Lighthouse Baptist Church, Blacksburg South Carolina

Pastor: The current pastor of Lighthouse Baptist Church (Blacksburg, SC) is Pastor Scott Suttle (installed March 2024). Longtime former pastor Dr. Grady Gregory is now retired ”Pastor Emeritus.”

Location: The church is located at 241 Oak Grove Road, Blacksburg, SC 29702 in Cherokee County.

Contact: The main phone number is (864) 839-2845

Programs & Ministries: Lighthouse Baptist offers traditional ministries including Sunday School, Children’s Church, Wednesday night prayer meeting, Saturday outreach/visitation, and Missions support. It has a bus transportation ministry, a nursery, and community outreach such as a food pantry. The church also airs a daily radio devotional program (“The Baptist Lighthouse”) on WTBI 91.5 FM.

Affiliation: The church is Independent Fundamental Baptist – not affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. It emphasizes KJV-only traditional worship and is not under any external denominational control (fully autonomous local church). It is not listed in SBC directories and self-describes as “old-fashioned, fundamental, independent” in doctrine and practice.

Doctrinal Stance: Lighthouse Baptist upholds orthodox Baptist beliefs: the Trinity; the Bible as the final authority (King James Version used exclusively); salvation by grace through faith in Christ alone with eternal security of the believer; baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper as ordinances; separation from “worldliness” and false teaching; and a premillennial, pre-tribulational view of Christ’s Second Coming. They explicitly oppose modernism, liberalism, and ecumenical compromise.

Christian School: The church historically operates Heritage Christian School (K4–12) on its campus.