Bethlehem Baptist Church (Pender County, N.C.) Records
Bethlehem Baptist Church was constituted in 1832 as Maple Bluff. Materials consist of church minutes from Dec. 1835 to Aug. 1912, and from 1928 to 1950 [broken series]; a list of deceased members, 1835-71; membership and attendance rolls, 1852-1951 and undated; miscellaneous undated papers; and Sunday School records, 1977-91 [broken series].
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Bethlehem Baptist Church (Pender County, N.C.) Records
- Date
- 1835-1951 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.21 Linear Feet / 1 half document box
- ID
- MS851
Biographical and Historical Note
Bethlehem Baptist Church was constituted in 1832 as Maple Bluff. It became Bethlehem in 1835. This church has been a member of Goshen, (1832-43); Union, (1844-64); Eastern, (1865-1900), and Wilmington, (1901- present) Baptist associations.
Collection Overview
These documents include covenant and church meeting minutes (1835-1912), a photocopy of a deceased members list with notes of dates of decease (circa 1837-1871), church membership lists and account materials with occasional notes of dates of decease and dismission (1852-1951), and other notes and materials pertaining to church matters.
Digitized materials from this collection are available in Z. Smith Reynolds Library Digital Collections.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Processed by John Hagerty and Stephanie Bennett
- Revision Description
- Revised by Katie Lawrence, Olivia Field, 2019 January, 2020
- Access Restrictions
- This collection is open for use.
- Copyright Notice
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- Preferred Citation
- Bethlehem (Currie, N.C.) Baptist Church records, (MS851), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC USA.