Our History

Sign on a brick wall reading "Duck Hill Baptist Church" with the words arranged in three lines.

Duck Hill Baptist Church was established in 1840 at Old Duck Hill, about one mile northwest of present-day Duck Hill. Situated in what then was Carroll County on the old Holly Springs and Middleton stagecoach road, DHBC joined the Yalobusha Baptist Association on October 10th, 1840.

A two-story red brick building with white trim, a small porch with two white columns, surrounded by green lawn and bushes, and a black fence with playground equipment in the background.

  • 1859 - Reverend A.C. Caperton, first pastor of record

  • 1871 - Montgomery Co. (present-day home of Duck Hill) established

  • 1895 - DHBC joins Yazoo Baptist Association

  • 1921 - DHBC joins Montgomery Co. Baptist Association

  • 1939 - Construction begins at present-day location on Main St.

    • Pictured (left) is the Old Sanctuary, constructed in 1939, which now houses our nursery/children’s education

  • 1940 - DHBC celebrates 100 years of exalting Christ

  • 1968 - DHBC moves into current sanctuary (pictured)

  • 1990 - DHBC celebrates 150 years of kingdom work

  • 1998 - Family Life Center is constructed

  • 2025 - we continue the work of exalting Christ and changing lives

Red-brick church with white columns, steeple, and front lawn, surrounded by trees and street lamps, overcast sky.
Empty church sanctuary with wooden pews, stained glass windows, chandeliers, and a pulpit with a microphone.
Church with brick walls, white pillars at entrance, tall steeple, and wreaths on door, under a blue sky with clouds.