In the fall of 1980, a small group of East Cobb families began to meet together to pray about establishing a church in their community. The congregation of First Baptist Church of Marietta became the parent church of the new mission giving both prayer and financial support. Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church in Atlanta financially supported the new mission as well. The group began meeting for regular morning worship and Sunday School in the fall of 1980 in rented office space in the East Cobb Medical Center on Johnson Ferry Road.

Throughout the next several years, space continued to be a challenge.  An educational building was added; three morning worship services became a necessity; adult Bible Study classes moved to off-campus locations.  In December of 1987, construction began on a 1,750-seat Sanctuary, a Fellowship Hall and additional classrooms.  The Sanctuary was dedicated in January 1989, and has provided a wonderful setting in which to worship while supporting musical events such as The Easter Story, leading Christian artists and concerts by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.  God has indeed blessed our church.  In 1996, additional education space was built to allow Sunday Bible Study classes to return to campus and allow for future growth.  Expansion of hallways and lobbies within the existing facility was also provided to relieve the crowded conditions experienced each Sunday.