On Sunday, Jan. 9, members of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, led by senior pastor John Whitten, dedicated the completed Phase 1 of a building project to enlarge and remodel the complex at 701 S. Pioneer Drive. The building project is part of a three-year campaign called Pioneer Possibility. Reed Ambrose, director of communications at the church, said members are in the
Read moreJohn Whitten preached his first sermon Sept. 6 as senior pastor of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church. He replaces Stan Allcorn, who served as senior pastor since 1998. Allcorn’s last Sunday as senior pastor was Aug. 29. Photos show Whitten preaching, his father, Mark Whitten, presenting him with two Bibles, and the PDBC orchestra, led by Danny Barefield. Whitten, 35, may
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By LORETTA FULTON “Stan the Man” has earned many honorific titles and humorous nicknames at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church over the past 22 years, but the one he likes best is “Brother Stan.” “We were all born from the spirit of Christ,” Brother Stan said at his retirement party Sunday night, Aug. 30. “We’re all family.” Even Stan Allcorn’s parting
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Pioneer Drive Baptist Church made it official Sunday, July 12, after a vote of the congregation. Dr. John Whitten is the new senior pastor, replacing Stan Allcorn, who is retiring at the end of August. A search committee had recommended Whitten, who had been serving as pastor of The Gathering at the Church, in May, pending a vote of the
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By LORETTA FULTON Resumes poured in from California to South Africa, but in the end the best man for the job was right here in Abilene. In fact, he was in the building. “We bring to you the name of John Whitten to be the sixth senior pastor of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church.” John Whitten 10 months20 meetings46 resumes4 finalists1
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(Editor’s Note: “A Word to a Weary World” was published on the first day of Advent by Pioneer Drive Baptist Church. John Whitten is lead pastor of The Gathering at the church) By JOHN WHITTEN Our world is weary. We tire of the depressive headlines, divisive tactics, and depleting challenges. Our world is weary. In the thirty-third chapter of the
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