A fire of undetermined origin started in the woodshed at the far end of the building in the early morning hours on September 23, 1954.  When the fire was discovered, the church bell was rung to awaken residents in the neighborhood. Firemen from Nepaug, Torrington and Burrville battled the flames and believed they could save the church until the tank trucks ran out of water. Before water could be pumped from a nearby book the church became fully engulfed with flames. The church was destroyed.

During the fundraising efforts to erect a new church, a letter was written by the chairmen, the late John P. Kinsey and the late Carleton Snyder, to friends and members of the church and community, stating that the committee saw "the need of enlarged facilities to be used by our young people of the Sunday School and Youth Fellowship, for the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and also for the various adult organizations for both men and women. The need is great and the opportunity is at hand."

Ground breaking for a new Bakerville Church, located at 1087 Litchfield Turnpike, took place in the fall of 1957.  While under construction, church services were held in the upper room of Bakerville Library. The exterior of the church was built first, followed by construction of the attached Fellowship Hall.  The last service was held in the library on Maundy Thursday, 1958. The church held a worship service in the school auditorium on Palm Sunday of that year and held its first service in the newly constructed Fellowship Hall Easter, April 6, 1958.  The new church was completed in 1960 and the sanctuary was consecrated on December 11, 1960.