Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church / Elders of Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church

Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church, also, Elders of Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church. . , Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church , Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church, first called Zion Hill, was organized on August 28, 1841 on a site two miles east of here on land on a site two given by the Carroll family. Most of the charter members were settlers from the Carolinas who brought their church letters with them. The Carroll Cemetery is still located at the old site. In 1878, James and Nancy Bottoms gave the land where the church now stands. During its existence, the church has been served by 20 pastors with Elder S. W. Etheredge serving the longest. 1929-1985. Services have been held continuously since its founding. excluding the Civil War years, 1861-1865. The church is a member of the Choctawhatchee Association., Elders of Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church , C. Curry 1841-1845 . Joel Pate 1846-1849 . N.M. Pellum 1854-1854 (8 months) . D.S. Hood 1855-1857 . Jesse Tomlin 1867-1868, 1872-1873 . C.S. Pellum 1873-1875 . A. Pellum 1874-1875 . J.W. Parker 1875-1897 . Lee Hanks 1888-1894 . J.E.W. Henderson 1898-1910 . Jesse Brown 1910-1916 . J.J. Byrd 1915 (6 months) . W.J. Hull 1916-1918 . J.J. Byrd 1918-1919 . A.H. Henderson 1919-1920 . W.J. Hull 1920-1921 . J.J. Turnipseed 1921-1923 . T.E. McGown 1923-1926 . J.J. Turnipseed 1926-1929 . S. W. Etheredge 1929-1985 . Freddy A. Averett 1985-