Vaughan Baptist Church (Vaughan, N.C.) records
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Vaughan Baptist Church (Vaughan, N.C.) records
- Date
- 1897-1965 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 1 microfilm_reel(s) / 35mm; positive
- ID
- CRMF241
Biographical and Historical Note
At the request of the Rev. J. T. Edmundson, the following persons met in the Baptist house of worship at Vaughan, Warren County, N. C. at 3:30 PM, October 31, 1891 to organize a Baptist church: Elders J. T. Edmundson, L. E. Perkinson, Paul Harris, and deacons from Macon, Sharon (now Wise), and others from Littleton and Enterprise Baptist churches. There were thirteen charter members from Enterprise and Littleton Baptist churches. The church met in the old John Vaughan store house until 1898 when they began a new building. Vaughan Baptist Church was previously a member of the Tar River Baptist Association, and is now a member of the Cullom Baptist Association.
Collection Overview
Reel 1: Church Minute Book, volume 1, 1897, 1902-1925 [Broken Series]: Minutes of church conferences from January 7, 1902 to July 5, 1925; organization of the church, October 31, 1897; membership roll; financial records; the church covenant; articles of faith. Church Minute Book, volume 2, 1926-1940: Minutes of church conferences from October 17, 1926 to July 18, 1932; minutes of deacon's meetings, February 23 and July 18, 1932; letters to the Tar River Baptist Association, 1926-1932; membership roll.
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- Publication Information
- Ashley Cyre
- Revision Description
- Revised by Immanuel Eggers, 2021
- Access Restrictions
- This collection is open for use. Permission of the church must be obtained to copy these records in their entirety.
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- Preferred Citation
- Vaughan Baptist Church (Vaughan, N.C.) records (CRMF241), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.