1940-1949:  :   Bruce Reed served as Church Clerk the entire decade of the 1940s.

1940:   Zion Hill called Rev. J. L. (Jepp) Helton as pastor. He served through 1945. Preacher Helton was born July 30, 1904, to Harrison and Polly Helton. He was saved when he was 13 years old. He was ordained by Shiloh Baptist Church, December 23, 1923, when he was 19 years old. He was married to Lela Clark and had 5 children. One of the highlights of his ministry at Zion Hill occurred in 1944 when he baptized 26. Preacher Helton went home to be with the Lord on July 31, 1979, after a long and fruitful ministry.

1940:  The Fifty-fifth Annual Session of the Sevier County Association of Baptists met with the Zion Hill Baptist Church, September 10, 1940, and was called to order at 9:30 A. M. by the Moderator J. A. Kyker. Opening song -- Sweet By and By. Song service throughout the meeting was led by Roy Ingle.

1943:  February 14 - Zion Hill Baptist Church building burned after the morning services. The building was made of wood and consisted of 5 classrooms in addition to the sanctuary. Insurance value of the building was $2,000.00. Congregation met in the Zion Hill Schoolhouse while church building was rebuilt.

1943:  December 6, debt on the new building paid in full. Building cost $8,551.54. Pews cost $1,167.46.

1943:  Fourth Sunday in August, congregation met in the basement of the new church building. Message was brought by Rev. S. C. Buckner, Cleveland, TN.

1943:  September, church elected Lewis Byrd janitor for one year and also to take care of the graveyard for $150. 00 per year.

1943:  Cost to rebuild church: $9922.81. Building committee for the new church building consisted of Otis Baker, W. R. Conner, and W. H. Pitner.

1944:  April 30 - the Zion Hill Baptist Church met for and all day service for the purpose of Dedication of the new church. Those who preached were Rev. Sam Atchley, Rev. S. H. Clark, and Rev. J. Harold Smith. Then lunch. After lunch, Rev. W. E. Conner preached the Dedication Sermon. Rev. C. D. Martin spoke, then prayer by Rev. Sam Atchley, then adjourned. The committee composed of Rev. J. L. Helton, pastor; Rev. J. L. Carr, Roy Ingle, Boyd Clark, and Bruce Reed. (Taken from church minutes)

1944:  October 8 - the Zion Hill Baptist Church met on Sunday. The church was called to order by the Pastor, who read a letter from a Chaplain in France stating that Johnnie Green had been baptized by him and that Johnnie Green wanted to join the Zion Hill Baptist Church. A motion and it seconded to take Johnnie Green in on enrollment. Rev. J. L. Helton, moderator Bruce Reed, Church Clerk. (Taken from minutes)

1944:  W. R. Conner & family donated the bell for the new church building.

1944:  Fifth Sunday in April set aside for Dedication of new building.

1944:  Took an offering for the Red Cross. Received $59.56.

1944:  May 13 - Observed the Lord's Supper. Rev. Helton helped by Rev. J. L. Carr and Rev. Holmes Galyon.

1944:  Revival in August led by Rev. Tommy Roberts from Third Creek Baptist Church. Had 15 professions and baptisms.

1945:  At April business meeting, congregation selected Mrs. Winfred Norton, Mrs. Andy Rogers, and Reba Carr to make out program for Decoration.

1945:  Revival led by J. Harold Smith.

1946:  Roy Arwood came as pastor and stayed one year. He was born July 5, 1918, to John and Adra Arwood. He was married to Lois Reagan and had 2 daughters, Judy and Freddie Sue. He was ordained by Union Valley in 1940. He will be remembered for the churches he started, including Bells Chapel and Fellowship Baptist in Lenoir City. He passed away March 4, 1985 and is buried in Lake Side Cemetery, Lenoir City.

1947:  J. H. Blair was called to serve as pastor. He served until 1953 and pastored two churches at the same time. He preached at Providence Baptist Church on 411 the 1st and 3rd Sundays and Zion Hill the 2nd and 4th Sundays.

1947:  May 27 - Zion Hill Baptist Church made a $5.00 deposit to the Sevier County Electric System to get on line for electricity.

1949:  Held mission led Vacation Bible School, July 18-22, supervised by Gladys Longly, state Sunday School Department.

1949:  Zion Hill organized a Training Union. Winfred McCarter was chosen as the first superintendent. Enrollment the first year totalled 109 with an average of 77.