Record of Northside Baptist Church Pastors
A historical record of the men who have served as Pastor of Northside Baptist Church.
1. Pastor D. P. (Daniel Pless) Aulton
Served: June 4, 1939 – December 1941
Length of Pastorate: 2 years, 6 months
2. Pastor Henry Maples
Served: January 7, 1942 – December 11, 1943
Length of Pastorate: 1 year, 11 months
3. Pastor George Russell
Served: January 5, 1944 – September 5, 1945
Length of Pastorate: 1 year, 8 months
4. Pastor A. G. (Adral Glenn) Hall
Served: October 17, 1945 – June 7, 1950
Length of Pastorate: 4 years, 7 months, 21 days
5. Pastor F. M. (Fred) Harbin
Served: July 19, 1950 – August 6, 1969
Length of Pastorate: 19 years, 18 days
6. Pastor Charles Fisher
Served: August 27, 1969 – April 18, 1988
Length of Pastorate: 18 years, 7 months, 22 days
7. Pastor Lee Kidwell
Served: February 1, 1989 – October 16, 1991
Length of Pastorate: 2 years, 8 months, 15 days
8. Pastor Robert McCurry
Served: March 8, 1992 – July 24, 1994
Length of Pastorate: 2 years, 4 months, 16 days
9. Pastor Tom Henderson
Served: January 8, 1995 – May 19, 2013
Length of Pastorate: 18 years, 4 months, 11 days
10. Pastor Gary Day
Served: August 11, 2013 – August 10, 2014
Length of Pastorate: 1 year
11. Pastor Joshua Sharp
Served: January 25, 2015 – April 11, 2021
Length of Pastorate: 6 years, 2 months, 17 days
12. Pastor Byron Chesney
Served: October 8, 2023 – Present
Length of Pastorate: Present Pastor
Northside Baptist Church • Knoxville, Tennessee • Established 1939
