History:
The Lens Creek Baptist Church for several years was a mission of the Browns Town Baptist Church of Marmet, West Virginia. On September 9 1899, several
brethren and sisters of the Browns Town Baptist Church requested letters to organize the Browns Town Mission into an independent church at Hernshaw, West Virginia, to be known as the Lens Creek Baptist Church. The original church building was erected in 1900 and completed in 1903. On July 8, 1900, the church met and called T. G. Bonham as the first pastor. Pastor Bonham served the church until September 1, 1901.

On March 16, 1902, the church met and called J. S. Poe as pastor. Pastor Poe served until September 1, 1906. During his pastorate, the church was built on a
lot given by Mrs. Marion Smith which was located at the mouth of Four Mile Road in Hernshaw