Jesus spoke these immortal words in the Holy Writ when He said:  
“Upon this rock I’ll build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail
against it” (Matthew 16:18).

This statement was taken literally in the Year of Our Lord, 1890 by a
dedicated minister of the Word in the person of Rev. H.E. Darrington.  This
congregation organized a church south of the present site in a log cabin, which
at that time was the old Humdy Schoolhouse.

The church was organized on the letters of Sis. Laura Johnson, (formerly of 
Calvary Baptist Church) and brother A.L. Davidson (from Gainesville, Texas.  
The first candidate for baptism was Bro. Nick Antwine.  Under the leaderships
of Rev. H.E. Darrington through Rev. J.W. Alexander (1890-1946), two church
buildings had been constructed on this present site.

Through the divine working of the Holy Spirit and effectual fervent prayers of
righteous saints, God has sent 22 pastors to Mt. Pleasant Church during the
time span of 1890-2007.  Rev. H.E. Darrington was the first pastor and Rev.
Kirk Rushing is the present pastor.  Mt. Pleasant has been under the
leadership of many great, zealous, and spirit-filled pastors.  The pastors who
served this church from 1890-1946 were:  Rev. H.E. Darrington, Rev. G.W.
Hall, Rev. B.E. Givens, Rev. A.L. Davis, Rev. T.F. Fisher, Rev. C.H. Wilson,
Rev. T.C. Collins, Rev. D.B. Hill, Rev. J.W. Ruff, Rev. H.D. Spears, and Rev.
J.H. Alexander.  God established these pastors at Mt. Pleasant for 1946-1963:  
Rev. J.J. Johnson, Rev. J.W. Fowler, Rev. E.C. Beatty, Rev. O.C. Willis, and
Rev. Tommy Curry.  During the years 1963-1984, God planted Rev. Paul
Henderson in His sacred pulpit.  Rev. Paul Henderson served and labored here
for a span of twenty years.  The church was blessed from 1963-1996 with these
faithful pastors:  Rev. C.R. Cooper, Rev. Edell Heggins, Rev. Tyrone Turner,
and Rev. Carl Loftis.  Each of these past overseers has passed the baton of a
spiritual legacy to his successor, due to their high-spirited drive and a firm
belief in Jesus Christ.  This spiritual legacy of faith, trust, and obedience has
blessed and impacted a multitude of generations.  This spiritual legacy is built
on The Solid Rock, and that Solid Rock is Jesus Christ.
During this one hundred fifteen year time span, we have been blessed with 22
deacons and 18 deaconesses.  Our first deacons were Bro. Joe Patton, Bro. H.
D. Hood, Bro S.M. Forbes, Bro. J.B. Kirk, Bro. J.H. Pyles, and Bro. W.M.
Whitlow.  We have been blessed with four church clerks—Bro. J.W. Wirt, Sis.
Sallie Davidson, Sis. Mary Forbes, and Sis. Carolyn Pirtle.

The Washita and Caddo Missionary Baptist District Association was organized
the first Sunday in March 1891, at the Calvary Baptist Church in Berwyn,
Oklahoma with two churches participating.  Mt. Pleasant was one of the two
churches.  The name was changed in 1905 to Chickasaw Nation thus eventually being called the Chickasaw Missionary Baptist District
Association.  Rev. H.E. Darrington and Rev. T.F. Fisher made outstanding
contributions to the growth and spiritual strength of the Chickasaw District
Association with innovative and progressive ideas during their tenures as
moderator and vice-moderator.  Bro. J.W. Wirt (Mt. Pleasant's first church
clerk) served as Chickasaw District Treasurer.  Rev. H.E. Darrington also
served as treasurer of the Oklahoma State Baptist Convention.  Many of our
current members are keeping up this tradition by holding offices in the
Chickasaw District.  Mt. Pleasant is affiliated with the Oklahoma State
Baptist Convention and the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc.

The ministries of our church include:  Women Mission Union, Young Adults,
Brotherhood, Ushers, Youth Department, Christian Education Department,
Sunday School, Music Department, Trustees, Deacons, and Deaconesses.  Our
Outreach Ministries consist of Loaves and Fishes, Ardmore Adult Day
Services, Senior Citizens Nutrition Center, Sunshine Industries, Children’s
Shelter of Southern Oklahoma, Pregnancy Resource Clinic, Langston Baptist
Student Union, a community garden, and nursing home visitations.  We
contribute regularly to the foreign mission, Camp Burge, and Oklahoma
School of Religion.

Mt. Pleasant takes seriously the edicts of the Church Vovenant.  This church
family believes in living in covenant relationship with each other.  There is a
solemn agreement between members that we will walk together according to
the precepts of the Gospel in brotherly love.  We are religiously educating the
church family through a very active Sunday School, Wednesday night Bible
Study, Christian Education Classes, and Chickasaw District Congress classes.

In the spirit of advancement, God sent Mt. Pleasant a visionary on March 9,
1997, in the form of Rev. Kirk D. Rushing.  God planted a vision at this sacred
place to build a new edifice in the Precious Name of Our Heavenly Father.  
The seed for this vision was planted on June 4, 1999.  The visibility of this
vision began with the groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday, May 23, 2003.  
Let us remember:  A journey of one thousand miles begins with one step.  
Proverbs 29:28 says:  “Where there is no vision, the people perish.”  The
vision turned into reality on Sunday, June 13, 2004 on our 114th church
anniversary.

Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church has come a mighty long way from a log cabin
(1890) to a brand new edifice (2004)!  AND THAT’S MIGHTY GOOD NEWS!  
Let us pay homage to the pioneers of this church, who paved the way for us.  
Those who have stacked those old hymn books, closed their Bibles, stuck their
swords in the golden sand of time—to study war no more, crossed that chilly
Jordan River, and planted their feet firmly in Glory Land.  We thank and
honor you for the spiritual legacy we inherited from you.

Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church hears 1 Kings 9:3 ringing in her ears which says,
“And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication,
that thou hast made before me.  I have hallowed this house, which thou has
made before me.  I have hallowed this house, which thou has built, to put my
name there forever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there always.”

Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church has been on the battlefield for 117
years with Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as our Commander-in-Chief,
forever looking unto Jesus who is the author and finisher of our faith.

THE CHURCH WERE LOVE, ACCEPTANCE, AND FORGIVENESS EXIST!