Plaque mounted on the side of the church building

Concord Baptist Church was begun in 1821 as a branch of Harmony Baptist Church.  From 1821 to its formal organization in 1834, the group met in the home of Chap Maupin.  On August 10, 1834, 18 persons agreed to organize themselves into the Concord Baptist Church with William George as their first pastor.  The church became a part of the Teays Valley Baptist Association later in 1834.  By 1926 they reported over 100 members, rising to 170 members per 1976¹

According to church tradition, Charles Day was the first to lay the cut that felled the first tree to build the original meeting house.  Built in the fashion of what could be called a "church raising", members and friends cut down trees, some peeled bark, others notched the timbers, and when all was prepared, raised the building over the span of little more than a day.

(from notes on the history of the church recorded by Rev. Lawrence Dickerson, pastor of Concord from 1889-1903)¹

 Pastors who have served Concord Baptist Church over the centuries - some serving more than one congregation
simultaneously - dates of service are provided, where known:

      
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¹Information gathered primarily from the research done by Michael Montgomery Watts and published in the book "The Teays Valley Baptist Association: a brief history", copyright 1995 by The Teays Valley Baptists Association, and independent research by WVCPA staff at the West Virginia Baptist Historical Society archives located at the West Virginia Baptist Conference Center at Parchment Valley, Ripley, WV.