The history of the Fork of Little Pigeon River Church (now First Baptist Church of Sevierville) states that Richard WOOD settled in Sevier Co and founded Little Pigeon Baptist Church in 1789 (seven years before Tennessee became a state). Delegates William DAVIS and James TAYLOR were sent as messengars from Tuckaleechee Church to the Tennessee Association in 1803. Early members of the church mentioned are Henry HAGGARD, William MORRISON, Thomas MORRISON, James TAYLOR, Richard DAVIS, William DAVIS, Isham GUINN, Thomas SUGG, Kimsey VEACH, William GUINN, John FRIAR, nad Moses CROUSEN. This church was the first Missionary Baptist Church in Blount County but from 1810-1835 no established record has been found. Pastors: Johnson ADAMS 18??-1851 Giles DUNN Dec 1851-Dec 1853 G. G. SIMS 1854-1855 Richard EVANS 1857 A. C. CATLETT 1862 J. B. GUINN 1870 J.W. SUTTON 1874 P.B. McCARROLL 1878 E. L. TITTSWORTH 1885 J. N. CLAUBOUGH 1890 E. L. TITTSWORTH 1892 L. H. MAPLES 1898 G. S. HOUSER 1902 W. L. CATE 1903 W.E. CONNER 1904 J. J. ABBOTT 1906 S. C. ATCHLEY 1907 J. R. DYKES 1914 J. H. POTTER 1918 S.H. CLARK 1919 W.A. MASTERSON 1921 W. R. TEFFETELLER 1923 R. L. PORTER 1925 J. R. DYKES 1928 T. G. DAVIS 1928 W. A. MASTERSON 1933 Fred RUDDER 1935 Paul GRIFFITTS 1935 F. H. CHUNN 1937 J. H. SMOTHERS 1938 Walter OGLE 1943 Clyde WHITEHEAD 1953 Buck DONALDSON 1957 Wilburn C. HOGDEN 1960 Robert C. CARTER 1965 Earl TAYLOR 1968