Osborne Memorial Baptist Church (Sparta, N.C.) records
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Osborne Memorial Baptist Church (Sparta, N.C.) records
- Creator
- Osborne Memorial Baptist Church (Sparta, N.C.).
- Date
- 1943-1964 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 1.0 microfilm reel(s) / 35mm; positive
- ID
- CRMF8
Biographical and Historical Note
The Osborne Memorial Baptist Church is located on Route #3, Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina. The church was constituted September 26, 1943, as a result of a very successful evangelistic meeting conducted by Reverend Brice Barton. The church was named for Bruce Wayne Osborne, the first casualty from World War II in Alleghany County. The present building was dedicated in 1945 on the property of the Turkey Knob School where the church had been holding its first meetings. The first resident clergyman was Reverend Brice Barton, 1943-1949. Church membership in 1963 was 106.
Collection Overview
Reel 1: Church Minute Book, volume 1, 1943-1956: minutes of church conferences from September 26, 1943 - May 22, 1956; list of charter members, 1943-1944; membership rolls, register of church officers; and record of church property. Church Minute Book, volume 2, 1956-1964: minutes of church conferences from June, 1956 - June, 1964; chronological membership roll; alphabetical index for chronological roll; summary of the church by years, 1958-1963; record of church officers, 1956-1963; record of ministers, 1956-1962.
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- 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.
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- Preferred Citation
- Osborne Memorial Baptist Church (Sparta, N.C.) records, CRMF8, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.