The first Baptist church in this area of Kershaw County was founded in 1852 in a wooded area on Mecklenburg Road, two miles south of Lynchwood, now the town of Bethune. Ellie Copeland founded the church on land owned by the Copeland family, who deeded most of the 1.68-acre lot in 1895. Five buildings have been used for worship services: a log and plank church about 1852-1897; a one-room white frame building from 1897 to 1951, sold at auction in 1951; a one-and-a-half-story brick sanctuary that burned in 1953; the John M. Catoe store building; and the sanctuary, educational building, and pastorium dedicated on January 30, 1955.