In the year of 1866 (the year after the Emancipation of slaves), a few white members of Brush Creek Baptist Church (established one mile up the road in 1824) helped the few Blacks (Brays’ and Wrenns’) in the area establish a church. One of the white members, Dan Lambert (b. 26 Apr 1835 - d. 8 Feb 1920), created the name “Lambert Chapel Baptist Church.”

A log cabin building was the place to worship, and Reverend Banks was the first pastor. (He and his wife are buried in the Mount Pleasant cemetery.) Mr. Alfred Bray, a white man, was the first secretary from 1851-1931.

Before building a new framed building (one-half mile Southwest of present day Lambert), the church was under the leadership of Reverend Lamber Edwards, Reverend E. B. Curby, and Reverend E. M. Mason. The building burned down, and the fifth pastor, Reverend E. F. Hopkins of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, assisted in building another building.

The project began on Easter Monday in 1907 and was completed in time to have Sunday School in it the following Sunday.

 In 1916, Reverend A. T. Tuck of Goldston, North Carolina (the sixth and ninth pastor between the years of 1911 - 1926) contributed in painting the inside and outside, as well as adding seats for pews. The church at that time was part of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Association.

Reverend Tuck led a delegation of thirteen churches from the western district of the association through a letter to the parent association to form the Deep River Missionary Baptist Association. Deep River celebrated it’s one hundred year history on October 8, 2016 at First Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, Sanford, NC.

Reverend James S. Stewart (New Hill, NC) replaced Reverend Tuck before filling a position in the New Hope Association.

He was followed by Reverend O. P. Foster (Liberty, NC), who helped build the ministers’ sitting area behind the pulpit.

 With the aid of the tenth pastor (1932 – 1940), Reverend A. F. McCleave (Siler City, NC), the church was re-roofed and the interior was painted.

 Under Lambert’s eleventh pastor’s (Reverend D. F. Brown of Durham, NC) guidance in 1940, the church’s roof was recovered and the church received: a foyer, four classrooms, a baptizing pool, a pastor’s study, a basement, a kitchen, a new piano, a new pulpit set, new pews, and new windows.

Also electrical lights and a new heating system were installed, as well as adding brick veneer, paneling, carpeted, and a water fountain.

By the year of 1976, Reverend L. B. Cameron became Lambert’s twelfth ordained minister. Under his care, the youth became active in the church, forming the first youth choir (The Little Stars). Also, Vacation Bible School and Christian Education were started.

The following improvements were done: a stationary sign with the church’s and pastor’s names (donated by Mr. & Mrs. John Scotton in memory of Mrs. Scotton’s mother, Mrs. Ida Graves Spinks), air conditioner installed, upstairs converted into classrooms, floor carpeted, Pastor’s Study was renovated, basement/kitchen added, and parking area improved.

After Reverend Cameron’s death in October 1980, Lambert Chapel’s assistant pastor Reverend William Harrington of Sanford, NC became its pastor in March of 1981.

The Lambert Chapel Missionary Baptist Church adopted its first Constitution by the congregation on June 11, 1982. Under the leadership of Reverend William Harrington, Worship Services were expanded and held every Sunday; conducting Bible Training Unit (B.T.U.) every first Sunday; and the Gospel Choir, and the Voices of Praise were organized.

The church purchased additional land for the cemetery, renovated the old Sanctuary,

and built a new Fellowship Hall.

On November 14, 1993, the Church’s renovation mortgage was burned.

In 1999, the church became incorporated. The church was incorporated under the laws of the State of North Carolina, so that it may own, provide and/or maintain a place of worship (including suitable real estate and buildings), receive, hold and disburse gifts, bequests and funds, and/or do all and sundry things necessary or incident to carry on such purpose. A new sanctuary was constructed, sidewalks around the exterior, expanded and upgraded the parking area, repainted the facility, built and upgraded the office upstairs, reupholstered the Pulpit furniture, and replaced the signs and Hymn books. While the physical structure expanded, the

church family expanded and The Children’s Church was organized.

On May 28, 2010, the church’s new sanctuary mortgage was burned.

Church purchased a 25 passenger bus in order to establish a bus ministry. Brother’s Shelton Williams, Sr. and Alfred Graves became official bus drivers. The bus was used quite often for bringing youth to vacation bible school. The bus was paid off in 2015.

The church began its recognition and celebration of 150 years as a ministry. Some of the Highlights of the 2015-2016 year include the following:

Fall Harvest Festival ministry and community fellowship Activities led by Sister Bridget Paige and various church auxiliaries was held on October 29, 2015. Activities included opening praise service, hay rides, horse riding, church skit, choirs singing, adult and children games and prizes and lunch. The church extended a warm welcome to all those that attended from the community and opened the door for those who don’t know Christ the opportunity to know him.

Relay for Life led by Sister Alice Craven and Mae Paige to raise funds for Cancer. Many members contributed by donating funds and their time.

Youth Choir Food Drive for Thanksgiving 2015 led by Sister Bridget Paige through church and family contributions provided 94 lbs of food to the Siler City Food Bank. Additional funds to support this activity came from the annual thanksgiving program led by Sister Mildred Bond which raised $100.00.

Lambert Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Deaconess led by Sister Gwendolyn Hanner and Alice Craven feeds the family of a church member a Thanksgiving Meal on November 25, 2015.

Visitation by the youth, deacons, deaconess, trustees and the pastor occurred in the spring of 2016. Members visited included sister Louise Siler, Bernice and Robert Jordan, Dewey Shamburger, and Brother John Scotten.

The Carl and Debra Paige Family donated cakes for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Children’s Day and other missionary activities.

On November 6, 2016 the church held a 150-year celebratory banquet at Best Foods Cafeteria, Siler City, NC at 5pm. The program was led by Sister Belissa Lee and Brother Hoyte Lee.

Activities included dinner, singing by the Youth Choir, Spiritual Harmonizers, and the Morning Star Gospel Singers. Several members presented family legacy moments and Reverend Barry Gray from First Baptist Siler City was the guest speaker for the evening. Memorabilia celebrating 150 years was provided to each family.

The church renovated the Old sanctuary to become the WA Harrington Multipurpose center in honor of our pastor who has served for almost 40 years. The classrooms, dining hall, pastors study were renovated as well. Church Audiovisual Technology has been installed and the Church utilizes internet, facebook, and zoom technology for church ministry.

Reverend Leon Seymore became Interim Pastor in October of 2020 after the passing of Reverend William Harrington. He served in that capacity until January 2022.

On January 2, Reverend Kevin Leake became the 14^th Pastor of Lambert Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. He immediately went to work on the Pastoral task at hand utilizing the 5-year strategic plans with adjustments as his guide and working on unfinished business. He started by developing a theme for the entire first Year of his ministry (Capturing the Hearts of God’s People). He centered his preaching and teaching around that theme. He met with the Board of Deacons on a regular basis to establish a working relationship and set guidelines which would allow them to work together for the good of the church. He developed the church’s first logo which has been used extensively to market and brand the church and its mission. He initiated and prepares his sermons utilizing various techniques of delivery including audiovisual technology, making sure there was always an introduction, a message in the body of the sermon, with points of application, and summary recap of the message providing a road map for our weekly understanding and application. He maximized the use of Zoom technology, Facebook, and YouTube streaming, through leading the church to purchase and update sound and video