1872 - Present
Our first "Meetinghouse" was a small one of hewn logs, with a large
open fireplace in one side, as was common in those days. That was in 1872 on the bluff overlooking Duncan Creek, about
1 1/2 miles northwest of Thaxton.
The next building was a larger one room frame structure at Thaxton on land
donated by Dr. M. C. Thaxton and J. D. Warren. It was built by B. F. Hyde and Sons of Pontotoc in 1889. One of
the building committee, Wm. Boone Dickson, helped and built the pulpit, himself. This building had a belfry and was
used also for a schoolhouse for several years.
In July 1948 the wooden building was torn down and a brick veneer one with four
classrooms was started. The building was completed in August 1948 with the brick being added in 1949.
New pews were installed in 1952 and
the building was dedicated debt free on June 29, 1952. Also in 1952 a pastor's home was built and additional land purchased.
A deep well and a butane gas system was added to the convenience of the church property. The pastorium was paid out in December
1955.
in 1958
a wing was built on the west side of the church, providing a corridor and four more classroms. In 1967 the auditorium
was air-conditioned.
During
1968-69 the auditorium was extended 24 feet on the front, a baptistry was installed, and a fellowship hall and restrooms were
provided in the rear of the building.
Improvements were made to the church between 1990 and 1997. A new acitvities
building, including a gym, a kitchen, classrooms, and restrooms were added, a new sanctuary was built, the parking lot paved,
a new pastorium was built, and the propery was landscaped. Several years later, the activities building was remodeled into
classrooms and a fellowship hall with kitchen.
In 2011, additional land was acquired and cleared. Prayer has begun on an additional activities
building to include a gym, new fellowship hall, kitchen, and restrooms, as well as additional parking, with the old fellowship
hall becoming additional classrooms. We are excited to see if we will move forward with this plan in God's time and in His
will.
