There is no written history of Concord Methodist Church so we know little of the first one hundred years. Our deed, which is found in the Northampton County courthouse (D.B. lO, p. l72), shows that a building for public worship was located here before the seven trustees, Jordan, Luke, Harrison, Finner, Jordan, Fennell and Dupree, bought the one acre from Smith. What kind of building was this? When was the church organized? How many people attended services? How was the name "Concord" selected? These questions we cannot answer. But we do know that the deed was dated Nov. 6, 1794, and recorded at the courthouse Dec. 10, 1795. 
 
Most of the names of the trustees are no longer found in the neighborhood. But in 1795, James W. Clark owned the land to the east, Robert Finney's land joined Clark's, Dupree's Crossroads is a few miles to the west and Jordans were in the area within memory. The Harris family came later as did the Moodys, Longs, Parkers, Whiteheads and others.  

Many have asked if this building was constructed 200 years ago. We do not know for sure, but the man who checked for termites reported that the construction underneath was of that time period. There has apparently been no change to the outside except the addition of the chimney.

We do not know if the alter, pulpit and chairs were here originally. However, some changes have been made in the interior furnishings. Sometime in the 30s the choir was raised and chairs  purchased for that area. Mrs. Effie Moody and Mrs. Annie Long made a burgundy curtain for that as the pulpit chairs were covered in that color at that time. Before this work was done, the northeast corner was just as the northwest corner is now, with three pews, and an upright piano stood by the back window. An organ had been used until about 1930 with Mary Harris as organist. 

Around 1950, electricity replaced the oil lamps that had hung by the windows. A big wood-burning stove was used to warm the building. This was replaced with gas in the 50s. The floor is made of wide pine boards with no sub flooring. Here and there were knot holes in the boards where the earth could be seen below and cold air came through in the winter! In 1984, with help from some of our good friends, we were able to carpet the floor. About that time the color was also changed to blue in the choir curtain, pulpit chairs and the drapes that were added. 

The generation that has now passed on used to tell of the all day meetings with picnics on the grounds under the many large oaks. Buggies and wagons were the means of transportation. Mr. J.T. Moody, who died in 1935, was the last to come by buggy. By then most everyone had a T-model! 

Until sometime in the 50s, the services were held in the afternoon. There were four Sunday school classes. The adults sat in the northeast area with Laura Long as their teacher for many years; the beginners were in the northwest corner with Grace Whitehead teaching; the juniors were by the back window on the east with Effie Moody as teacher and the teens by the back window on the west with Anna Harris teaching. Charlie Edwards was Sunday school superintendent and Jenus Long was treasurer. Once each year there was a Quarterly Meeting and representatives from the other churches on the charge came to take, care of business. 

One big event of each year was Children's Day. All the children were dressed in white as they marched into the church. Each one had a "piece" to say, and songs were sung. At Christmas there was another children's program. There was always a huge Christmas tree and Santa came in to give gifts to every child. After the Easter service, there was always an Easter egg hunt for the children. The early morning Easter service and the Homecoming Day were not begun until the 50s or 60s, but there was, every year, the week of revival in August. Many visitors came and it was a highlight of the year.  

It seems that with each generation the population of the neighborhood has decreased and so has the church attendance.