Still Waters Baptist Church began as a lakeside worship service on the shores of Dr. and  Mrs. Howard Giddens’ home. The first service was held at 8:30 am on June 7, 1987, with 22 people present. Rev. Danny Hedgepath, pastor of First Baptist, Batesburg conducted the service. Rev. Barry Epps, the current pastor at Still Waters Baptist Church, began the pastorate on  April 7, 2013.  During his tenure, Still Waters Baptist Church members voted to build and complete a fellowship hall. This expansion was added in three phases. Under Rev. Epps’s leadership, the missions’ work and upgrades to the building have been a major focus. New carpet, banners, new windows, registry boards, artwork (pottery and paintings) have been added to the sanctuary. The WMU and Men’s Ministry have been recognized with Triple A status the last three years through the state association for their missions’ focus.  Fellowship opportunities were added such as a Tractor Show, Old Timey Day, Game Night, Children’s Mission Day, and Pastor’s Night Out. Under Rev. Epps’s leadership, we actively support missionaries such as Ann and David Boyter – Mexico, Steve DuVall- Africa, and the Tandon’s – Africa. Veteran’s Day Sunday has become an outreach to the community and Still Waters Baptist Church hosted their first Ladies Conference with National Author and Speaker Kathy Howard as the special guest.  Through grants from the Ridge Association, Still Waters Baptist Church updated their library in 2020 and became a presence on social media including Facebook during the Covid pandemic.  During the pandemic, members of Still Waters Baptist Church presented weekly broadcasts reading children’s books on Facebook, helping bridge the gap between generations. We took our weekly Sunday service live on Facebook and we developed many followers.  During Children’s Mission Day in 2021, a blessing box was added to the property for people in need. A prayer box was built and added to the sanctuary during the National Day of Prayer in 2021.  In 2022, Still Waters Baptist received a grant from the SC Baptist Foundation to host the BiG Event (Believe in God) and BiGGer Event (2023) designed to encourage discipleship among young people of Generation Z. In 2023, stained glass windows were added to the sanctuary and in 2024, an Essex (designed by Steinway) baby grand piano was purchased for the sanctuary. Also in 2024, Shirley Long, a member artist, painted a scene depicting the Jordan River behind the baptistry.  In 2025, Still Waters Baptist Church has taken the lead to develop the Come to the Cross Crusade for the Batesburg-Leesville-Saluda communities with Tyler Blue as the Evangelist. Still Waters Baptist Church began as a missions’ church and 33 years later we have become even stronger in our missions’ outreach. Thank you to those that have been a part of the history and legacy we continue to build at Still Waters Baptist Church in Leesville, SC.