Ebenezer Baptist Church was established August 24, 1839 by seven people—Samuel B. West and his wife Nancy, Jacob Bearden and his wife Winey, Wm. Kimzey and his wife Rebecca, and John Pettit—while some Indians remained in this area. Its first officers were Able Miles, pastor; J. D. Chastain, clerk; Robert Kincaid, treasurer; and Samuel B. West, deacon. Attendance was stressed, and at each service the clerk called the roll and carefully checked any absence for cause. Among its early pastors were Able Miles, Samuel B. West, William Kimzey, J. D. Chastain, James Adams, Jacob Cantrell, D. Blythe, and R. Jordan.