Special Collections & Archives

Mineral Springs Baptist Church was constituted in 1835. Items in this collection include meeting minutes, church proceedings, and membership lists.

Moon's Chapel Baptist Church was constituted in 1849. Included in this collection are minute books, membership lists, financial records, church records, and transcripts.

The Mount Pisgah Baptist Church was organized on August 26, 1814 by a presbytery consisting of James Weathers and Elder Robert Thomas Daniel at Yates Meeting House. There were 25 charter members- 4 males and 21 females. Daniel was chosen as their first pastor. In 1818, the church changed its name to Mount Pisgah from Yates Meeting House (1814-1818). This volume contains organization of the church (1814), articles of faith (1814), church meeting minutes (1815-1869), membership rolls of males, female, and African Americans with notes of dates of dismission, decease, marriage, etc. (1815-1869), and church statistics (1814-1868).

Rives Chapel Baptist Church was constituted October 16, 1832. This collection contains minutes of church conferences from October 16, 1832 to August 10, 1861, and from February 17, 1894 to June 10, 1911, including membership rolls; miscellaneous records, 1909-1910; and bulletins.

Rocky River Baptist Church was organized in 1776. By 1790, the church was a member of the Sandy Creek Baptist Association. This volume contains church meeting minutes from June 11, 1825 to July 2, 1871 (missing 1851-52), and 1859 membership rolls of males, females, and African Americans.