Sparta First Baptist Church (Sparta, N.C.) records
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Sparta First Baptist Church (Sparta, N.C.) records
- Creator
- Sparta First Baptist Church (Sparta, N.C.).
- Date
- 1884-1971 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 1.0 microfilm reel(s) / 35mm; postive
- ID
- CRMF11
Biographical and Historical Note
Sparta First Baptist Church is located in Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina. The church was constituted August 30, 1884. A member of the Alleghany and Ashe Association, 1884-1896; received into the Alleghany Association, 1897. The first building, 1884-1925, a one room frame structure, 30' x 40', with plain glass windows, had a seating capacity of 300. The present building, built in 1925, is a brick structure with plain glass windows and a seating capacity of 500; was dedicated in 1930. There is also an educational building, constructed in 1959. Church membership in 1897, 24; 1907, 24; 1915, 15; 1927, 57; 1938, 106; 1963, 282.
Collection Overview
Reel 1: Church Minute Book, volume 1, 1885-1928: minutes of church conferences from April 19, 1885 - October 14, 1928; church covenant; articles of faith; notation of deed (back cover of volume); accounts of money received, circa 1925-1926; membership rolls, 1865, 1906, 1921. Church Minute Book, volume 2, 1933-1952: minutes of monthly church conferences from November, 1933 - July, 1952; membership rolls, lists of deacons and trustees; a memorial to deceased members; rules and by-laws, 1948; recommendations for a quorum. Church Minute Book, volume 3, 1956-1963: minutes of monthly church conferences from July, 1956 - October 20, 1963; alphabetical and chronological membership rolls.
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- Publication Information
- Finding aid prepared by Ashley Cyre, July 2011
- Conditions Governing Use note
- Permission of the church must be obtained to copy these records in their entirety.