March 9, 1921, the church voted to reduce the pastor's salary from twenty-five dollars to fifteen dollars.  Then in April they reversed the situation and increased the salary from fifteen to twenty-five dollars.  A motion was made to ask for the pastor's resignation.  This motion failed by a vote of sixteen to fourteen.

     Reverend H. B. Woodard [Woodward] was pastor from 1922-1924.  While he was there several important things happened.  In June of 1923, the church had its first letterhead stationary [sic], and in November the trustees managed to get a street light placed in front of the church.

     In March 1924, the church dismissed G. W. Mynatt, I. G. Cowden, John Henderlight, M. L. Galyin [Galyon?], and P. L. Ruth from their fellowship.  The reasons were:  1 - You aren't giving the church any support in any way; 2 - You have been a distrubance [sic] to the peace of the church; 3 - You have openly opposed the work and hindered the church in its mission; and 4 - We think you should join a church you will support.  As a result of this the following people requested and received their church letter:  Mrs. J. E. Wickham, Charley, and Trissie; Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Reed, Mrs. Lester Carter, Mrs. J. L. Henderlight, Miss Jessie Gaylon [Galyon?], and Miss Helen Cowden.

     On July 9, 1924, the church sent Reverend Woodward and a committee to the Baptist Pastors Conference to state the situation in regard to our church and the so called Wickham Memorial Church.  This church was formed by the people who withdrew or were excluded from the church in March of 1924.  This church met where the Princess Ann Beauty Shop is located today, on Holston Drive.  The church soon failed because of the lack of money, was sold, and turned into a chicken hatchery.  The majority of the people who formed Wickham Memorial later returned to McCalla Avenue.

     A startling incident occurred in the life of the church on December 9, 1924.  On that day the hand of fellowship was withdrawn from A. G. Walker (former treasurer) for unsatisfactory handling of the funds of the church.  Although it was never proved [sic], he was supposed to have taken some money out of the treasury and used it as his own.

     Reverend A. N. Hollis came to serve as pastor in 1925 and remained until 1930.  He was a fine pastor and under his leadership the church grew.  Having eight children of his own helped the looks of the enrollment of the church.  All eight of his children received scholarships and used them to obtain their education.

     On September 9, 1925, the church appointed John Evans to secure some lots on which to park some cars during the East Tennessee Fair.  At the present time it is the policy of the church to let the young people park cars during the fair.  The young people contribute this money throughout the year to the different mission needs that arise.

     A report of the church year 1925 showed that the church had gained forty-four members and given over five thousand dollars for all purposes.

     On March 10, 1926, Burlington Baptist Church changed its name to McCalla Avenue Baptist Church.  Until this time the church had been located on McCalla Avenue next door to what is now Greenlee's Drug Store.  New lots were purchased in the 3800 block of McCalla Avenue.  On June 11, 1926, at 6:30 p. m. the new lots were dedicated and the ground broken.

     Mrs. Bertie Edens broke the dirt using the same spade her husband had used in breaking ground for Oakwood Baptist Church in May of 1910.  Reverend Hollis then read the 126th Psalm and everyone joined in singing How Firm A Foundation.

     June 9, 1926, the pastors salary was raised to fifty dollars a week.

     In March of 1927, the trustees were appointed to sell the old church bell.

     The new church building was completed on July 16, 1927.  On Sunday, July 17, the Sunday School met at the old church for the last time.  They walked one block to the present site and, with Reverend Hollis and the Sunday School Superintendent, Warters, leading, they marched two by two into the new church.  There were three hundred twenty-five present that morning.  They received an offering of five hundred nin[e]ty-three dollars and five cents.  Reverend Hollis used Psalms 126:9 as his text on this special occasion.  The first person to join the new church by profession of faith was Miss Cleo McFall.  The first person to be baptised [sic] was Mr. Albert Finley.

     The following month (August, 1927), the average attendance in prayer meeting was one hundred thirty-seven.  This figure is larger than a high-attendance Wednesday in 1971.

     On January 11, 1928, the Sunday School was dismissed by the ringing of an electric bell.

     The Church Clerk and the Treasurer both resigned on March 5, 1930.  These positions were held by men, and it seemed that it was getting harder and harder to get men to take a part or attend a business meeting.  Even though the stock market fell in 1929, the depression had not affected the people in Knoxville at this time.  However, when they did begin to feel the results, it was no problem to find a man.

     The house at 3508 McCalla Avenue was given to the church to be used as a pastorium.  Mr. W. L. Warters was the person who was generous enough to give this to the church.

     The church instructed the treasurer to drop twenty-nine dollars and seventy cents from the books because on February 4, 1931, it appeared the church would not be able to get it from the Holston Union Bank.  It was on this same date that Reverend T. C. Wyatt and his family united with the church.

     Reverend Wyatt was pastor from 1931-1944.  He served longer than any pastor the church has had.  Reverend Wyatt was well liked by all the people.  He placed his ministry to the people of Burlington above everything else.  When he heard of a member being sick, he dropped what he was doing and went to see them right then.  His concern for his fellow-man and the fact that he was a good preacher were reasons the people of Burlington felt so strong about Reverend Wyatt. He is well-known for the part he had in building the East Tennessee Baptist Hospital.  Within three months after he arrived at McCalla Avenue, the membership had increased by over three hundred.

     The church has never experienced a growth like it did under his leadership.  He almost appears to be the kind of person you read about in books.  Even today, in 1971, when he returns to town on his vacations people pour in from everywhere to talk with him and to hear him preach.

