The Associated Cypress Baptist Church was founded on August 28, 1851, and its congregation built a meetinghouse on this property, which belonged to Spencer Shearer. In 1862, he deeded the six-acre site to the congregation. The site also served as a burial ground, and the bell tower was used to call neighbors to help with grave digging. One of the earliest marked headstones is that of Jane Willis Huggins (1837-1854), daughter of Jonathan and Mary Huggins. According to local tradition, Confederate troops trained on the church grounds during the Civil War, 1861-1865. The fellowship joined the Red River Baptist Association and was a charter member of Rehoboth Association of the Southern Baptist Convention. The present sanctuary replaced the original in 1953, and the next year another acre was donated to be used as needed for interments. Although plots are not sold, perpetual care is financed by donations at the memorial services each year in June. The Cypress Cemetery Foundation was organized in 1968. Members of the church helped found the Mt. Zion Church, which later began the First Baptist Church in Winnsboro, and descendants of many of the early founders remain active in the congregation.