Waynesville First Baptist Church (Waynesville, N.C.) records
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- First Baptist Church (Waynesville, N.C.) records
- Creator
- First Baptist Church (Waynesville, N.C.).
- Date
- 1863-1973 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 6.0 microfilm reel(s) / 35mm; negative
- ID
- CRMF369
Biographical and Historical Note
Waynesville Baptist Church was constituted August 1, 1823 by Humphrey Posey, Joseph Byers, and Adam Corn, presbytery. The church had twenty-seven members. Joseph Byers was pastor. The church was admitted to the French Broad Baptist Association in 1823 with a membership of twenty-four. The first meeting place was a log structure located on the east bank of Richland Creek [near the present Commerce to Smathers Street Bridge]. The lot was deeded August 6, 1825 to Bannister Turner, William Welch, and Ninian Edmonston as trustees of the church. In 1950, it became "First" Baptist.
Collection Overview
Reel 1: Church Minutes Volumes 1-7, 1863-1893 [broken series], 1953-1965 (Pt. 1). Reel 2: Church Minutes Volume 7, 1953-1965 (Pt. 2); Newspaper Clippings, 1965-1973. Reel 3: Church Minutes Volume 3A, 1921-1932; Board of Deacons Records, Volume 3, 1965-1969 (Pt. 1). Reel 4: Board of Deacons Records, Volume 3, 1965-1969 (Pt. 2); Newsletters, 1954-1967 (Pt. 1). Reel 5: Newsletters, 1967-1973 (Pt. 2). Reel 6: Newsletters, 1973 (Pt. 3); Miscellaneous, 1915, 1917, and undated.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Names
- Allens Creek Baptist Church (Waynesville, N.C.).
- Antioch Baptist Church (Waynesville, N.C.).
- First Baptist Church (Waynesville, N.C.).
- Haywood Baptist Association (N.C.).
- Pleasant Balsam Baptist Church (Waynesville, N.C.) .
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- Publication Information
- Finding aid prepared by Abbey Keener
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- preferred citation
- First Baptist Church (Waynesville, N.C.) records, CRMF369, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.