Reel 1: Church Minutes, volume 1, 1849-1883: minutes of church conferences from June 18, 1849 - December 8, 1883; rules of decorum; male, female, and African-American membership rolls; copy of church deed (1835), recorded, 1858; list of pastors, 1849-1882; lists of male and female deaths; list of deceased and excommunicated members; and miscellaneous memoranda. Subjects include the appointment of delegates to the association; the ordination of the deacons; a 1850 deed to the cemetery; financial matters; improvements andrepairs to church property; the licensing and subsequent ordination of Thomas W. Matthews (1867, 1970, 1881); the licensing of Orron Teel Edwards, 1876; the ordinations of Maloy Jordan (1862) and Lane A. Hutson (1850); the reception, discipline, and dismissal of church members; special collections for missionary purposes (1868) and the Sandy Creek Bible Society; the selection of a pastor; and committee reports and appointments.