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Franklin First Baptist Church (Franklin, N.C.) records

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Biographical and Historical Note

Franklin Baptist Church was organized on May 4, 1822, in the Cherokee Purchase of Haywood County. The presbytery consisted of Elders Stephen White and Adam Corn. Elder Humphrey Posey was called as the first pastor of the church. There were twenty constituent members. Association membership history of the church includes the French Broad Association from 1822 to 1829, Tuckaseigee Association from 1829 to 1904, and Macon Association from 1904 to the present. A history of the church was written by Mrs. Hyldah Stalcup Shepard and was entitled, "A brief history of the First Baptist Church of Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina...February 27, 1959."

Collection Overview

Minutes of church conferences from the organization of the church, May 4, 1822 to December 7, 1986 [broken series]. Also included are deacon's records, 1967-1973; bulletins, 1954-1958 [broken series]; membership records, 1918-1962 [broken series]; newsletters, 1959-1986 [broken series]; subject files including a deed from the year 1926; directories, 1969-1986 [broken series]; a history file, 1932-1986; photographs of the church and parsonage; and records of the Young Woman's Auxilliary, 1939-1944.

Collection Inventory

  • Church Minutes
    • Church Minute Book, Volume 1, 1822-1874 Reel 1 Item 1
    • Church Minute Book, Volume 2, 1874-1907 Reel 1 Item 2
    • Church Minute Book, Volume 3, 1909-1929 Reel 1 Item 3
    • Church Minute Book, Volume 4, 1931-1934 Reel 1 Item 4
    • Church Minute book, Volume 5, 1935-1942 Reel 1 Item 5
    • Church Minute Book, Volume 6, 1942-1956 Reel 1-2 Item 6
    • Church Minute Book, Volume 7, 1956-1961 Reel 2 Item 7
    • Church Minute Book, Volume 8, 1961-1965 Reel 2 Item 8
    • Church Minute book, Volume 9, 1965-1970 Reel 2 Item 9
    • Church Minute Book, Volume 10, 1970-1973 Reel 2 Item 10
    • Church Minute Book, Volume 11, 1974-1976 Reel 2-3 Item 11
    • Church Minute Book, Volume 12, 1977-1979 Reel 3 Item 12
    • Church Minute Book, Volume 13, 1980-1981 Reel 3 Item 13
    • Church Minute Book, Volume 14, 1982-1983 Reel 3 Item 14
    • Church Minute Book, Volume 15, 1983-1985 Reel 3-4 Item 15
    • Church Minute Book, Volume 16, 1986 Reel 4 Item 16
  • Board Records
    • Deacon's Records, 1967-1973 Reel 4 Item 17
  • Bulletins
    • Bulletins, 1954-1958 [broken series] Reel 4 Item 18
  • Memebership Records
    • Record Books, 1918-1962 [broken series] Reel 4 Item 19
  • Newsletters
    • Trumpet, 1959-1963 Reel 4 Item 20
    • Witness, 1964-1966; 1974-1986 Reel 4-5 Item 21
  • Subject Files
    • Deed, 1926 Reel 5 Item 22
    • Directories, 1969, 181, 1986 Reel 5 Item 23
    • History File, 1932-1986 Reel 5 Item 24
  • Photographs
    • Church, 1940s, 1980s, Parsonage, 1980s Reel 5 Item 25
  • Organization Records
    • Young Woman's Auxiliary Minute Book, 1939-1944 Reel 5 Item 26

Summary Information

Repository
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Creator
Franklin First Baptist Church (Franklin, N.C.).
Title
Franklin First Baptist Church (Franklin, N.C.) records
ID
CRMF43
Date [inclusive]
1822-1986
Extent
5.0 microfilm reel(s)  35mm; positive
Microform [Reel]
1
Microform [Reel]
2
Microform [Reel]
5
Microform [Reel]
3
Microform [Reel]
4

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Publication Information
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for researchers. 
Copyright Notice
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Preferred Citation
Franklin First Baptist Church (Franklin, N.C.) records, CRMF43, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. 

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