Mount Pleasant Baptist Church of Gainesville, Virginia, was founded in 1877. During the early morning hours of August 10, 2012, the church caught fire and was deemed uninhabitable for the present time. Subsequent investigations revealed that the church fire was deliberately set. Click here to read the history of the church and account of the fire.
Click here to view a flyer about a Yard Sale that the church is sponsoring to raise funds to rebuild.