A Rich History

Jerusalem Baptist Church predates the Revolutionary War and the Constitution of the United States. Originally founded as Payne’s Church, the church’s roots began as part of the Church of England (today’s Episcopal church) in 1766. It remained Payne’s Church until 1840 when Jerusalem Baptist Church was formed. We met in the historic white chapel for many years until the congregation built the larger building we use today in the 1960s.

A Bright Future

As we move into the 21st century, Jerusalem Baptist Church is embarking on a new era. We are worshiping as an international congregation with Arabic, Korean, and Spanish fellowships worshiping and walking with the Lord beside us.
     We have started our Nehemiah Project in a contemporary auditorium with state-of-the-art sound and light. In our second phase, we renovated bathrooms on the lower lever, updated our kitchen, and renovated the lower level into a small chapel.
     As we continue our process, we are renewing the flooring in classrooms, offices, hallways, and the fellowship hall. We also have plans to renovate our bathrooms on the upper level.

More information

If you are interested in more information we have a 60-page book available titled The History of the Jerusalem Baptist Church 1840–1990 by D’Anne A. Evans. You may purchase it on our website for $25 (see below). After you submit payment, please send us an EMAIL with the address to which you would like us to mail the book.
     We also are the caretakers of a small cemetery on the property. You can find more information about those buried there on FindAGrave.com.
     In 2009, we had a 175th Anniversary celebration. At that time, we created a video with historic photos along with some videos of how the church continues to flourish in the 21st century. You can view that video, our mission trip videos, and our annual Celebration Sunday video on our YouTube channel.