Matthews Baptist Church (Matthews, N.C.) Records
Matthews Baptist Church was organized October 21, 1877 at the residence of the Reverend E. C. Williams. This collection contains church meeting minutes and church records including membership rolls, financial records, and correspondence.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Matthews Baptist Church (Matthews, N.C.) Records
- Date
- 1877-1942 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 1.5 Linear Feet / 1 oversize box
- ID
- MS767
Biographical and Historical Note
Matthews Baptist Church was organized October 21, 1877 at the residence of the Reverend E. C. Williams. The presbytery consisted of the Reverends E.C. Williams, Evander David, and W.R. Massey, Secretary.
Association membership: Rocky RIver [E] 1877-1880; Brown Creek [E] 1881-1883; Union, 1884-1887; Mecklenburg [Cabarrus], 1887-
Pastors: James T. Brassington, 1877-1882; A;bert Lewis Stough, 1882-1883; James B. Richardson, 1885-1897; Joel S. Snider, 1898-1899; S.W. Bennett, 1900-1901; Daniel Monroe Austin, 1902-1904; W.B. Renfrow, 1904-1905; Daniel Monroe Austin, 1906-1907; William Loman Barrs, 1908; J.E.M. Davenport; Julius Wesley Whitley, 1912-1913; R.D. Cross, 1914-1916; Daniel Monroe Austin, 1917-1924; Leonard Rowland Pruett, 1924-1929; James Abner Snow, 1930-1933; George L. Hocutt, 1934-1940; Hubert Simon Mumford, 1941-1949?; R.A. Kelly, 1950?-1953; William Bryant Carr, 1954-1969; William J. Thompson, 1970-
Collection Overview
This collection contains church meeting minutes and church records including membership rolls, financial records and correspondence.
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- Publication Information
- John Hagerty and Stephanie Bennett
- Revision Description
- Revised by Katie Lawrence, Finley Turner, 2018 November, 2021
- Access Restrictions
- This collection is open for use.
- Copyright Notice
- 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.
- Preferred Citation
- Matthews Baptist Church (Matthews, N.C.) records (MS767), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.