Rejoice! "Lest we never forget where we came from."

In the year of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ 1875, through Mother Lena, at the corner of Ward (now known as Houston) and Davis Streets, a prayer circle was formed. These Prayer Meetings grew and the Holy Spirit was moved to organize the Shiloh Baptist Church, May 15, 1875. The first Pastor was called, ordained and installed. Since that early date, the Lord has allowed His Church to remain a vital, soul-saving force in the LaVilla Community for 120 years. We have had twelve Pastors, all men endowed with the Holy Spirit. In the year of 1932, after the death of Pastor C. T. Dorrah, the Church called the late Reverend A. B. Coleman, Sr. Under the leadership of this notable man of vision, this Church grew to be the leading Baptist Church in the city. God endowed him with the vision to build the edifice in which we worship today. He retired in 1976, after serving as Pastor for 44 years. In 1978, the Church called Reverend Eugene Pryor, who served as Pastor until 1984, then he resigned. In 1986, Reverend James Matthews, Jr. was called as Pastor. He served until his resignation in October of 1992.

While the Church was a flock without a shepherd, God sent a young man to preach for us on the first Sunday in December of 1992. A young man from Dallas, Texas of national prominence. Little did we know that God had sent Shiloh its Pastor. An all wise God blessed Shiloh, and on the first Sunday in April, 1993, Pastor Darrell L. Gilyard, Sr. became the shepherd of this flock. His leadership was a blessing to all of us, under his leadership more than 7,000 members joined this fellowship. Darrell L. Gilyard served Shiloh until his resignation in December 2007. 

On July 30, 2008, Shiloh ended a seven month search for a pastor when the church unanimously called Pastor H.B. Charles, Jr., a young man from Los Angeles, California as Pastor.  God has blessed Shiloh with a pastor that exhibits God's love from his heart and teaches the Word of God from the Bible.  We rejoice in the work that God has yet to reveal to us as Pastor Charles writes the next chapter in Shiloh's history.