Pastor of the Week

Sr. Pastor Lawrence McCarter, Sr., Third Macedonia Baptist Church

Pastor Lawrence McCarter, Sr. has served as the Sr. Pastor since 2003 and has led the ministry through a variety of changes. He has a genuine love for people and desires to see them grow socially and spiritually. He has been married to his wife, Theresa McCarter, since May 1982. He is the father of 3 grown children, and grandfather of 6.

Third Macedonia Baptist Church was established in 1879 on grounds purchased from the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Burns of Burton, SC. At the time the early membership were members of Rose Hill Baptist Church, but living in the Burton community it was a hardship to travel there for worship so they determined to plant a church in their community that would serve as a place of worship and a pillar of the community. Many of the materials that went into the building of the church were cut down by hand from the surrounding woods, some of which had to be floated across the nearby river and hauled to the site. After its completion, in the same year, the church dedicated itself to serving the members of the Burton community.