
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also the Greek.
Romans 1:16
About Ivy Hill Baptist
Our church was founded in 1896. Then it was just a small wood church with wooden pews. Over the years God has blessed us with both spiritual and physical growth. We have had 22 Pastors serve our church . One of these Pastors, Willard Coffey, who served in 1947 and was the Grandfather of our current Pastor Jon Coffey.
We are blessed to have had Pastor Worth Emory and his wife Marie serve our church for 59 year. Their tireless service has ministered to our congregation through joys and sorrows. For this reason we give thanks to God for their numerous works which include; giving to missions, cooking, and preparing food for the sick and bereaved, assisting with funerals, performing marriages. Worth and Marie made numerous trips to Honduras over the years to minister. Also, events such as molasses making and numerous pot luck dinners at the community building. Of course we can't forget the many times we have gathered at the creek for an ole-fashioned baptism where we rejoiced with new believers. Worth and Marie have led us through multiple accomplishments over the years. Worth would start his sermons with God is Good with the congregation resounding All the Time! We were all saddened in September 2019 when Pastor Worth said God is Good for the last time as Pastor of our church and decided retire. He still proudly service his church and community in retirement as he always has. God is Good, All the Time!

Pastors of Ivy Hill Church since 1896
Jack Sprinkle 1896
Tom Eatmon 1911
B.B. Styles Cole 1917
Everette Sprinkle 1927
Ransom R. Phillips 1928
Clay Barnes 1932
Ransom R. Phillips 1933
Harley Phillips 1934
John Wilder 1935
Bill Fleming 1936
Thomas Deaton 1937
Ralph Morgan 1938
Jack Buckner 1940·
Edd Ray 1942
Willard Coffey 1947
Loyd Ponder 1948
Jack Johnson 1953
Joe Honeycutt 1954
Burgess Shelton 1955
Ed Shelton 1956
Troy Edwards 1958
Worth Emory 1960
Jon Coffey 2019