Mount Vernon Baptist Church (Raleigh, N.C.) records CRMF621 Finding aid prepared by Molly McCurdy Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
PO Box 7777 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27109 336 758-5755
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Mount Vernon Baptist Church (Raleigh, N.C.) records CRMF621 Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives 1 1.0 microfilm reel(s) 35 mm; positive 1840-1870 Mount Vernon Baptist Church (Raleigh, N.C.). Historical Note

Church constituted on August 18, 1810. Known as Wake Liberty, it became Mount Vernon in 1847. Mount Vernon Baptist Church is located in Wake County, North Carolina, and it is a part of the Raleigh Baptist Association.

Source of Acquisition

Microfilmed by the Southern Baptist Historical Commission in Nashville, Tennessee.

Processing Information Note

Processed by Molly McCurdy on September 18, 2012.

Scope and Contents

Records consist of minutes of church conferences from January 1840 to November 1859, and from November 1869 to November 1870; a declaration of faith; a copy of the 1833 membership roll from the "original book"; and the treasurer's accounts. Pages are missing at the front and near the end of this volume.

Preferred Citation

Mount Vernon Baptist Church (Raleigh, N.C.) records, CRMF621, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

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Mount Vernon Baptist Church (Raleigh, N.C.). Raleigh Baptist Association (N.C.). Baptists--North Carolina--Wake County--History--Sources Church records and registers--North Carolina--Raleigh Church records and registers--North Carolina--Wake County Wake County (N.C.)--Church history--Sources Church Records 1840-1859; 1869-1870