Shiloh Baptist Church

A quaint, one room church, Shiloh Baptist Church sits well off the beaten path.  

The church was established on the second Saturday in May, 1869.  Constituent members were: George H. Rager, Bedford Brown, Ann E. Brown, Elizabeth A. Brown, Lucinda Brown, George C. Brown, Vincent C. Nicol, Elizabeth Neel, Robert A. Todd, Elizabeth Todd, Nancy Vanskike, Martha Latimer, Herbert Bloom, Jennett Bloom, George Elgin, Ducebelle Elgin, Addie Elgin, Henrietta Hewitt, Elizabeth Graves, Lucy Graves, Eliza Graves, Allen Wright, Matilda Wright, Nathan Martin, John Finney, Ann Finney, Margaret Finney, Jesse Vanskike, Martha Vanskike, Robert Lankford, Rebecca Lankford, W. Cochran, Monroe McIlhaney and Edmonia Moore. 
(https://shelby.mogenweb.org/church.htm) 

The church building was built in 1870.  It is a frame construction.  When it was built, it was valued at $1,200.  There is reason to believe this church was named for the Battle of Shiloh, fought in 1862 in Tennessee during the Civil War, which the battle was named for a church located where the battle was fought.  

Shiloh Baptist Church was part of the Mt. Salem Baptist Association.  The members of the Mt. Salem Association believed in missionary work, both at home and in foreign countries. They supported a Baptist hospital located on Taylor Ave., St. Louis. They also supported the Missouri State Baptist Association, formally educating young ministers; and, helped their own struggling churches and pastors as well as indigent "old broken-down pastors" who came to their notice. Each church held a scheduled service once a month, weather permitting, so the churches were able to share somewhat among the pool of pastors.  (http://sites.rootsweb.com/~moknox/cemeteries/c-mtsalemassoc1897.pdf)

In 1884, the pastor was Rev. Thomas Smoot.  The congregation consisted of 103 members and a Sunday School roll of 60 members, with the superintendent being Marion Houghland.  (History of Monroe and Shelby County Missouri, Vol 2. 1884). 
In 1938 the church was still active.  Sometime before 2008, the building had ceased being used for services. 

Former pastors of Shiloh Baptist Church included: D. V. Inlow, James P. Griffith, Thomas Smoot (1884), O. N. Collins (1891) and J. A. Day (approx 1894-1897).

Shiloh Baptist Church has been well kept and is in amazing condition.  The grounds of the graveyard that surround the church have been very well kept. 

If anyone has any information or has any information on the church, please do not hesitate to comment or reach out to me.