Our Story

Central Baptist Church originally began with 53 members in 1887 with the first permanent structure located at 800 McCallie Avenue. The church prospered for many years, even as the neighborhood shifted from residential to commercial. The church body purposed to reach the people of the North Brainerd community and thus relocated to 901 Woodmore Lane. The church impacted the people of the community for many years and continued to share the love of Christ. Central Baptist Church of Woodmore, once again, purposed to do whatever it takes to reach people for Jesus, and relocated to the Ooltewah area in 2001. The church reorganized and restructured while meeting at Hunter Middle School until a more permanent location could be secured. In God’s perfect timing, the new ChristWay Community Church began meeting at 6201 Mountain View Road in what was once known as the “Arnold Palmer Golf Company.” The facility boasts 97,000 square feet, some of which has been renovated and some of which is awaiting future expansion. The church body, however recognizes that the building is not the “church” but that the group of people who worship there are the “church”. With this in mind, the church seeks to do things differently, to think outside of the box, and to develop people into faithful followers of Jesus Christ.