New Hope Baptist Church (Berea, N.C.) Records

CRMF126

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Summary Information

Repository
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Title
New Hope Baptist Church (Berea, N.C.) Records
Creator
New Hope Baptist Church (Berea, N.C.).
Date
1886-1891
Extent
1.0 microfilm reel(s) / Positive; 35mm
ID
CRMF126

Biographical and Historical Note

The church records in this collection were microfilmed by the North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Manuscripts, Raleigh, N.C. in January 1962.

Collection Overview

This microfilm is part of the North Carolina Baptist Historical Collection due to its records for New Hope Baptist Church of Berea, N.C. for 1886-1891; however, it also features the records of two churches of different denominations from the same county (Granville County): Pope's Chapel Christian Church (Pocomoke, N.C.) and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Oxford, N.C.). St. Stephen's is obviously Episcopalian, while Pope's Chapel is a part of the Christian Church, which would later become the United Church of Christ. New Hope's records fill only one volume, while Pope's Chapel's fill five and St. Stephen's fill six. The North Carolina Department of Archives and History, the group responsible for microfilming the records, provides breaks between each church's records. The records for all three churches focus primarily on the minutes of church meetings and lists of church members and clergy, though they also provide insight into church events and finances.

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Finding aid prepared by Processed by Martha Fulton, 2014
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for researchers. 
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Preferred Citation
New Hope Baptist Church, Berea, NC (1886-1891), Pope's Chapel Christian Church, Pocomoke, NC (1859-1961), St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Oxford, NC (1832-1949), CRMF126, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. 

Collection Inventory

  • Pope's Chapel Christian Church (Pocomoke, N.C.) Records (1859-1961)Pope's Chapel Christian Church's records are divided into five volumes. Volume 1 covers 1859-1873, Volume 2 covers 1862-1892, Volume 3 covers 1892-1916, Volume 4 covers 1917-1958, and Volume 5 covers 1959-1961. All volumes contain membership lists and minutes from the years listed. In Volume 1, there are separate membership lists for males, females, and "the colored." The later volumes list membership under the more inclusive heading, "Church Roll." Volume 3 also includes the partially filled out form for Pope's Chapel's "Annual Report to Conference" for the Eastern North Carolina Conference and "The Annual of the Southern Convention" of 1943. Volumes 4 and 5 include a list of former pastors, deacons, trustees, and members of the finance committee.
  • St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Oxford, N.C.) Records (1832-1949)The records for St. Stephen's Episcopal Church are divided into six volumes. Volume 1 covers 1832-1882, Volume 2 covers 1882-1891, Volume 3 covers 1885-1926, Volume 4 covers 1909-1927, Volume 5 covers 1927-1939, and Volume 6 covers 1939-1949. Volume 1 begins with an 1867 note from the rector explaining the organization of the Volume. The volume is divided into lists of baptisms, burials, confirmations, communicants, and marriages with notes concerning the congregation's offerings and the rectors' salaries. Volume 3 shares the same list structure but with the addition of the categories "Families" and "History," which includes the minutes for meetings of the vestry. The remaining volumes provide the minutes for meetings of the vestry and meetings of the congregation, as well as correspondence with the bishop and others, newspaper clippings, church resolutions, and information about the church's spending.
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