Churchland is an unincorporated

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 community in Boone Township, Davidson County, North Carolina

Davidson County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 149,331 people, 58,156 households, and 42,512 families residing in the county. The population density was 267 people per square mile . There were 62,432 housing units at an average density of 113 per square mile...

 located along NC Highway 150 southwest of Lexington, North Carolina

Lexington, North Carolina

Lexington is the county seat of Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 19,953. It is located in central North Carolina, twenty miles south of Winston-Salem. Major highways include I-85, U.S. Route 29, U.S. Route 70, U.S. Route 52 ...

. Churchland Baptist Church and Churchland Elementary School are centered in the Churchland community.

Churchland Baptist Church

Churchland Baptist Church's name has changed several times through the years. It was originally constituted May 17, 1837 by Elders Joseph Pickler and Josiah Wiseman, pastors of Fork Church and Jersey churches as the "Baptist Church of Christ at Piney Meeting House". Former pastors include Rev. J. O. Walton, Rev. Tony Gurgannus, Rev. Everette Chapman, Rev. Dale R. Martin, Rev. Dr. Paul Millwood, Dr. Stephen Martin, Rev. Noel Schoonmaker and (currently) Rev. Ray Nance Howell IV. For the 150th anniversary, the church history was published in a compilation titled Reflections, by Hugh E. Greene and Vernelle S. Greene.

Churchland Elementary School

The current site of Churchland Elementary School was originally Churchland High School until 1957 when the "new" West Davidson High School opened. Both are part of the Davidson County School System. The name and grades then changed to the elementary school. History has it that the original school on this site was founded in the early 1900s by Mr. Hasty. A detailed article can be found in the Volume 9, Number 2, Spring 1977 issue of Homespun, a Davidson County periodical.

Business

Aside from a few small workshops and stores, the only major business located in Churchland is Orrell's Food Service. Orrell's is one of the largest food distributors in Central North Carolina with distribution all over the State and Southern Virginia. The business operates from its office and warehouse on Highway 150. Orrell's Cold Storage was founded in 1954 by the brothers, Herman and Roy Orrell. The 800 square feet (74.3 m²) facility offered Custom Butchering and Processing of Beef and Pork. Within a couple of years Herman purchased Roy's interest in the business and in 1962 was joined by his son Tony who is President and CEO of Orrell's Food Service today.