CHATTANOOGA — When the membership of Chamberlain Memorial Baptist Church in Chattanooga began to decline, the 30 or so remaining members contacted White Oak Baptist Church and pastor Tony Wilson eight years ago about a possible merger between the two congregations.
Wilson was well acquainted with Chamberlain Memorial, having served as their youth minister nearly 30 years earlier.
“I loved the people there and God worked in a sweet way,” Wilson recalled.
Wilson took the proposal to the leadership at White Oak and after much prayer and consideration, the two churches merged with Chamberlain Memorial giving its buildings and property to White Oak to use as a satellite campus, now known as the Access Campus of White Oak Baptist Church. [Read more…]