MISSION
The primary goal of Golden View Baptist Church is to reach the lost in our multi-cultural society with the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and to enhance the lives of Christians to maturity. HISTORY
Golden View Baptist Church came into existence in January, 1910. The 13 organized members purchased the property where the church now stands for the sum of $50.00. The cost to compl
ete the church, including pews and a bell tower was $1500.00. Every member who owned property mortgaged what he or she had for the debt and their spirits never budged an inch. The church continued to grow and yield fruitfully. In 1958, major renovations were done on the church that included brick veneer and the addition of two rooms to be used for Sunday school classes. In 1971, the current structure was erected. The architectural appearance of the church changed in its entirety. There was a blending of the “old” and the “new”. A new sanctuary, fellowship hall with a kitchen and all of the new features were constructed. Major renovations of the old structure developed into educational classrooms. All of this and more was accomplished under the dynamic leadership of the late Rev. J. C. McDowell, whose Christian influence will live through generations of this church and community. PASTOR ZACKARY JOHNSON
Pastor Johnson was born in Charleston , SC. He is a graduate of South Carolina State University with a BS degree in Mathematics and Computer Science. He received his Master of Divinity degree from Erskine Theological Seminary. He is also a graduate of Command and General Staff College and a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U. S. Army Reserve. He accepted the Lord Jesus Christ in 1981 at the Bethel Bible Missionary Church in West Greenville, and he considers that as his most important achievement. At Bethel, he was nurtured and trained in the Word of God. He accepted the call to be a minister of the gospel in 1994 and was license and ordained to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ under the Reedy River Baptist Association. In addition to pasturing, he is a faculty member of the Reedy River Congress of Christian Education., and the Seneca River School of Methods. His vision for the Church is to evangelize, teach and preach the Word of God, in order that people might be set free to experience this Life Changing Gospel. He is married to the former Sandra Atkins and they have three grown children (Bridgett, Charles and Zackary, Jr.). Sandra is also a Sunday School and Precepts upon Precepts teacher.
