Falls of the Tar Primitive Baptist Church (Rocky Mount, N.C.) records
Falls of the Tar Primitive Baptist Church in Rocky Mount, N.C., was constituted as a Particular Baptist church in 1757. It became a Primitive Baptist Church in the mid-1800s. This collection includes church minutes and member rolls from 1757-1974 across seven volumes.
Biographical and Historical Note
The exact founding year of Falls of the Tar Primitive Baptist Church (Rocky Mount, N.C.) is unknown. There is evidence that it was constituted, or reconstituted, in 1757 as a Particular Baptist church after a split in the denomination. The first known building was constructed in 1764. Falls of the Tar was a founding member of the Kehukee Association. The church and its leaders, in particular Reverend John Moore, were central to the Primitive Baptist movement. The Falls of Tar became a Primitive Baptist Church in the mid-1800s.
Source:
"Falls of the Tar Church (E-88)," NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, State of North Carolina. Available online at https://www.dncr.nc.gov/blog/2023/12/13/falls-tar-church-e-88.
"History of the Baptists in North Carolina - Extracts," Colonial and State Records, Documenting the American South. Available online at https://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/index.php/document/csr05-0361.
Collection Overview
This collection includes the Falls of the Tar church minutes and member rolls from 1757 to 1974 across seven volumes.
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- Publication Information
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Revision Description
- Revised by Emily Houlditch; revised dates, abstract, history, and scope to match reel, 2024 October
- Access Restrictions
- Permission of the church must be obtained to photocopy these records in their entirety.
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- Preferred Citation
- Falls of the Tar Primitive Baptist Church (Rocky Mount, N.C.) records (CRMF727), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.