Sandy Creek Baptist Church (Franklin County, N.C.) Records
Sandy Creek Baptist Church was organized in 1770 by Elder William Walker, who served the church as its first pastor until his death in 1784. The church had been an arm of Reedy Creek Baptist Church. The Tar River Baptist Association was formed at Sandy Creek in 1831. This collection consists of minutes of church conferences, a sketch of the church buildings; male, female, and Black membership lists, a church resolutions, and birth records for the Carlyle, Edwards, and Ballard families.
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- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Sandy Creek Baptist Church (Franklin County, N.C.) Records
- Date
- 1770-1859 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 1 Linear Feet / 1 book
- ID
- MS792
Biographical and Historical Note
Sandy Creek Baptist Church was organized in 1770 by Elder William Walker, who served the church as its first pastor until his death in 1784. The church had been an arm of Reedy Creek Baptist Church. The Tar River Baptist Association was formed at Sandy Creek in 1831.
Association Membership: Kehukee [Non-reformers], c1775-1789; Kehukee, 1789-1831; Tar River, 1831-
Pastors: WIlliam Walker, 1770-1784; Lewis Moore, 1784-1798; John Pemberton, Jr., 1799-1801; Moses Bennett, 1802- ; William B. Worrell, 1826-1832; Gideon Bass, 1832- ; T. Swanson, date unknown; Joseph G. Barkley, 1865; Nicholas Addison Purefoy, 1866; Joseph G. Barkley, 1867; James A. Pitchford, 1868-1889; George Mark Duke, 1890-1918; John Henry Harper, 1918-N1920; Jackson Uriah Teague, Ja 1921- Ap 1922; George Washington May, J1, 1922-1925; Joseph F. Roach, January 1926- January 1933; George Washington May, 1933- February 1934; Joseph F. Roach, April 1934- January 1938; John T. Edwards, 1938- May 1944; W. Paul Childers, June 1944- September 1946; A.W. Icard, F 1947-1948; J.M. Teeter, 1950-1951; Bruce B. Littleton, O 1951-1953; Woodrow W. Neal, 1954-1958; G.E. McCormick, 1959-1960; Dwane R. Campbell, 1961-1963; Joe M. Hughes, 1964-1966; Donald Ballenger, 1967-1969; No pastor, 1970; Arthur Burkham, Jr., 1971-
Histories: Burkitt, Lemuel and Jesse Read, A concise history of the Kehukee Baptist Association..., 1803. Burkham, Arthur. A history of Sandy Creek Baptist Church. Tar River Baptist Association Minutes, 1971, pp. 21-22. McCormick, G.E. History of Sandy Creek Church. Tar River Bapt. Assoc. Minutes, 1959, p.13-14, Parrish, J.C. History of Sandy Creek Baptist Church. c1930 (NCCF)
Collection Overview
This collection consists of minutes of church conferences from January 18, 1772 to November 1850, including an 1850 copy of the original faith and covenant dated August 15, 1770 and recorded January 2, 1771; an undated sketch of the church buildings; male, female, and Negro membership lists, 1831 and undated; church resolutions, 1843; and birth records for the Carlyle, Edwards, and Ballard families.
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- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Revision Description
- Revised by Katie Lawrence, 2018 November
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- This collection is open for use.
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- Preferred Citation
- Sandy Creek Baptist Church (Franklin County, N.C.) Records, (MS792), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.