Central Baptist Church

Welcome to Our Church...

On Wednesday, September 6, 1956, a meeting was held for the purpose of organizing a new church.

Central Baptist Church was born and established February 3, 1957.

On Sunday February 21, 1971 at 5:30 P.M. a tornado struck Little Yazoo. The church was destroyed and some lives were taken.

On March 14, 1971 in a special business meeting the church members voted to begin rebuilding. The church was rebuilt and dedicated later in the same year.

The Lord has established the Central Baptist Church and has provided for her these past 63 plus years.

Many people received salvation, comfort, encouragement, strength, as well as a challenge to be supportive of the church and her mission.

We not only thank God for the past 63 plus years, we ask for His leadership for the years to come. Then, we commit ourselves anew to the fulfilling of His purpose.

Central Baptist Church is a place of worship, fellowship with a purpose of sharing love and Christ to Yazoo County as well as to the world.

Meet The Pastor...

Pastor Scotty S. Smith answered the call of God in 2009 while serving as a lay person at Grace Baptist Church Richland, MS. Where he was also ordained as deacon and then licensed to preach the gospel of Christ.

Pastor Scotty is a native of Florence, MS where he met and married his long time friend Rachel.

In February 2012, Pastor Scotty and his wife Rachel started a church in the breezeway of their home that resulted in a church plant in downtown Florence, MS. It was also during this time that he was studying at the Slidell Baptist Seminary in Slidell, LA where he received his Doctor of Divinity.

He was ordained as Pastor November 25, 2012 at Hickory Ridge Baptist Church, Florence.

An effective communicator of God’s Word, Pastor Scotty is widely known for his practical and dynamic preaching style which helps people apply the timeless truths of Scripture to their everyday lives.

Pastor Scotty and his wife Rachel have a desire to serve. Their mission is to glorify God, Build the kingdom of God and to serve and equip others in the ministry. To seek out the lost and share the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

He and his wife Rachel have been married since 1996. They are proud parents of four adult children Cody, Rebecca, Dakota and Dylan. And three grandchildren Ashton, Aubrianna and Zachary.

He now serves as Pastor of Central Baptist Church in Little Yazoo.

Central Baptist Church, 1495 Hwy 49, Bentonia, MS 39040, 662-755-876, Pastor: Scotty Smith, 662-571-7178, preacher7248@gmail.com