Greater King David Baptist Church, Baton Rouge 4.36

Reverend John E. Montgomery, II, is the sixth and current Pastor. He was elected in 1988. Pastor Montgomery brought to the church the “Movement” which involves the Master, His Mind, Mission, Means, and Methods. It is a way of life at Greater King David and covers the total church. This “Movement” has given birth to the “Movement of Christ Ministries,” where we are “Reaching the World Through the Word and Work of Christ.” Since assuming his duties, Pastor Montgomery has established new programs, enhanced existing programs, and revised many previously abandoned programs.

In April of 1992, under Pastor Montgomery’s visionary leadership, Greater King David Baptist Church formally extended its evangelical “Movement” into the inner city portion of Baton Rouge at 7305 Harry Drive. Three years later, on April 2, 1995, the Greater King David Family dedicated unto the Lord the Inner City’s new edifice. Due to tremendous growth in membership, the sanctuary was soon enlarged. Additional chairs were purchased and the pulpit area was redesigned. Ultimately, we were prompted to hold two worship services at this location, at 7:00am and 8:30am while continuing the 11:00am worship service at the Main Location each Sunday Morning. We now have in excess 4,650 members, and we are continuously growing and reaching new heights.

In an effort to accommodate our continuously growing church family and community, Greater King David purchased land (two acres adjacent to our inner city location and a half acre next to the main location), a Corporate Office Building which houses various outreach ministries and office spaces, and have built an additional parking lot with 92 more parking spaces at our Main Location. Other major purchases included additional property, one church bus, one handicap van, five regular 15-passenger vans, two tractors and one car. Greater King David also provides full programs of Christian education including a Nursery and Preschool Academy, Saturday Church School, Sunday School, BTU, Noon Day Bible Study, Evening Bible Study (including children, youth and adult classes), Prayer Service, Vacation Bible School, Summer Enrichment Program, and Prison Ministry.