Hephzibah Baptist Church (Wake County, N.C.) Records

MS811

Hephzibah Baptist Church was constituted in 1809. Items included in this collection include meeting minutes, membership rolls, letters, financial records, and church records.

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Summary Information

Repository: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Title: Hephzibah Baptist Church (Wake County, N.C.) Records
Date: 1809-1938 (inclusive)
Extent: 3 Linear Feet / 2 oversize boxes
ID: MS811

Biographical and Historical Note

Hephzibah Baptist Church was constituted on December 30, 1809 by Elders John Purefoy of Wake Cross Roads and John Gulley of Rocky Springs Church in Johnston County. The ten charter members were: William Broadwell, Henry Jordon, Reuben Jordon, Lott Robertson, Martin Hall, Savina Bagwell, Christiana Bagwell, Mary Jordon, Sophia Hocut, and Martha Hall. John Purefoy was the elected pastor.

Collection Overview

Included in this collection are meeting minutes, membership rolls, letters, financial records, and church records.

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Wake County (N.C.) -- Church history -- Sources

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Administrative Information

Publication Information: John Hagerty and Stephanie Bennett
Revision Description: Revised by Katie Lawrence, 2018 November
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for use.
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Preferred Citation: Hephzibah Baptist Church (Wake County, N.C.) Records (MS811), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

Collection Inventory

Minute book (1809-1850) box 2 volume 2Contains copies of information in vol. 4, and minutes of church conferences through Aug. 2, 1924, including an alphabetical male and female membership roll; the treasurer's report for 1921; and copies of the church letter to the Raleigh Baptist Association, 1914-21.
Minute book (1809-1933) box 2 volume 3Copies of minutes in vol. 5 and from Sept. 6, 1924 to May 2, 1925, including alphabetical male and female membership rolls, 1928; and Sunday School reports, 1927, 1929-30, and 1931.
Membership rolls book (1812-1913) box 1 volume 5Lists of charter members, 1809; alphabetical male and female rolls, 1895, 1989, 1906-13; Black members; honorary members, 1906-07, 1910; and delinquent lists for 1905 and 1906. This volume also contains the articles of faith, 1896; the church covenant; and prayer, 1896?
Minute book (1812-1913) box 2 volume 4Minutes of church conferences from June 5, 1927 to Dec. 3, 1933, including alphabetical male and female membership rolls, 1928; and Sunday School papers, 1927, 1929-30, and 1931.
Letters, notes, and financial records (circa 1813-1907) box 1 folder 1This folder contains a letter giving permission to two slaves to join the Hephzibah Baptist Church in 1864; a church letter granted to Ashley Wilder, his wife and daughter, 1866; and a report of the Finance Committee, 1907.
Minute book (circa 1883-1928) box 1 volume 4Minutes of church conferences from Aug. 1875 to Nov. 2, 1913, including list of male and female members since Sept. 1863; alphabetical male and female membership lists, 1891; a list of Black male and female members, undated; treasurer's reports for 1878, 1887, and 1898-1904; finance committee reports, 1905-1913; obituaries/ memorials for E.C. Richardson, and Dr. A.D. Paris, 1888; a letter to Sister Mar A. Todd, 1882; Rules of Decorum, 1882; resolutions, 1886, 1887; and copies of deeds for church property, 1812 and 1850.
Minute book (1914-1920) box 1 volume 3This volume is a copy of Vol. 1, with minutes continuing through July, 1875, including Rules of Decorum, 1860; a copy of the church deed, July 13, 1849, a list of pastors ordained by the church, 1926?; a list of pastors of the church, 1933?; and the ordinations of Moses G. Todd, 1859, and William c. Nowell, 1863.
Minute book (1920-1925) box 1 volume 2Minutes of church conferences from the organizational meeting of the church Dec. 30, 1809 to Feb. 1850, including a list of constituent members; male and female membership rolls to 1843; a Black male and female membership rolls, 1844; lists of church members deceased, dismissed, or excommunicated, 1823?; a list of contributors to church expenses, 1821; a petition from members who wish to withdraw from the church, 1842; and ordination services for Josiah Crudup, 1813, John Parker, 1823, and Berry Horton, Samuel Wilder, and Mark Nowel in 1834.
Minute book (circa 1927-1938) box 2 volume 1Minutes of church conferences from Jan. 3, 1914 to Nov. 6, 1920; alphabetical male and female membership rolls, 1914-20; treasurer's reports, 1914-20; clerk's expenses, 1914-20; and words to a song "There's Something on Earth for the Children to do."

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