Burgaw Presbyterian Church was founded on June 13, 1879, with 13 charter members: W.T. Bannerman; R.A. and Matilda L. Bloodworth; Mrs. Margaret Brown; John W. and Mary Cowan; Samuel P. and Lessie F. Hand, Sr.; W.M. and Eliza Hand; Miss Della Moore; John J. and Sophia Moore; and Samuel P. Hand, Jr., who was enrolled as a baptized child. This building was erected in 1880.