First Baptist Church

On September 2, 1789, early settlers to the area gathered to establish a Baptist Society in what was then the town of Chemung, and now the town of Ashland. The society was recognized by the Baptist Association in 1791 after the faith and order of the church was examined. Roswell Goff was ordained as its pastor. In 1812, a log church was built on land in Wellsburg that Abner Wells sold to the congregation for fifty cents. For many years it was the only church for miles around. In 1861 the building was enlarged and remodeled to accommodate the growing congregation.