The Baptist Church of Christ on Big Pidgeon (now in Haywood County), on February 6, 1802, received a petition from Thomas Snelson asking for assistance in constituting a church. They sent Joshua Kelly, William Dillard, and Ezekial Campbell as a presbytery. They met at John Biffle's mill and constituted Newfound Baptist Church on February 27, 1802. In March, the church decided to build a meeting house and elected Thomas Snelson as their first pastor. In May, Snelson was ordained at Big Pidgeon. The church joined Holston, Tennessee Baptist Association in 1802 and sent Snelson, John Grantham, and Daniel Ponder as their delegates. They reported 39 members.
Permission of the church must be obtained to copy these records in their entirety.
Received on loan for microfilming and return to the church from Rev. Charles Phillips, Asheville, N.C., June 25, 1975.
Processed by Abbey Keener on March 28, 2012.
Minutes of church conferences from the organization of the church, Feb. 27, 1802 to June 30, 1874; miscellaneous typescripts of letters; two church histories; an ordination service; and newspaper clippings, 1972-1975 and undated.
Newfound Baptist Church (Leicester, N.C.) Records (CRMF381), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
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