Our Church
Mountaintown Baptist Church is Ellijay’s oldest church, established in 1840. We are a New Testament church of the Lord Jesus Christ is an autonomous local congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel; observing the two ordinances of Christ, governed by His laws, exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by His Word, and seeking to extend the gospel to the ends of the earth. Each congregation operates under the Lordship of Christ through democratic processes.
In such a congregation each member is responsible and accountable to Christ as Lord. Its scriptural officers are pastors and deacons. While both men and women are gifted for service in the church, the office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture.
The New Testament speaks also of the church as the Body of Christ which includes all of the redeemed of all the ages, believers from every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation.
Matthew 16:15-19; 18:15-20; Acts 2:41-42,47; 5:11-14; 6:3-6; 13:1-3; 14:23,27; 15:1-30; 16:5; 20:28; Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 3:16; 5:4-5; 7:17; 9:13-14; 12; Ephesians 1:22-23; 2:19-22; 3:8-11,21; 5:22-32; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:18; 1 Timothy 2:9-14; 3:1-15; 4:14; Hebrews 11:39-40; 1 Peter 5:1-4; Revelation 2-3; 21:2-3.
About Our Pastors
Sam Snider and his wife Karla are excited to serve the Mountaintown Baptist Church community. Sam has served the church since October 2020 as a transitional pastor. Sam became the called Pastor in July of 2021. Sam and Karla were married July 20, 1985 and have two sons and five grandchildren. Joshua and Caitlin Snider live in Ellijay and have three children, Luke, Bonnie and William.
David and Megan Snider live in Rome Ga. and have two sons, Yates and Grant. Sam was born again at 16 years old while attending a cookout for the football team in Ellijay, GA. The Gospel was presented and his life was forever changed.Sam experienced a call to preach during his first year in college and has served as a Methodist lay speaker, youth pastor, elder, and most recently as the pastor of a non-denominational church.
Sam was born in 1963 and has been a bi-vocational preacher/Pastor since 2014. Sam also serves as a spiritual director for Georgia Mountain Tres Dias.Most of Sam’s career has been in education as a teacher and coach. After 38 years, Sam retired from teaching in April of 2024.
Sam’s wife Karla has been a Physical Therapist and now enjoys being “Grammy” to her grandchildren.Sam’s vision for the church is to Glorify God through living out the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are to love, serve and share our faith through our daily lives. With the aid of the Holy Spirit and the guidance of the word of God, we hope to be a witness in the community where we live.
Mountaintown Baptist church is committed to prayer, loving God and loving others. Words cannot express how grateful we are that God has been so good to us. His presence with us and His love towards us is overwhelming. All Glory to Jesus who reconciled us with the Father and has given us His Spirit to dwell within us . What an amazing God we serve.
Marc Davis with his wife Brittaney and son Trenton
Marc Davis along with his wife Brittaney and son Trenton are very excited to serve at MTBC. Marc was called into the ministry in 2021 and graduated with his Bachelor degree in theology focused on youth ministry in April of 2024.
Address
1510 Mountaintown Road
Ellijay, GA 30540
Weekly Gatherings
Small Groups – Sun 9:45 AM
Worship Service – Sun 11:00 AM
Bible Study – Sun 6:00 PM
Prayer Time – Sun 6:00 PM
Bible Study – Wed 6:30 PM
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