This influential little country Church was constituted as the result of a series of revival meetings conducted by Elder W. L. Shearer in the community on August 8, 1910. The following members were dismissed from the Stanley Church for this purpose:
- Mrs. Loue Eberheart
- Miss Opal Eberheart
- Harold Jesse
- Mrs. Rosa Ray
- Miss Nola Ray
- A. L. Waite
- J. T. Eberheart
- Miss Crystal Ray
- Jenettie Waite
- Rosetta Young
As soon as the organization was affected the following were received under the watchcare of the Church and as candidates for baptism:under watchcare
- Mrs. Attie Jett
- Margaret Jett
- Nina Jett
- Mrs. Ann Jesse
- Mrs. Sarah Bennett
- Tom Bennett
- Sam Young
candidates for baptism
- Mollie Brown
- Hettie Brown
- Vessie Waite
- Lizzie Waite
- B. F. Waite
- E. E. Waite
- Leslie Barnard
- Elnora Henson
- Ernest Henson
- Ola Eberheart
- John Eberheart
- Pearl Armstrong
- Ella Brown
- Eulus Fray
The council of recognition was composed of Elders C. C. Carroll, B. F. Jenkins, N. F. Jones, C. S. Rush, E. O. Cottrell, E. E. Rush, and W. L. Shearer. The Church took the name Newman from the little railroad stop and post office near which the Church is located. The Articles of Faith and Rules of the Decorum of the Third Baptist Church were adopted by this Church.
Since her organization as a regular Baptist Church the following pastors and clerks have served in their respective offices:
Pastors
| Pastor | Years |
| E. B. Gatlin | 1910-1911 |
| W. L. Shearer | 1912-1913 |
| Frank Farmer | 1914-1918 |
| T. C. Craig | 1918-1919 |
| W. O. Connell | 1919-1926 |
| H. M. Brown | 1926-1927 |
| W. L. Franklin | 1927-1929 |
| J. D. Hall | 1929-1932 |
| H. Guy Moore | 1932-1934 |
| I. L. Baughn | 1935-1941 |
| J. L. Henderson | 1941-1942 |
| Wendell K. Arnote | 1942-1943 |
Clerks
| Clerk | Years |
| A. L. Waite | 1910-1925 |
| W. A. Alvey | 1925-1931 |
| Mrs. F. B. Waite | 1932-1933 |
| Woodrow Alexander | 1934 |
| Floyd Waite | 1935-1938 |
| Margaret Jett | 1938-1943 |
A building committee composed of Brethren A. L. Waite, Tom Barnett, and Leslie Barnard was appointed even before the formal organization of the Church. By the middle of 1911 the Church had received a lot from Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Jett and had received the deed to the same. A contract was soon let and a building was erected at a cost of about $1,500.00 and was entered before the close of the year. The building was finally paid for and dedicated on July 29, 1917, with Rev. Sam P. Martin preaching the sermon.
This little Church has made phenomenal progress as the result of a number of successful revivals. In 1921 and 1923 there were forty-five additions respectively as a result of revivals conducted by W. K. Sisk. There have been many others of lesser importance.
This Church has been a mother of preachers. Soon after the organization she ordained James S. Ray to the ministry. This was on December 30, 1910, with Elders P. E. Gatlin and E. B. Gatlin serving as the council. E. E. Waite was licensed to preach on September 3, 1921, and was ordained on July 31, 1927. B. F. Waite and William Varble were licensed to preach on August 5, 1922. Bro. Varble was ordained on June 3, 1923, by Elders J. T. Daugherty, F. M. C. Jolley, W. W. Williams, James Benham, and W. O. Connell. Between 800 and 1,000 people were present at this service. The Church ordained two deacons on the same day. B. F. Waite was ordained by Elders W. O. Connell, W. K. Sisk, and William Varble, on August 3, 1924.
A. L. Waite has served the Church as a deacon from her organization. Tom Bennett and E. S. Combest were elected in October, 1912, but there is no record of their ordination. J. L. Barnard, John Dodd, and Ed Brown were ordained in June, 1923. John Cambron and W. A. Alvey were ordained to the deaconship in December, 1925. Frank Bellinger was ordained in September, 1936.
The Church gave Miss Nina Jett a letter of recommendation as a missionary worker in August, 1922. She attended the Woman’s Missionary Union Training School in Louisville, Kentucky, and has done an outstanding work among the women and young people of the Association.
In August, 1922, at the close of a revival the Klu Klux Klan staged a rally in the Church which almost brought on calamity. Strong resolutions were brought before the Church at the next meeting condemning such a practice but they were voted down. The atmosphere was warm for a while but things gradually settled back to normal. It was a very trying period in the history of the Church.
The Church has been a member of the Daviess County Association since immediately after her organization. She has never entertained an annual session of this body. For a short time, during the pastorate of Elder W. O. Connell, the Church enjoyed half-time preaching, but has continued one-fourth time preaching during most of her history.
The devastating flood of 1937 almost destroyed the Church. The repairs cost about $400.00. Of this amount the Church was assisted by the State Mission Board to the amount of $375.00. In the latter part of the year 1940 the Church built some Sunday School rooms on the inside of the building at a cost of about $600.00. Her membership at present is about 185 with prospects of future growth and usefulness. The Newman community has been different because of the existence of this Church in her place of responsibility.
Source: A History of the Daviess-McLean Baptist Association in Kentucky, 1844-1943. Wendell H. Rone, Messenger Job Printing Co., Inc., Owensboro, Kentucky, 1944.