Our Story

On May 31, 1851, a small group of Baptist believers in Greenfield covenanted together to form what was then called the Greenfield Baptist Missionary Church of Christ. For years they had no building of their own, so they met in the Presbyterian Church and in one another’s homes, and when the time came to build, the Lord provided through the sacrifice of His people, including a group of ladies who traveled Greene County by horse and buggy to raise the funds. The new house of worship at College and Mulberry was dedicated on November 13, 1887, and the church record says the congregation “was very much encouraged by the services of the day.” From the start, God gave this church a heart for its neighbors, because the same early members who built that building also formed a “Helping Hand” committee to clothe needy children and bring them to Sunday School. 

Through the next century God kept this congregation faithful, and as He added to their number the church kept making room for the people He was sending, including the Annex for Sunday School in 1956. By 2002 the Lord was growing the church beyond its walls, and He provided in ways no one could have planned. A member gave the land for a new facility, and in 2005 Cross Pointe Church of Trussville, Alabama, sent about 200 volunteers who raised the walls and roof in a single week. Neighboring churches and our own members finished the work, and in 2006 we moved into our current home. Even the old building kept serving the Lord, since it now houses ACTS, where the churches of Greenfield work together to feed, clothe, and care for our community. “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain” (Psalm 127:1), and our story is the record of a Lord who has been building this house for more than 175 years.

For more than 175 years the Lord has kept this church, and our calling has not changed. We exist to build up believers and bring others to Christ. That work continues today through Bible studies, small groups, Sunday School classes, AWANA, outreach ministries like Judgement House, support for local and overseas missions, and mission teams sent out to serve. We want to remain gospel driven, cross centered, and community focused, so that the next generation in Greenfield will hear the same good news our charter members gathered around in 1851.