Mount Sinai Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records
Mount Sinai Baptist Church was constituted May 20, 1848. This church has been a member of the following Baptist associations: Broad River (1848-1851); Kings Mountain (1851-1861); Constitutional Kings Mountain (1862-1867); Kings Mountain (1867-present). This collection includes church minutes, membership rolls, and church histories.
Biographical and Historical Note
Mount Sinai Baptist Church was constituted May 20, 1848, by a board consisting of Elder Louis McSwain and several deacons from surrounding churches. This church has been a member of the following Baptist associations: Broad River (1848-1851); Kings Mountain (1851-1861); Constitutional Kings Mountain (1862-1867); Kings Mountain (1867-present). It is located in Cleveland County, N.C.
Collection Overview
Records consist of minutes of church conferences, June 6, 1885, to November 24, 1996, including membership rolls; a subscription book for church expenses, 1908-1911; and newspaper clippings. The records also include church history documents from
Reel 1: missing since before 2024 Reel 2: Church minutes, volumes 5-10. Reel 3: Church minutes, volumes 10-12. Reel 4: Church history (1848-1951), history supplement (1951-1963), and church minutes (1951-1963).
Controlled Access Headings
Geographic Names
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Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Molly McCurdy
- Revision Description
- Revised by Emily Houlditch; reel 4 addition, noted reel 1 missing, 2024 July
- Access Restrictions
- Permission of the church must be obtained to photocopy these records in their entirety.
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- Preferred Citation
- Mount Sinai Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, CRMF90, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.