In 1935, Mascot Baptist Church was tragically struck when the church caught fire. Services were held at the Mascot Elementary School until the church could be rebuilt in 1936. Ten years later a baptistry was installed. Until this time, baptismal services took place at various churches in the community or in the nearby creeks and rivers.
In 1950, additional Sunday School rooms were added on to the back of the church and in 1962 a front porch and a steeple were added on. Throughout the next 30 years, the church continued to make improvements and grow under the leadership of 13 pastors and a couple of interim pastors.
In 1985, Rev. Lewis E. Thomas, Jr. became the 22nd pastor of Mascot Baptist Church and serves as the current, and longest residing pastor.
The church’s latest addition was a project that began in 2004 and added over 4,000 square feet to the building. In March 2008, an Open House was held to show off the new addition of a much larger fellowship hall with a very large kitchen area, 2 women’s restrooms, 2 men’s restrooms, and an elevator.
