The
Pleasant Point Baptist Church is believed to be one
of the first churches in the Kings Mountain area.
The church was started as a missionary church by the
Double Spring Baptist Church in Waynesburg, KY. The
recorded minutes of 1811 Cumberland River Baptist
association meeting , list Pleasant Point Baptist as
being one of the five churches that joined the
association since 1809. The Lincoln County Baptist
association list Pleasant Point as being formed in
1811. The Church has some records that date back to
1860, when S.F. Blankenship was received as a new
member by letter. All records before this date were
destroyed in a fire at the home of Mac Walls
The
first
church was a log building that stood between the two
cedar trees in the present day
cemetery.
In 1882 Thompson Routin donated land to the church
on the west side of the cemetery. The deed for this
site list the name of the church as the United
Baptist Church Of Jesus Christ at Pleasant Point.
Sometimes in 1883 the old log church was torn down
and a new church was built at this this location. It
is believed that the logs from the
old
church building were given to church members and
used in some of the local buildings. The old church
site is now filled with numerous graves. The new
structure was a wood frame building with white board
siding. The old church was built with two single
doors, which was a typical design of that day. In
1943 under the leadership of Charles Jenkins the
entrance was changed to a single double door opening
in the center of the church.
In 1949 , under the leadership of Rev. F.H.
Albritten, the congregation voted to build a new
church. The old frame building was replaced with new
brick structure. In 1963, while Vernon Clark was
pastor, Sunday school rooms were added to the west
side of the building . Then in 1993, while Rev.
James Kelly was the pastor, the
front
of the building was removed and a new front was adde
in 2007 the church completed the construction of a
new Fellowship Hall in the old parsonage lot. During
the 2007 home coming service the new Hall was
dedicated and the first meals were served. The
church has a home coming celebration on Sunday of
every Memorial day weekend. The church is planning a
200 year celebration in 2001
church was a log building that stood between the two
cedar trees in the present day
old
church building were given to church members and
used in some of the local buildings. The old church
site is now filled with numerous graves. The new
structure was a wood frame building with white board
siding. The old church was built with two single
doors, which was a typical design of that day. In
1943 under the leadership of Charles Jenkins the
entrance was changed to a single double door opening
in the center of the church
front
of the building was removed and a new front was adde
in 2007 the church completed the construction of a
new Fellowship Hall in the old parsonage lot. During
the 2007 home coming service the new Hall was
dedicated and the first meals were served. The
church has a home coming celebration on Sunday of
every Memorial day weekend. The church is planning a
200 year celebration in 2001
EST. 1811
