Special Collections & Archives

Contains names of church members with amounts pledged for the pastor's (Willoughby Hudgins) salary for the year 1843.

Reedy Creek Baptist Church was founded in 1743 in Macon, N.C. The church is a member of the Cullom Baptist Association. This collections contains news clippings relating to church events and financial records. Included is a list of subscribers (27 names) for the pastor's (Lewis Moore's) salary for 1789.

Tanners Baptist Church was constituted in 1785. It moved and became a part of Warren Plains and Tar River (1841-53, 1880-present) Baptist associations. This collection consists of minutes of church conferences from January 25, 1828 to October 3, 1863 [broken series], including collections for Warren Plains Baptist Church, 1883-1886; membership lists; loose papers; dismissals from the church to form Gardner's Baptist Church (1844); and an undated church property plat.

At the request of the Rev. J.T. Edmundson, Vaughan Baptist Church was organized on October 31, 1897. This collection contains church meeting minutes, including membership lists, articles of faith, and a few minutes of deacons' meetings (1897, 1902-25, 1926-40), financial records, and correspondence. The minutes in Volume 1 are scattered and incomplete.

Warrenton Baptist Church was founded in Warrenton, N.C. The church is a member of the United Shiloh Baptist Association. This collection contains minutes of church conferences, church records, and a Sunday School record book.