In 1848, members of the High Point community traveled on horseback or in horse-pulled buggies to Lookout Baptist Church.
In today’s society, horses have been replaced by horsepower-fueled automobiles, but local residents still make the Sunday trip to Lookout Baptist, the brick building of which spans a larger area just one mile from the church’s original location.
Lookout Baptist is one of the oldest churches in the Northwest Georgia Baptist Association, said pastor Terry Burns.
“Lookout Baptist had its humble beginnings in 1848 when a log structure was built on the east side of Highway 193 at Kendrick’s Switch Road, which is about one mile south of the present location,” said church historian Rosalie Jennings. “Reverend David Ballard was the first pastor. Other charter members and deacons were Reverend Thomas West Dickey, who was a cousin to the pastor, Lemuel Carter, John Phillips and John Sammons.”
Church members built a modern church building painted white in 1912. The current brick building was constructed in 1990. The education wing of the present church was built in 1967.