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almost 250 members. The Shiloh Baptist Association held its annual meeting at the church in 1853.
Although the congregation voted in 1831 that it did not wish to become involved in a missionary society, by 1833 the church had a pastor. Rev. William F. Broaddus, who was active in missionary work and the congregation prevented any divisiveness by voting to allow those “brethren and sisters friendly to missions at libert to act as they may think proper.” Over the years, however, the F. T. Baptist Church, along with most Baptist churches, became active in missionary work.
After the Civil War, the church fell into disrepair and its upkeep was beyond the financial means of the congregation. The building was finally torn down.
By 1884, however, the church’s fortunes had turned around, and the minutes of the Shiloh Assocation tell that the F. T. Valley Baptist congregation have “nearly completed their new house of worship.” That building still stands today.
According to tradition, the church pews were formed from one poplar tree, which was carried to the lumber mill by Charles S. Mitchell. Joseph Lewis Yowell donated walnut wood which became the new church’s pulpit and pedestals. It is felt that the benches in the church’s
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