Pittsboro Baptist Church, firmly rooted in the history of our community, was organized less than 100 years after Pittsboro Village was established. Around 1845, a few Baptist believers banded together determined to provide a meeting place for worship. Plans were made and construction began in 1847 on the current property on West Salsibury Street, at the cost of $1,200. Soon after the doors were opened a severe windstoem damged the roof, and due to lack of church membership, the roof was not repaired. For several years the Meeting House was home to livestock as the church was disbanded.