Ephesus Baptist Church (Sanford, N.C.) Records

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        <titleproper>Ephesus Baptist Church (Sanford, N.C.) Records </titleproper>
        <subtitle>1988-1997, 0.21 linear feet </subtitle>
        <author>Emily Houlditch</author>
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          <addressline>Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109</addressline>
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        <date>2025 January</date>
        <num>MS550</num>
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      <abstract id="aspace_f36fe7e39d86bef93b74b0d34f6abf3c">Ephesus Baptist Church in Sanford, N.C., was constituted in 1886. This church has been a member of the Sandy Creek (1886-1949) and South Sandy Creek, now Sandhills, (1949-present) Baptist associations. This collection includes church business meeting minutes and financial records from 1988 to 1997.</abstract>
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      <p>Ephesus Baptist Church in Sanford, N.C., was organized on September 26, 1886 with seventeen charter members. W.G. King, one of these charter members, served as the first pastor until 1893. Upon its founding, the church joined the Sandy Creek Association and transitioned to the South Sandy Creek Association, now known as Sandhills, in 1949.</p>
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      <p>This collection includes paper copies of microfilmed documents including church business meeting minutes and financial records from 1988 to 1997.</p>
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      <p>Epheseus Baptist Church (Sanford, N.C.) Records (MS550), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p>
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      <p>The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.</p>
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      <p>The <ref actuate="onrequest" href="https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/92812" show="new">North Carolina Baptist Church and Association Files (MS623)</ref> may hold related records.</p>
      <p>Epheseus Baptist Church (Sanford, N.C.)records (CRMF327) are also available on <ref actuate="onrequest" href="https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/37787" show="new">microfilm</ref></p>
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        <part>Baptists -- North Carolina -- Lee County -- History -- Sources</part>
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        <part>Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Lee County</part>
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        <part>Lee County (N.C.) -- Church history -- Sources</part>
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