The Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church was organized in 1872, by the late Rev. George Byrd, a native of Virginia.  The first house of worship was located on Boyd Avenue in a section of this city known at that time as “Spanish Town”.  Rev. Byrd served as pastor very faithfully for 34 years.  In 1906, he retired and returned to his homeland in Virginia, where he was called from labor to reward.

            In 1907, the late Rev. Jack Mitchell was called to succeed Rev. Byrd as pastor.  He served very well as pastor for more than 30 years.  It was during his pastorate that the church sanctuary moved from Boyd Avenue to the 14^th Street location.  The original edifice on this site was demolished and replaced with the present building on South 14^th Street in 1932.

            In 1937, Rev. Mitchell, finding himself weakening because of age, requested that Rev. Dudley T. Smith be ordained to assist him, in carrying out his work.  His request was granted on  February 28, 1937, and Bro. Smith was ordained to the gospel ministry.  Rev. Smith served from 1937 to 1944 as Rev. Mitchell’s assistant.  In January 1944, Rev. Mitchell retired, and Rev. Dudley T. Smith succeeded him as pastor.  Rev. Smith served Shiloh extremely well.  During his time as pastor, the church had tremendous spiritual and material growth.  The membership increased abundantly; existing auxiliaries were strengthened, and new ones added.

            In February 1962, God in His infinite wisdom called Rev. D. T. Smith from labor to reward.  In April of the same year, the congregation unanimously elected his youngest son, Charles, to succeed his father.  During the ministry of Charles Smith, the church has continued to make consistent progress in many ways.  Some of the progress is as follows:

Physical Expansion - Between 1962 and 1969 much property was acquired on 14^th Street and 13^th Street (now Eddie Robinson Sr. Drive).  Our present sanctuary and our first educational building were built on the 13^th Street site between 1972-1980 at a combined cost of a little over $700,000 with the cost of land included.  All of the indebtedness incurred in this expansion was retired in 1988, seven years ahead of schedule.  In 1997, we erected a new social, educational, fellowship, and office complex at the cost of $1.5 million dollars.  It contains eighteen (18) classrooms, five (5) offices, a library, and a greatly enlarged fellowship hall / gymnasium.  That indebtedness was retired in 2007.

Ministries - In addition to the increase of our physical facilities, Shiloh has also increased its ministries to serve the needs of our membership and the community. 

These ministries include:

An Early Learning Center where we offer classes for children from 3 months through 1^st grade.  We have an enrollment of 150 students. Its called the Shiloh Early Learning Academy and  23 full time and 3 part time employees.

Federal Credit Union - Our credit union has 700 plus members, and offers the same interest rates and insurance protection of any other Federal Credit Union.  We make loans at 1% interest against the unpaid balance.

Drug Prevention - Project Lifeline serves an average of forty-five (45) young people who are considered potential high-risk drug users.  These are non-members of our church and we seek to assist them by introducing them to an alternative lifestyle than that to which they are accustomed.

            Other ministries are our bargain center, a transitional housing facility for men, congregational nurse, Senior Saints ministry, and twenty-eight other traditional ministries.

             We also have a Bargain Center where we sell very fine items of clothing at the maximum cost of $5.00 per item.

Our most recent ministry is the Shiloh Charitable Foundation which meets the needs of the community in new and creative ways we have never been able to do before.

Social Services - We render assistance to an average of forty (40) indigent persons per week in rent payments, utility bills, food, medications, and other serious needs.

Scholarship Awards - Shiloh presently awards a total of $85,000 in  scholarships annually.  There are $50,000 in regular scholarships, $15,000 - National Baptist Congress of Christian Education in honor of Deacon Walter C. Dumas,  $15,000 - Multiculturalism in honor of Deacon Walter C. Dumas, one to an African American, Caucasian and other ethnic background, These scholarships are $5,000 a piece.

Summer Youth Enrichment - Shiloh places young people in on-the-job training in areas of their vocational interest and paid them minimum wage while they learn.  This program has been in existence for seventeen years.  In 2008 we had 29 participants in this program.

            Shiloh employs forty-one (41) full-time employees and twenty-five(25) part time.  We have a Minister of Music; a full-time Minister of Christian Education; a Minister to Young Adults; a Minister to Children and Youth; two  other part-time Ministers, and eighteen (18) other associate ministers.

            Shiloh has an on roll membership in excess of 3,500 persons and its budget has exceeded 2 million dollars for the last five (5) years.