Kerrs Chapel Baptist Church (Elon College, N.C.) records
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Kerrs Chapel Baptist Church (Elon College, N.C.) records
- Creator
- Kerrs Chapel Baptist Church (Elon College, N.C.).
- Date
- 1842-1965 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 1.0 microfilm reel(s) / 35mm; positive
- ID
- CRMF25
Biographical and Historical Note
Kerrs Chapel Baptist Church was originally an arm of the Trinity Baptist Church in Caswell County, N.C. and met at Sycamore Grove. The 1843 session of the Beulah Baptist Association had, "granted the request of Trinity Church in relation to constituting an arm of that church at Sycamore Grove into a separate church" and this arm was so constituted into a separate and independent church, November 11, 1843. Kerrs Chapel Baptist Church was also known as Sycamore Grove Baptist Church from 1843-1845. The name was changed to Kerrs Chapel Baptist Church at the March, 1845 church conference to honor John Kerr.
Collection Overview
Reel 1: Church Minute Book, volume 1, 1842-1894: minutes of church conferences from October, 1842 - December, 1894. Church Minute Book, volume 2, 1896 - 1911: minutes of church conferences from March, 1896 - December, 1911; male and female membership roll; church rules and decorum. Church Minute Book, volume 3, 1910-1927: minutes of church conferences from July, 1910 - May, 1927; lists of male and female members, deacons, and church trustees; church rules and decorum; cemetery account, 1925. Church Minute Book, volume 4, 1928-1957: minutes of church conferences from March, 1928 - September 15, 1957; male and female membership roll; unpublished historical sketch of the church and reminiscence of William Underwood. Church Minute Book, volume 5, 1957-1962: minutes of church conferences from October 6, 1957 - December 16, 1962; membership roll. Church Minute Book, volume 6, 1963-1965: minutes of church conferences from January 7, 1963 - September 19, 1965. Church Minute Book (copy), 1842-1938: a pen and ink copy of the minutes in volumes 1-3 and a portion of volume 4. Kerrs Chapel Building Fund records, 1947-1962. Kerrs Chapel Furniture and Decorating Fund records, 1957-1960. Treasurer's Account Book, 1947-1961. Parsonage Building Fund records, 1946- circa 1949, 1951. Church Bulletins, 1963-1965. Church Deeds and Maps, 1920-1965. Photograpghs, circa 1903-1965.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Names
- Beulah Baptist Association.
- Dan Valley Baptist Association.
- Kerrs Chapel Baptist Church (Elon College, N.C.).
- Sycamore Grove Baptist Church (Elon College, N.C.).
- Trinity Baptist Church (Caswell County, N.C.).
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Administrative Information
- 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.