Scott and his wife, Judith, along with children, Maggie and Daniel, came to us from Kennebec Baptist Church in Angier, NC.

Scott served as an associate pastor at Kennebec Baptist Church. He is also a graduate of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Pastor

Scott Downs

Elders

  • Frank Frazier

    CHAIRMAN

  • Harry Wilkins

  • David Adcock

  • Gerald Freeman

  • Mike Morris

  • Scott Powell

  • Ricky Floyd

  • Bruce Hart

  • Larry Cole

Brotherhood

Our Brotherhood team supports the spiritual growth of our church’s men through service. they offer help such as building ramps and changing smoke detector batteries for widows, the elderly, and those with physical disabilities in our community.

Women on Mission

Our Women on Mission (WOM) group focuses on providing the adult women of our congregation the opportunity to actively follow Christ and engage in His mission. Members participate in various activities such as mission projects, ministry efforts, prayer, financial support and Bible study. Their goal is to ensure all have the chance to hear and respond to the Gospel.

Our History

Peace's Chapel Baptist Church was organized on August 3rd, 1887, at Fairport, also called Sandy Fork, a crossroads settlement in Granville county, North Carolina. The church is located about 7 miles southeast of Oxford. It was first called Fairport Church. Services were held in the loft of an old tobacco factory across the road from the present site. There were 25 charter members, 12 male and 13 female.

Fairport Church was a member of the Central Baptist Association from 1888-1890 when it joined the Flat River Baptist Association.

The Reverend Marion R. Pernell severed as the first pastor from October, 1887 until August, 1891

The first building committee was elected in October, 1887. In August, 1889, Dr. Christopher C. Peace and his sister Miss Margaret Peace, deeded 2 acres of land to the church which is the present site of the church building. Christopher and Margaret were also relatives of William Peace, the founder of what is now William Peace University in Raleigh, NC. The name of the church was changed to Peace's Chapel in honor of the Peace’s.