ms781Philadelphia Baptist Church (Nashville, N.C.) records MS781Juno Zhu and Stephanie BennettZ. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives

2017 May

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Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives Philadelphia Baptist Church (Nashville, N.C.) Records MS781 0.21 Linear Feet 1 half-document box circa 1855-1888 Philadelphia Baptist Church was constituted March 27, 1859. This church has been a member of the Tar River Baptist Association since 1859. This collection contains church minute books from August 26, 1871 to August 27, 1888 and membership lists. English . Historical Note

Philadelphia Baptist Church was constituted March 27, 1859. This church has been a member of the Tar River Baptist Association since 1859.

Pastors: R.W. Delbridge, 1860-1866; J.G. Barkley, 1867; R.W. Delbridge, 1868; G.M. Duke, 1869-1883; D. Wester, 1885; G.M. Duke, 1888-1891; R.D. Harper, 1892; G.M. Duke, 1893-1900; W.C. Nowell, 1904; J.E. Hocutt, 1905-1908; G.M. Duke, 1909; G.W. May, 1910-1919; J.P. Gulley, 1920-1921; G.W. May, 1922-1928; A. Corey, 1929-1934; E.G. Willis, 1935-1936; R.E. Tripp, 1937; J.M. Johnson, 1938-1940; W.F. Gentry, 1942-1948; W.C. Francis, 1949-1951; J.C. Brooks, 1952-1956; Hershel Chevallier, 1958-1961; D. E. Glascoe, 1962-1963; D.T. Griffin, 1964-1965; J.W. Week, 1966-1968

Collection Overview

This collection contains church minute books from August 26, 1871 to August 27, 1888 and membership lists.

Preferred Citation

Philadelphia Baptist Church (Nashville, N.C.) records, (MS781), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

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Related Materials

Philadelphia Baptist Church (Nashville, N.C.) (CRMF620), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives.

Processing Information

Collection described by Kathleen Darling, 2014. Formerly identified as CR47.

Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Nashville Nash County (N.C.) -- Church history -- Sources Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Nash County Baptists -- North Carolina -- Nash County -- History -- Sources African American Baptists -- North Carolina -- Nash County Membership list and minutescirca 185512Minute book1871-1888Minutes of church conferences from Aug. 26, 1871 to Aug. 27, 1888 include: articles of faith; church covenant; several membership roles; rules of decorum; subjects include appointment, election of delegates, messengers to the association, union, and convention; financial matters; reception, discipline, and dismissal of church members; selection of a pastor11