator
(803) 279-8227
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Shaws Creek Baptist Church Rev. Michael Y. Walker
P.O. Box 98/Trenton, SC 29847 michaelywalker9@gmail.com
(803) 275-3892
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Union Baptist Church Rev. Nathaniel Langford Bro. Aaron Dobbs
P.O. Box 96/Trenton, SC 29847 natalie.langford35@gmail.com
(803) 275-2559
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Valley Fair Baptist Church Rev. Troy Nipper Sis. Jeanette Curry
900 Jefferson Davis Hwy. wdnip1@yahoo.com
Graniteville, SC 29829
(803) 663-6866
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Young Macedonia Baptist Church Rev. Ernest Butler
P.O. Box 7115 butleree57@gmail.com
North Augusta, SC 29861
(803) 442-9343
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Young Piney Grove Baptist Church Vacant Sis. Tammy Campbell
P.O. Box 85
Trenton, SC 29847
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