[1] It was established on April 23, 1950 and sits on grounds that were previously occupied by the Amelia Presbyterian Church.
Tomlinson, Clyde Bishop, Lester Curtis and James Lee Hall.
The church continued to grow and by the early 1960s, the building ran four Sunday School rooms, a basement Fellowship Hall, kitchen and storage area.
By the late-1960s, a plan was proposed by the Presbytery for a cluster system to be formed among the Rennie Memorial, the Amelia, the Pine Grove and the Mattoax churches.
These four churches called their first pastor in January 1974 and ACTS (Amelia Cluster Teens) group became very active in the community.
Rennie Memorial opted to have services early on Sunday mornings to accommodate such a necessity, while the Mattoax and the Pine Grove congregations worshiped together with the same minister.
The Mattoax and the Pine Grove congregations continued to worship together with their pastor, the Rev.