The Third Free-Will Baptist Church of Bowdoinham was organized July 5, 1836. They held their Quarterly Meetings and Conferences at the Ridge School House, on July 20, 1836 Articles of Agreement were signed for the building of a meeting house. This meeting house was dedicated on July 12, 1838. Rev. Silas Curtis preaching the sermon. In 1895 the old meeting house was repaired and rededicated during the pastorate of Rev. Humphrey Small. The church was in quite regular use until 1914 and since then usually one or two services have been held there each year.

Bicentennial Booklet 1962