| Date | Event |
| 1863 – 1886 | Pastor, Rev. Robert Thomas Hickman |
| 1863, May 6 | Founding members docked and disembarked at Fort Snelling |
| 1866, November 15 | Pilgrim Baptist Church formally chartered in Saint Paul, MN |
| 1870 | Pilgrim Baptist Church built its first sanctuary on Sibley Street near Morris Street in Saint Paul, MN
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| 1886 | Pilgrim Baptist Church moved to Cedar Street and Thirteenth Street |
| 1886 – 1887 | Pastor, Rev. Bird. J. Wilkins |
| 1887 – 1889 | Pastor, Rev. William Gray |
| 1889 – 1893 | Pastor, Rev. Lewis C. Sheafe |
| 1893 – 1895 | Pastor, Rev. Robinson C. Quarles |
| 1895 – 1896 | Pastor, Rev. J. D. Underwood |
| 1897 – 1898 | Pastor, Rev. B. B. Hill |
| 1898 – 1900 | Pastor, Rev. D. S. Orner |
| 1900 – 1909 | Pastor, Rev. W.D. Carter |
| about 1900 | Pilgrim Baptist Churchwomen formed the Ladies Aid Society to organize the church work of women and the sisterhood to serve the needs of the Church and the community |
| 1900, February 16 | Reverend Pastor and Founder Rev. Robert Thomas Hickman died |
| 1910 – 1914 | Pastor, Rev. E. W. McDonald |
| 1914 | Pilgrim members separated to form Memorial Baptist Church at Fuller and Rice in St. Paul |
| 1914 – 1918 | Pastor, Rev. B. N. Murrell |
| 1918 | Pilgrim Baptist’s Churchmen cooperated to help found The Sterling Club and to build its club house |
| 1918 – 1920 | Pastor, Rev. B. H. Hodge |
| 1920s | Pilgrim Baptist Church published the Informer as a weekly newsletter to the community |
| 1922 – 1938 | Pastor, Rev. Lee Ward Harris |
| 1925 | Pilgrim’s Church member and Deacon, Frank Boyd, was a founder of the National Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters |
| 1925 | Pilgrim’s Church member and Deacon, Alexander W. Jordan, was a founder and officer of the Pullman Porter’s Benefit Association |
| 1928 | Pilgrim Baptist Church moved to 732 West Central Ave. |
| 1929 | Pilgrim Baptist Church played a central role in establishing the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |
| 1936 | Rev. Lee Ward Harris was chosen by the Twin Cities Ministerial Alliance as a delegate to the National Negro Congress |
| 1941 – 1944 | Pastor, Rev. S. E. Ware |
| 1942, November | Mr. Thaddeus W. Stepp member of Pilgrim and 2nd Lieutenant fought in the Spanish American War died (photo attached) |
| 1944 – 1965 | Pastor, Rev. Floyd Massey, Jr. |
| 1948-1949 | Education unit added |
| 1955 | Rev. Massey and members of Pilgrim spearheaded the drive to build a new Maxfield Elementary School |
| 1957 | New Pews and Hymnals were installed |
| 1958 | A wicks pipe organ was purchased and installed |
| 1961, October 8 | Pilgrim Baptist Church burned and celebrated the payment of its mortgage |
| 1961, October 8 | The mortgage for the education unit was burned |
| 1962 | Rev. Floyd Massey, Jr. was elected President of the ABC Foreign Mission Societies |
| 1966 – 1970 | Pastor, Rev. Dr. Arthur L. Whitaker |
| 1966-1970, Between | Pilgrim Baptist Church Built Pilgrim Community Housing Plaza and later named Bailey Morris Housing Plaza |
| 1970 – 1976 | Pastor, Rev. Dr. Amos C. Brown, Sr. |
| 1970s | A Moeller Organ was installed |
| 1971-1974 | Rev. Dr. Amos C. Brown, Sr. was President of Minnesota State Baptist Convention |
| 1975 | Stain Glass windows spear-head by Mr. Nathaniel Galloway Sr. a Trustee, and installed |
| 1977 – 1992 | Pastor, Rev. Dr. Earl F. Miller |
| 1988 | Pilgrim Baptist Church hosted the Gospel Music Workshop of America, mass Choir |
| 1992 – 1993 | Pastor, Rev. Jack Thomas (Interim) |
| 1993 – 1996 | Pastor, Rev. Thomas E. Fantroy |
| 1996 – 1998 | Pastor, Rev. Dr. Roy Thompson (Interim) |
| 1999 – 2001 | Pastor, Rev. Dr. Robert L. Stephens, Sr. |
| 2002 – 2004 | Pastor, Rev. Randolph Thompson (Interim) |
| 2004 – Present | Pastor, Rev. Dr. Charles L. Gill, Jr. |
| 2009, August 1 | Walk For Pilgrim |
| 2010 | Under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Charles L. Gill, Jr. and committee chaired by Dr. Nancy Walters, Pilgrim Baptist Church added the Pilgrim Legacy Wing which included an elevator and additional space |
| 2012, October 28 | 150th Anniversary Celebration |
| 2013, November 7 | Installation Service of Pastor Reverend Dr. Charles L. Gill of Pilgrim Baptist Church as the Dean of the Congress of Christian Education, MN State Baptist Convention |
| 2014 | Pastor Reverend Dr. Charles L. Gill of Pilgrim Baptist Church was elected President of the St. Paul Black Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance (S.P.B.I.M.A.) |
| 2016 | Pilgrim Kitchen renovated |
Pilgrim Baptist’s members built Crispus Attucks Old Folks Home and Orphanage
Rev. Lee Ward Harris was elected the first president of the local Twin Cities Council of the National Negro Congress
Pilgrim Baptist Church established the Church Community Credit Union
Pilgrim Academy Pre-School