In 1857, a group of 39 Christians came together under the leadership of Reverend Dewey R. King to organize a church for public worship known as Ephesus Baptist Church.
Source: http://www.ephesusbaptistchurch.com/our-history/
This collection includes church meeting minutes (1835-1870) and (1892-1919), church covenants, church membership, a membership list (1893), dismissed members lists (1893-1912), names of those baptized (1894-1914), name lists identified as Received by Letter (1893-1917), and a name list of those who have died (1893-1913).
Ephesus Baptist Church Records (Semora, N.C.) Records, (MS750), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
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The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives also holds a related microfilm collection, Ephesus Baptist Church (Semora, N.C.) Records (CRMF650).
Collection described by Kathleen Darling, 2014. Formerly identified as CR15.