PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST CHURCH
Welcome to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
The Hill Church, a church for all people, reaching and teaching the Word of God; developing people spiritually and socially.
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In the year 1871, some two and one-half miles east of its present location, on the farm of Rob Pendleton, The Pleasant Hill Baptist Church was founded. A group of spiritual-minded people whose names are not available elected Rev. Stewart Oliver pastor of this church. Under his pastorate, the church was moved to the area close by where the present church now stands.
The first two acres of land were a gift from Jerry and Mary Moore. This husband and wife each gave one acre. Several years later two additional acres were purchased from a Liberty Stock Dealer named J.J. Fretwell. These two acres cost the church $70. In the year of 1964, Wilton, Prue, and Walter Williamson donated 1/4 acre. Pleasant Hill now owns 4 and 1/2 acres of land.
One the first two acres of land, still under Rev. S. Oliver’s pastorate, the first services were held under some shade trees with wood slabs for benches.