     A two-week revival was held when Reverend Wyatt came to McCalla, and in that length of time one hundred and twenty people joined the church.

     In August of 1931, the church was growing so much that it was necessary to hire a secretary.  Miss Ruth Edens was hired for this job, receiving six dollars a week.  On August 26, she left to go to school, and Miss Helen Underwood took over at the same salary.  She is so much a part of the church that it seems we can't get along without her.  In 1971, Miss Helen is still the Church Secretary.

     The months of September, October, and November of 1931 saw enrollment increases of fifty-three, forty-five, and ninety-nine respectively.  On November 27, 1931, the church voted to set aside ten per cent of all the money coming into the church for benevolence and the unemployed of the church.  It was understood that church members who needed help were to be taken care of first and then the church would reach out into the community.

     The annual revival was held from November 15, to December 6, 1931.  One hundred and thirty-two people united with the church.  Out of this number, eighty-five were be [sic] profession of faith.

     On April 6, 1932, the church voted to build a tabernacle next to the church at a cost of not more than twelve thousand dollars.  The tabernacle was to stand until the church was in a position to add to the original Sunday School building.  The tabernacle was to be erected be the unemployed men of the church and community.

     J. N. Evans was the first person called from the church to enter the ministry.  He was called on December 20, 1931, some eighteen years after the church had begun.

     July 20, 1932, was declared a day of prayer throughout the city.  Everyone had been effected [sic] badly by the depression.  Their prayer was that they would get relief by the depression coming to an end.

J. E. Rush was elected custodian and assistant supply pastor by the church in September of 1932. In October of 1932, he was called by the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church as supply pastor.

     On November 24, 1932 (Thanksgiving), at five in the morning one hundred and seventy-five people of the community gathered at the church for a prayer service.  They prayed again for an end to the depression.

     Sixty baskets of food were filled for the needy in the community on December 23, 1932, by the church.  This was surely a sign that God was listening and answering these prayers of concerned people.

     In April of 1933 the church bought a printing machine to print the church calendar and any other material they might need.  The minutes for April 30, 1933, indicated the church was in its second week of revival with no signs of the end near yet.

     The Knox County Association of Baptist[s] met at the church for the first time on March 31, 1939.

     The church voted, on October 9, 1939, to sell the store building which had been used to house the old Burlington Baptist Church for fifty-eight hundred dollars.  Using this money plus the pennies, nickels, and dimes that everyone could save, the church became debt free on November 26, 1939.

     In March of 1940, plans were made to remodel and to add to the church.  To pay for this the church secured a loan of eighteen thousand dollars from the Home Mission Board to be paid back in ten years.

     An increase in the pay the song leader received came in April of 1941.  His salary was increased to twenty-five dollars a week, and the secretary received an increase, making her salary fifteen dollars a week.

     In April of 1942, the church voted to recend [sic] and abolish the act of the church in 1924 when certain members were granted their letter without request.  It was this same year that the church took all the loose change in the offering to buy defense bonds.  These bonds were made out to the Home Mission Board and were applied to the church debt.

     In June of 1943, the church felt they should do something to help the war effort.  The ladies of the church would meet each week and make surgical dressings.

     The first pianist was hired on September 8, 1943.  She received twenty dollars per month.

     The church became debt free again on July 2, 1944.  The offering that day was two thousand four hundred and thirty dollars and sixty-nine cents.

     Reverend C. C. Bowles was pastor from 1945-1949.  He was in his early thirties at this time and was concerned with the program the church had for the young people.  When the church called him, he was not serving another church.  He had resigned his last church because they would not let women hold any church office.  His wife was one of the most active that McCalla Avenue has ever had.  She, too, was interested in young people, and, under their leadership, the youth of the church increased considerably.

     In Febraury [sic] of 1946, the church set up its first bus ministry.  They secured two buses, which went through the community and brought the people to church.

     On November 10, 1946, the dedication services of the Mission of McCalla Avenue Baptist Church were held.  The mission was located at the corner of Oakland Street and Grandview Avenue.  This was the first mission of the church and the second of the Knox County Association of Baptist[s].  R. V. Brock Sr., a layman of the church, was ordained as the pastor of the mission.

     The mission cost about six thousand dollars and had a Sunday School capacity of two hundred and fifty.  There were seventy-two in Sunday School, fifty in Training Union, and one hundred and twenty present the first Sunday.

     On October 13, 1948, the church purchased a large neon sign for the front of the church.  The cost of this was four hundred and sixty-eight dollars.

     The mission was released from McCalla Avenue on June 15, 1949.  The name was changed to Skyline Baptist Church.  The new church asked that McCalla continue to pay the pastor and janitor up to one thousand dollars.  They based this on Romans 15:1, which states, "That the strong shall bear the infirmities of the weak."

     A new building program was launched on November 9, 1949.  Reverend E. Warren Rust was pastor at this time.  The only pastor who stayed longer than him was Reverend T. C. Wyatt.   Under the leadership of Rust, the first Youth Council was formed in February of 1950.  The council consisted of five boys and five girls.  With the council as leaders, the young people held services in the jail and in rest homes.  They also had Saturday night services on the streets with singing and preaching.  These services ended with the passing out of tracts.

     A lot was purchased on August 27, 1950, to begin another mission.  This mission was called the Timothy Street Mission.  It was pastored by Carson-Newman students who recieved [sic] a minimum salary.