On. Sept. 2, 1854, a meeting was held at the Lowell schoolhouse, by a group of sturdy pioneers of the Lowell community to discuss the organization of a Baptist church. Robert D. Winegar was elected moderator and J.S. Cole, clerk protem. Prayer by Rev. A. C. Howell.

Orson Peck, G.R. White and F. Mapes were appointed as a committee to go into the matter and a meeting was called for Sept. 5, 1854, to act on the report. The meeting was called, but action was deferred until Sept. 18, 1854. At the meeting the following came with their letter or other credentials and were at that time organized as a Baptist church:

Rev. A. C. Howell, who at that time was called as their pastor, O. Loomis, M. S. Eddy, R. D. Winegar, Ira Winegar, E. J. Booth, G. R. White, E. Chapin, J. S. Cole, C. Blakeslee, F. Mapes, O. Peck, J. Blaine and the following women were taken in as members: Mrs. E. Blakeslee, Mrs. S. A. Howell, Mrs. A. Winegar, Mrs. C. Loomis, Mrs. N. A. Fairchild, Mrs. L. Peck, Mrs. E. Blaine, Mrs. A. Blaine, Mrs. C. Lane, Mrs. P. Mapes, Miss Eliza Mapes, Mrs. M. Peck.

J. Blaine and G. R. White were chosen as the first deacons, and Messrs. Mapes, Blaine, Winegar, Peck and White were chosen as trustees. It was decided to hold regular services in the Lowell schoolhouse until deemed advisable to erect a building of their own. Jane Peck was the first convert and was baptized in the river Nov. 18, 1854. Lucy Fairchild was the second to be baptized.

In 1856 fifteen severed their connection with the church to form a Baptist church on the south side.

In November, 1854, the newly organized assembly joined the Grand River Baptist Assocation. In 1860 a meeting was held to discuss ways and means of building a church building. It was decided to build at once and volunteers were called an a very neat building erected on land donated by Mr. Avery. Aug. 3, 1862, Theo. B. Carter was baptized and united with the church. August 4 he enlisted in the army and served until 1865. Coming back and settled in the community and married Frances Gross, whose father, J. P. Gross, was one of the pillars of the church. March 16, 1866, the then Mrs. T. B. Carter united with the church and at the present time, a period of 65 years, is still a member. In 1866 the church had become an active, progressive church with 74 members.

In 1898 the old building was moved about 20 feet and an addition erected to hold about 400 people. Until 1910 it was a live, up-to-te-minute organization sending young men to the service of the country whenever called for and to various fields of labor in church work, many former young men members are now preachers, teachers, doctors and missionaries.

The present pastor, A. J. Hoelsema, was called in 1929 to assume the regular pastoral duties. Thirty-four members have been added during his ministry, the church has been painted and repaired and is again a flourishing Baptist church, still holding dearly to the principles of the organizers.

Lowell Board of Trade, Lowell: 100 Years of History, 1831-1931, Lowell, Michigan: The Lowell Ledger, 1931