On July 19, 1847, Chistopher and Mary Harless Sears deeded two acres, including a meeting house, brush-arbor, and camp-stand, to the Elders of the Walnut Grove Society of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for one penny. The Union Army burned the original church in 1862. A walnut tree scarred by the fire still bears walnuts, and a ring used to tether horses during services has grown into the tree and remains visible. The original bell, hand-dug well, and pre-Civil War cemetery also remain. The present church was erected after the Civil War, the pews were replaced circa 1926, Sunday School rooms were added in 1956, and the tongue-and-groove walls were restored in 1992. Membership records include the Smith, Buford, Scroggins, Haden, Woody, Douglas, Overton, and Nichols families.