Churches of Enfield

Agape Church
Reverend Kenneth Hoover in the summer of 1980 held Evangelist meetings in the town of Ithaca. Through the next two years the group grew. They met in places such as the Hillendale Golf Course Club house on Applegate Road, and Enfield Falls Community Building on Gray Road. In the fall of 1982 John and Helen Smith donated land on South Applegate Road to the now called "Agape Church" organization. The congregation moved into the new church building July 1983.

Bible Baptist Church - is located between Black Oak Road and Connecticut Hill Road.

First Baptist Church of Enfield Center
As Enfield was part of the town of Ulysses until March 16, 1821, for a few years the church was called the First Ulysses Church. On April 5, 1817, a meeting of Baptist brethren was held at the home of Judah Baker. Elder John Lewis was chosen moderator and Chester Coburn, clerk. Other meetings were held May 3, 1817 and May 17, 1817. A council met July 2, 1817, at the home of Elder John Lewis.

Christian Church of Enfield
Elder Ezra Chase was the first resident Minister in Enfield in 1813. He organized the Christian Church of Enfield. He preached all over in Enfield, the one main place where he held his Church Services was the log Barn Judah Baker had built in 1806. The Christian Church of Enfield was constituted in 1821 with 5 members.

The Methodist Episcopal Church with its first Pastor Reverend Joseph Pearsall held their meetings in barns at Bostwick corners in January of 1835. That same year a lot was purchased by Andrew Bostwick for $50.00 and a church building was built there. By March of 1876 the church voted to remove the church building to Enfield Center (West Enfield Center Road). The remodeled building was rededicated on the site on June 20, 1878. The church and its building is still in existence today.

The Methodist Episcopal Church at Kennedy's Corners was organized in 1844. Elias Lanning was the first Pastor in 1844. At the time of its centennial (1948) it was part of the Mecklenburg-Enfield parish. The church was eventually disbanded and now is used as a private home.

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