Mills River Baptist Church (Horse Shoe, N.C.) records CRMF197 Finding aid prepared by Abbey Keener Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
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Mills River Baptist Church (Horse Shoe, N.C.) records CRMF197 Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives 5 4 3 2 5 1 5.0 microfilm reel(s) 35mm; positive 1833-2002 Mills River Baptist Church (Horse Shoe, N.C.). Processing Information note

Processed by Abbey Keener on March 7, 2012.

Source of Acquisition

Reels 1-3 purchased from the North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh. Reel 4 items were received on loan for microfilming and return to the church from Mrs. Lauren R. Sitton, April 13, 1989.

Historical Note

This church was constituted June 27, 1835. It was previously an arm of the French Broad Baptist Church.

Scope and Contents

Minutes of church conferences while an arm of the French Broad Baptist Church, July 20, 1833 to May 23, 1835, and from the constitution of the church, June 27, 1835 to February 5, 1989 [broken series], including membership rolls and a contract with the North Carolina Baptist Female College, 1889. Church records on reel 5 are from the years 1988-2002.

Preferred Citation

Mills River Baptist Church (Horse Shoe, N.C.) records, CRMF197, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

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Collection is open for researchers.

Carolina Baptist Association. French Broad Baptist Church (Hendersonville, N.C.). Mills River Baptist Church (Horse Shoe, N.C.). North Carolina Baptist Female College (Henderson County, N.C.). Baptists--North Carolina--Henderson County--History--Sources Church records and registers--North Carolina--Henderson County Church records and registers--North Carolina--Horse Shoe Henderson County (N.C.)--Church history--Sources Church Minutes 1833-1989 Church Minute Book, Vol. 1, 1833-1862 Church Minute Book, Vol. 2, 1862-1915 [broken series] Church Minute Book, Vol. 3, 1915-1926 Church Minute Book, Vol. 4, 1926-1940 [broken series] Church Minute Book, Vol. 5, 1940-1951 Church Minute Book, Vol. 6, 1952-1960 Church Minute Book, Vol. 7, 1969-1976 Church Minutes, 1976-1989 [looseleaf] Church Records 1988-2002