First Baptist Church was organized on October 31, 1812, by Thomas Rigdon, Pastor of the Baptist Church of New Lisbon, and William West, Pastor of the Bethesda Baptist Church of Ohio. They were called to Miller's Station for the purpose of organizing a Regular Baptist Church, designated by the name Lebanon.
The first order of the duly organized Baptist Church was to declare a Baptist Declaration of Faith, Covenant, Constitution, and Rules of Decorum. Immediately following the organization there were 5 admitted to membership: Margaret Hayes, Prudence Loomis, John Daniel, Jonas Clark, and Barbara Adams.
Rev. George Miller was chosen as pastor on January 10, 1813, and ordained on October 22, 1814. In August of 1822, a committee was appointed to draft plans for a meeting house, which was erected on land which is now Miller Station Cemetery. The deed included the graveyard to be a part of the Baptist property. In 1830, the graveyard was enclosed and the meeting house was finished.
In 1830, the church records state that the church is called, The Regular Baptist Church of Rockdale Township. Also that year, Elder Amos Williams was contacted to preach half-time as the health of Rev. Miller was failing. Rev. Miller died on June 21, 1832, and Rev. Amos Williams succeeded him.
In 1835, plans began for a second house of worship. And agreement with Bailey Fullerton to purchase a lot on Venango Avenue, north of Old State Road (now site of old Cambridge Springs School) to erect a meeting house. The cost of building was met with cash, materials of all sorts and labor of many men.
On April 18, 1868 proceedings were begun to erect the third (and present) house of worship. It included a steeple bell and was dedicated on December 23, 1869.
In 1874, it was moved and carried to build a parsonage on the northwest corner of the church lot.
George Miller, Barbara Miller, Lyddia Anderson, Alex Anderson, James Anderson, Isaac Kelley, John Langley, Mary Langley, Polly Clark, Christine Miller, and Elizabeth Daniel.
Rev. George Miller 1812-1832
Rev. Amos Williams 1832-1835
Rev. John Hicks 1835-1842, 1846-1847
Rev. F. Kidder 1842-1845
Elder Waldon 1847-1848
Rev. O.L. Crittendon 1848-1853
Rev. Rufus Peet 1854
Rev. E.M. Nige 1856-1857
Rev. T. Hendryx 1857-1861
Elder Bingham 1861-1864
Elder John Hicks 1865
Rev. Morman Thomas 1865-1872
Elder Ross Ward 1872-1874
Elder John Burke 1874-1876
Elder J.S. Johnson 1876
Rev. A.S. Thompson 1878-1880
Rev. H.H. Leany 1881-1883
Rev. S.T. Dean 1883-1888
Rev. Wm. T. Hughes 1888-1890
Rev. L.B. Underwood 1891-1892, 1894-1905
Rev. W.H. Craig 1892-1894
Rev. H.I. Steward 1905-1908
Rev. W.H. Crawford 1908-1912
Rev. L.F. Taylor 1912-1913
Rev. R.R. Ray 1913-1914
Rev. Edward F. Randall 1915-1916
Rev. J. Franklin Cuthrell 1916-1918
Rev. J. Walter Barnes 1918-1921
Rev. Ralph F. Stafford 1922-1927
Rev. Everett Chapman 1927-1928
Rev. W.E. Neuer 1929-1935
Rev. Charles E. Smith 1935-1938
Rev. M.M. Clark, acting 1939-1940
Rev. Cortland V. Smith 1940-1942
Rev. Herbert Brownlee 1942-1947
Rev. J.H.D. Good 1948-1949
Rev. Howard C. Blanchard 1950-1958
Rev. John A. Waugaman 1959-1966
Rev. Arthur A. Fuller 1966-1970
Rev. John Morris, acting 1971-1972
Rev. Richard C. Hampton 1972-1980
Rev. Rodney A. Beardsley 1981-2021
Rev. Dr. Steven Prinz 2021-Present