Hickory Grove Baptist Church (Bladenboro, N.C.) records  CRMF18     Finding aid prepared by Abbey Keener       Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives   PO Box 7777   Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27109   336 758-5755      This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit  2016-02-03T16:03-0500     Describing Archives: A Content Standard           Hickory Grove Baptist Church (Bladenboro, N.C.) records   CRMF18     Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives           2   1     2.0 microfilm reel(s)   35mm; negative     1834-1965     Hickory Grove Baptist Church (Bladenboro, N.C.).        Historical Note
This church was organized Aug. 23, 1834. The presbytery consisted of Elder Dennis Lennon, pastor of Lennon's Cross Roads Baptist Church and Elder Elias Davis, who had been ordained by Cross Roads Church, October 14, 1832. Elder Elias Davis was chosen as the pastor, Joseph Wood as deacon, and James B. Singletary as clerk. There were thirty-three charter members, including five slaves.
  Source of Acquisition
Received on loan for microfilming and return to the church from Elden Hester, Clerk, Bladenboro, N.C., Aug. 12, 1965.
  Scope and Contents
Minutes of church conferences from Aug. 1834 to Apr. 1965, including membership rolls and financial records. Other church records included are association letters, church letters, deeds and maps, financial papers, and membership rolls, 1851-1964 [broken series].
  Processing Information note
Processed by Abbey Keener on February 29, 2012.
  Preferred Citation
Hickory Grove Baptist Church (Bladenboro, N.C.) records, CRMF18, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
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   Bladen Baptist Association.   Cape Fear Baptist Association (N.C.).   Hickory Grove Baptist Church (Bladenboro, N.C.).   Baptists--North Carolina--Bladen County--History--Sources   Bladen County (N.C.)--Church history--Sources   Church records and registers--North Carolina--Bladen County   Church records and registers--North Carolina--Bladenboro           Church Minutes         Church Minute Book, Vol. 1, 1834-1875           Church Minute Book, Vol. 2, 1875-1900           Church Minute Book, Vol. 3, 1900-1912           Church Minute Book, Vol. 4, 1913-1928           Church Minute Book, Vol. 5, 1928-1950           Church Minute Book, Vol. 6, 1950-1956           Church Minute Book, Vol. 7, 1956-1961           Church Minute Book, Vol. 8, 1961-1965             Church Records         Associational letters, 1952; 1955-1959; 1961-1964           Attendance and membership rolls, 1912-1948 and undated           Church covenant and articles of faith, n.d.           Church letters: requests for, 1946-1964 [broken series]           Church letters: granted, 1851-1964 [broken series]           Correspondence, 1896-1964 [broken series]           Deeds and maps, 1854; 1898; 1911; 1934; 1935; 1958           Financial papers, 1877-1964 [broken series]; undated           Miscellaneous, 1934-1964 [broken series]; undated