History of Gallatin Church of the Nazarene             The Gallatin Church of the Nazarene has been ministering to the Gallatin area for over 70 years.  Several residents of Gallatin began hosting prayer meeting in their homes early in the 1930s.  Eventually Rev. Woods from Springfield, Tennessee and Rev. Murphy from Nashville, Tennessee began coming to Gallatin to hold services on Sunday afternoon.  In the summer of 1936 a tent revival was held on Smith Street.  Rev. W.A. Peck served as the evangelist fro this revival.  The congregation that began to develop worked in conjunction with Rev. L.B. Matthews, District Superintendent of the Tennessee District Church of the Nazarene, to organize this church.  Only July 12, 1936 the Gallatin Church of the Nazarene was organized with 36 charter members.               It was immediately apparent that a location was needed where the new congregation could meet.  Initially, the church secured permission to hold services in the jury room of the “Old Courthouse” on the square.  Next, the congregation met in the Friendship House on Smith Street while they were securing property on which to build a permanent church building.  The church purchased a lot on Prince Street that was 47 feet x 100 feet on which they built their first building.  The congregation continued to grow and on November 9, 1948 the building on Prince Street was sold.  That building no longer stands and today the property is part of the Crestview Towers.               Following the sale of the Prince Street church, the corner lot at 407 North Water Street was purchased from the widow of Dr. L.M. Woodson.  The members met in the existing house on the property until a new facility could be built.  In 1952 the congregation constructed a new sanctuary on this site.  This original sanctuary now serves as both the Children’s Church sanctuary on Sunday mornings and as a Youth sanctuary at other times.  On this same site a two-story educational building was constructed in 1956.                Realizing the need for additional land to accommodate future growth, the congregation purchased property located at 419 North Water Street.  This .56 acre tract was purchased from the Reddick family and was eventually paved for parking space.  In 1975 the congregation purchased two lots from Gene and Dorothy Carman. These two lots added 163 feet of additional road frontage on North Water Street.  With these purchases the church property increased to 2.47 acres.  Sensing the need to expand the ministries of the church, a Family Life Center was built in 1981.  This facility houses a gymnasium, a kitchen, and the church offices.               In the early 1990s a larger sanctuary was needed to accommodate the growth in church attendance.  This new sanctuary was completed in 1995, and included an expanded parking lot.  It soon became apparent that this new sanctuary was not large enough to comfortably accommodate the continued growth in worship attendance.  After careful deliberation and study, the church decided that the congregation could best be served by adding an additional worship service on Sunday mornings.  In June 1999, the church began conduction two Sunday morning worship services.  This has proven to be a popular schedule with duplicate worship services at 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., with Sunday School meeting at 9:45 a.m.               The membership of the church in 2006 stands at slightly over 450. The church is actively involved in numerous community outreach programs and has a strong commitment to supporting mission evangelism around the world.               The current full-time staff is composed of  Senior Pastor, Rev. Kyle Poole, Children’s Pastor, Rev. Greg Nash, Youth Pastor, Pastor Steven Oldham.  In addition, Pastor Glenna Sandel serves as part-time Minister of Music, and Brenda Jackson is the church secretary.  The church also employs a part-time janitorial staff.               Over the past 70 years the congregation has been served by a number of excellent pastors and spiritual leaders.  Those who have faithfully served as pastor of Gallatin Church of the Nazarene include:     W.A. Peck                                                     Organizing Pastor  Earnest Sullivan                                       1936  James Hamilton                                        1937  E.H. Hendrix                                              1938-43 L.L. Scales                                                  1944 Mrs. Robbie Brown                                   1945-47 W.A. Jordan                                               1948-50 E.J. Crane                                                     1951 H.G. Stunick                                                1952 Harold Graves                                            1953-56 Jack Mumaw                                               1956-66 Pleais Hampton                                          1966-68 Monroe Donegan                                      1968-72 Jesse Middendorf                                      1972-75 Ronald Jordan                                            1975-77 Doyle Smith                                                1977-80 Gary Ballard                                                1980-84 Jack Swartz                                                  1984-86 Michael B. Blankenship                            1986-2003 Greg Story                                                   2004 - 2007 Kyle Poole                                                   2007-Present