Mount Ruhama Baptist Church (Maiden, N.C.) records

CRMF342

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Summary Information

Repository
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Title
Mount Ruhama Baptist Church (Maiden, N.C.) records
Creator
Mount Ruhama Baptist Church (Maiden, N.C.).
Date
1880-1968
Extent
1.0 microfilm reel(s) / 35 mm; positive
ID
CRMF342

Biographical and Historical Note

Mount Ruhama Baptist Church was organized on August 3, 1816. The church was originally located in Lincoln County. Later, the church moved to Catawba County where it had secured a location for a building.

Collection Overview

This collection consists of a single reel of microfilm containing eight minute books for Mount Ruhama Baptist Church of Maiden, North Carolina. Book 1 covers the period from 1880 to 1893. Book 2 covers 1893-1905. Book 3 covers 1905-1920. Book 4 covers 1920-1930. Book 5 covers 1930-1938. Book 6 covers 1938-1946. Book 7 covers 1954-1967. Book 8 covers 1967-1968. In addition to minutes, these books also contain the church's covenant, its rules of decorum, its articles of faith, membership lists, lists of dead, financial information, lists of ordained ministers and officers, and some statistical information.

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Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for researchers. 
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Preferred Citation
Mount Ruhama Baptist Church (Maiden, N.C.) records, CRMF342, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. 

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