Pleasant Hill UMC has been a community of faith serving the area around Fuller Mill Road since well before the Civil War. While the "church" as a faith community was in the area as early as 1821, officially the church was established (chartered) in 1855 as one of the five churches that made up the Thomasville Circuit of early Methodism in this area.
Since 1855 the five churches that made up the Thomasville Circuit have changed radically due to demographic changes as well as the advent of the car allowing for quicker travel over longer distances; and while some of those churches disbanded, Pleasant Hill has remained strong and even grown.
In the 1950s Pleasant Hill built its current southern chapel style sanctuary. It stood then and stands today as a reflection of both the people and the faith of those at Pleasant Hill: A people who, while not themselves simple, valued then and value today the simplicity of a practical, clear, kind, and deep faith in Christ and love for their community.
In the 1980s, as the church expanded and realized the need for more community space, Pleasant Hill built their current fellowship hall to be a warm and inviting place to gather.
Things began to change for Pleasant Hill as it moved into the 21st century. With High Point, Thomasville, Greensboro, and Asheboro expanding in the direction of Pleasant Hill, the church found itself beginning to change from a small simple church of farmers and folk who live in the country, to a growing church increasingly filled with young families who seek a solid community of faith in which to raise their children and themselves grow their spiritual lives.