The church began as the Candor Village Baptist Society in 1852. The church building at our current location was dedicated in 1857. In 1934 the church was renamed as Allen Memorial Baptist Church.
Throughout the years we have been served with faithful pastors:
- 1857- Isaac W. Emery (first pastor)
- 1903 – W.J. Tower called as pastor
- 1906-1907 – H.I. Lapp
- 1908 – Gordon Kierstead called as pastor
- 1911-1916 – W.D Clough
- 1925 – W.H. Cutler ended as pastor
- 1925 – W.A. Grover called as pastor
- 1929 – Pastor Blackmere called as pastor
- 1941-1944 – Grant MacMichael
- 1944-1967 – Urban Cline
- 1967-1977 – Pastor Gravely
- 1977- 1984 - Kyle Fisher
- 1985-2000 – Dale A. Woods
- 2001-2012 – Donald Coole
- 2015-2020 – Michael Eaton
- 2021-2025 – M. Scott Burtis
- 2026 - Current - Ronnie Wyatt