Middlefield United Baptist Church

The Middlefield Baptist Church congregation was formed in 1856 and later that year this church was constructed. This church is a fine example of a Baptist meeting house, a common style among Baptists in early to mid-nineteenth century Atlantic Canada. This style is often characterized by its small and rather plain facility, with no steeple, and gothic embellishments. The front entrance was often on the gable end, with either two entrances, one on the left and right sides of the front façade, one meant for the men and the other for women; or a centrally placed doorway. In this case there is one doorway, giving a hint to the type of mindset the original congregation had.

Some of the most striking features of this building are found on the front façade. Near the peak on the gable end are two oversized gothic style, curved top, windows situated next to each other with a small round window positioned between the two on the top. Along the eaves on the gable end and on the sides of the building there wasere a lot of architecturally significant detailing's, including gingervbread mouldings.s. Along each side of the structure were three simple rectangular windows. One of theA unqiueunique features of this structure was the amount of architechuralarchitectural embelishmentsembellishments found on a style of church building that is more associated with function rather than architechuralarchitectural details.

Originally this church had a cast iron stove that supplied the heat and oil lamps for light. In 1945 electric lights were installed, which illuminated the church until the last service was held in 1985, with only 12 members remaining. In 2020, it was decided to dismantle the building and salvage as much building material as possible.

Information provided by Wooden Churches of Nova Scotia.