[1][8] In 1847, a faction of the church split off due to dissenting opinions regarding a Black family that had joined the congregation and who had previously owned slaves.

[3] The dissenting faction was known as The Anti-Slavery Baptist Church and was led by Reverend James Preston Poindexter.

[15][2][8] Even though Pinkston seemingly left his pastoral position in 1975, the Columbus Call and Post - a local African American newspaper - reports that he had been ousted from the pulpit by a majority vote from the church membership on December 7, 1975.

[8] The oust of Pinkston was contested before the Common Pleas Court and Judge Fred Shoemaker ruled the dispute must be settled by another election, which was to be conducted on January 17, 1976.

Troy returned to Second Baptist Church as a "Spiritual Overseer" after the departure of Reverend David S.Carter, who served as pastor from February 1999 to 2004.

[2] Additionally, the church enhanced its own capacity through its creation of a pre-school center and a $1 million education wing.