Spreading God's Word

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Lincoln Ave was established in 1921 from a Sunday School class that met at a nearby school. The group was comprised of members of several area churches who saw a need for another Baptist Church in the "town area" of Newport. The church would first be known as Second Baptist Church.


Our Leadership Team

The staff and leadership here at Lincoln Ave Baptist Church have all been ministering together for several years. We look forward to continuing to serve the kingdom as long as the Lord permits. Please feel free to contact any of us.

  • Randy Runions  -  Senior Pastor  

    Brother Randy became our Pastor in May 2014.  He has been married to Lori for 17 years and they have three children Dylan, Isaiah, and Sophia.  Before becoming our Sr. Pastor he had served in Youth Ministry, Associate Pastor, and Pastor of Evangelism for 15 years. 

    Here is a word from our Pastor: It is an honor to stand in the pulpit at LABC and lead our people each week.  Lori and I are overwhelmed with God’s goodness that He has entrusted us with this opportunity to serve the Newport community through LABC.  We have a very clear vision and goal at LABC.  It is our desire to glorify Christ through worship.  We are committed to supporting the SBC missions as well as supporting our community’s local needs. 

    At LABC we have adopted a familiar phrase among the SBC when it comes to missions.  We will either “SEND or GO”!  We currently have a partnership with our local authorities and teach the Bible every week in the local jail.  We also have a partnership with Dr. Joel Carpenter a former LABC member who lives in Tanzania.  We continue to work with him to build and plant Churches to the Swahili people.  Currently we are exploring expanding our global mission’s footprint by sending a team to the Cincinnati– Dayton Ohio area as well as a team to Ecuador.

    Finally I would like to share with you how blessed I am to work with this Church Staff.  All five of us share the same heart for God’s glory!  We love working together and ministering to this community.  We also would love to have the opportunity to meet you!

  • Jesse Ramsey - Minister of Worship

    Bro. Jesse grew up in the youth group here at LABC with his wife Wendy, who were married at LABC in 2010. They have three children, and love serving the families of LABC. "I love our Church Family, and the support they give back to our family, our children look forward to being at church and spending time with their teachers and that is such a blessing to have people in our children's life's who are just as concerned with their spiritual well-being as their physical." He joined the ministry team in 2008 as an intern, which later turned into an interim position in 2011, and in 2013 he became the Minister of Worship. "Worship & Preaching go hand in hand, preaching leads to worship, and I love to see our church family being led to true Worship by the Preaching of the Scripture!"

  • Seth and Kaitlyn Wyatt - Co-Youth Directors

    Seth and Kaitlyn Wyatt were married at Lincoln Ave Baptist Church and have been serving here ever since.  Seth grew up in the Cocke County area and has been a member of Lincoln Ave for several years. Seth has a strong testimony of how God did a great work in his life. Kaitlyn grew up in Lincoln Ave Baptist Church and has been faithful for many years. Kaitlyn is a Kindergarten teacher and Coach at Newport Grammar School and Seth is pursuing his teaching degree and will be finishing soon. Levi is their son.

  • Heath Chambers - Teaching Pastor

    Bro. Heath grew up in the LABC youth group. He attended Columbia International University where he studied Bible and Youth Ministry. Heath joined the ministry staff in the fall of 2014. Heath is bivocational and teaches 5th grade Math at a local Middle School. 

Our Beliefs

You become a Southern Baptist by uniting with a Southern Baptist church, one in friendly cooperation with the general Southern Baptist enterprise of reaching the world for Christ. Typically church membership is a matter of receiving Jesus as your Savior and Lord and experiencing believer's baptism by immersion.

Southern Baptists have prepared a statement of generally held convictions called The Baptist Faith and Message. It serves as a guide to understanding who they are. Copies are available at Southern Baptist churches. The topics here provide only a brief, partial summary. The full text on the issue discussed is also available at http://www.sbc.net/aboutus/basicbeliefs.asp.

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