Deerfield was founded on Florida’s southeast coast with the arrival of Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railroad in 1896. In 1902, two Methodist missionaries began holding religious services for the community in a palmetto brush arbor. At that time, no more than five white families and around forty African-Americans lived in the area, and local African-American Methodists and Baptists initially worshipped together in joint services. The Baptist congregation later separated from the Methodists and met in several locations, including a railroad section house and a one-room house, before settling at this site in 1905. That year, the first wooden church was built here under the administration of Rev. A.J. Thomas and Rev. L.J. Ely. For most of the 20th century, the church continued to expand and the congregation thrived. In 1967, the church building was replaced with a larger, more modern structure. Although the original church is no longer standing, the congregation has worshipped at this location since 1905, making it one of the oldest religious sites in Broward County.