Saron was founded in 1810 by Baptists who originally worshipped in a dwelling house in Capel Hendre.

Thomas came from Cilgerran in Pembrokeshire and was minister of Saron as well as Penrhiwgoch and Sardis, Llanedi until his death in 1858.

[1] During these decades the population of Cross Inn, renamed Ammanford in the 1880s, grew rapidly as it became a major centre of the anthracite coal trade.

Richard Lloyd came to Saron from Caersalem, Dowlais in 1927 and was minister for thirty years until his retirement in 1957.

E. Lyn Rees became minister at Saron in 1966 and served for over fifty years, until his death in September 2024.