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With a deep-rooted commitment to spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ and sharing God's love, our church offers a diverse range of services and activities. From the timeless beauty of traditional hymns to the vibrant energy of contemporary music, our mixed worship service caters to all musical tastes. We also host adult Sunday School classes, monthly Senior Adult lunches, and community fellowship meals, all designed to foster a strong sense of community and belonging among our members.
Our church is not just a place of worship, but a beacon of hope actively involved in various mission opportunities, both locally and globally. We are expanding our service offerings, aiming to reach a wider audience and engage younger generations through our online platform. By enhancing our website with specific features and functionalities, we hope to provide both in-person and online opportunities for individuals to serve God and get involved in mission work.
Our Story
Concord church on the Bessemer City circuit is one of the oldest churches in the Gaston district. While definite records are not available, making it impossible to give exact dates regarding events in its early days, tradition is definite enough to enable us to say that Concord church has a history of more than a hundred years. It probably has not existed under this name for that length of time but the congregation as such has had a continuous existence dating back almost, if not quite to the year 1800. The first services held in connection with this church were at Kelley's Chapel, near Kings Mountain, about that year.
Some years later, exactly how long is not definitely known, an organization composed largely of the same families constituting Kelley's Chapel congregation, was effected at the McGill place on the farm of Thomas Porter McGill. This was known as Shiloh Church.
From reliable information in my possession in connection with these two churches, information which I consider authentic, it is learned that Bishop Francis Asbury, while en route from Asbury Chapel in Lincoln County to the Hickory section of York county, S.C., very probably held one or more services at either Kelley's Chapel or it successor at the McGill place.
The first building erected in the vicinity of the present Concord Church was near the spring a little northeast of the site of the present structure. A few years later - the exact date is not known - church building No. 2, a larger and better structure, though also of logs was erected. Among the persons principally responsible for the erection of this second building were Moses Stroup and John Huffstetler, many of whose descendants are still congregation members.
As the church has continued to grow and reach new generations in the community, members of the Stroup and Huffstetler families, as well as several other family lines, are still active and attend Concord.