Race Path Baptist was organized September 11, 1914, with founding 27 members in an area known then as the Old Race Paths. Several area churches assisted in organizing planting of the church: Bethel, Concord, High Shoals, Mount Pleasant, Sandy Run, and Trinity. These delegates met in the Race Paths School for several years before erecting the first church building in 1916.
January 1952, the congregation moved its services into the current building. Several additions have been made to the current building, including the Educational Wing in 1961, remodeling of the Sanctuary in 1981, and building the Fellowship Hall in 1990.
We, the members of Race Path Baptist Church, Ellenboro, North Carolina, having been led, as we believe, by the spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus Chris as our Savior, and on the profession of our faith, having been baptized by immersion in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, do now, in the presence of God and this assembly, enter into a covenant with each other, as one body in Christ.
We, therefore, agree, by the help of the Holy Spirit and with the Bible, the inspired Word of God as our guide, to walk together in Christian love; to strive for the advancement of this church; to promote spirituality; to sustain its worship, discipline and doctrine; to observe the church ordinances of believer's baptism and the Lord's Supper as authorized by our local church; to contribute cheerfully and regularly of God's tithes and our offerings to the support of the ministry of our church and to the spread of the gospel to all nations.
We agree to encourage personal and family devotions; to educate our children according to our faith; to seek the salvation of the unbeliever; to be just in our dealings, reliable in our responsibilities, and an example to those around us; to abstain from the sale and use of alcohol, drugs, and other substances harmful to our bodies, which are temples of God' to use our influence to combat the abuse of all such harmful substances; and to work untiringly for the advancement of the kingdom of our Savior by witnessing in word and action.
We agree to walk in Christian harmony and watchfulness, giving and receiving assistance with meekness and affection; to pray for one another, to help each other in sickness and sorrow to be slow to get angry; to always be eager for reconciliation, seeking it without delay.
We further agree that, when we move from this area, we will as soon as possible unite with some other church where we can carry our the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God's Word.