Gardener's Baptist Church (Warren County, N.C.) Records
Gardner's Baptist Church was first an arm of Reedy Creek and later Farmer's Church until 1844 when it was constituted into a separate Baptist Church by Elder Thomas Willcox and N.M. Havens. The Church received its name from Elder Thomas Gardner who ministered to the people in the community. This collection spans from 1844-1931 and contains minutes of church conferences, articles of faith, membership rolls, treasurer's reports, and financial records.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Gardener's Baptist Church (Warren County, N.C.) Records
- Date
- 1844-1931 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 1.5 Linear Feet / 1 oversize box
- ID
- MS753
Biographical and Historical Note
Gardner's Baptist Church was first an arm of Reedy Creek and later Farmer's Church until 1844 when it was constituted into a separate Baptist Church by Elder Thomas Willcox and N.M. Havens. The Church received its name from Elder Thomas Gardner who ministered to the people in the community.
Association Membership: Tar River, 1844-1958; Cullom, 1958-
Pastors: Willoughby Hudgins, 1845-1852; Nicholas Addison Purefoy, 1852-1880; D.A. Glenn, 1880-1885; W.B. Morton, 1885-1891; Needham B. Cobb, 1891-1894; G.W. Harmon, 1894-1895; R.G. Kindrick, 1895-1897; Archibald Cree, 1897-1906; W.J. Jones, 1906-1908; A.V. Joyner, 1908-1910; J.P. Campbell, 1910-1911; K.W. Hogan, 1911-1914; J.P. Harris, 1914-1921; N.H. Shepherd, 1921-1923; E.P. West, 1923-1924; L.B. Moseby, 1924-1926; E.C. Shoes, 1926-1933; E.G. Willis, 1933-1936; Garland A. Hendricks, 1937-1940; E. Grey Jones, Jr., 1941; John H. McCrimmon, 1942-44; C.A. Williams, 1945-46, no pastor listed, 1946-47; Gilmer Parrish, 1947-48; no pastor listed, 1949-50; J.M. Long, 1950-53; Charles T. Fulbright, 1954-55; no pastor listed, 1956; Charles Bartholomew, 1957; Leroy Stewark, 1958-60; Raleigh Carroll, 1961-63; no pastor listed, 1964-65; Russell Morris, 1965-66
Histories: Gardner, Jesse, Gardner's Baptist Church..., 12 0 1930 - 2p typescript (NCCF); Shearin, Jasper W., and Jesse Gardner, History of Gardner's Baptist Church...1944; 2p. (NCCF); Centennial program, 1944 (NCCF); Taylors' Tar River, 133.
Collection Overview
This collection spans from 1844-1931 and is split into 2 volumes [manuscripts]. It contains minutes of church conferences October 30, 1844 to September 1876; February 3, 1877 to July 11, 1931, including articles of faith, membership rolls, treasurer's reports, and financial records.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Juno Zhu and Stephanie Bennett
- Revision Description
- Revised by Katie Lawrence, 2018 November
- Access Restrictions
- This collection is open for use.
- Copyright Notice
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- Preferred Citation
- Gardener's Baptist Church (Warren County, N.C.) Records, (MS753), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.