Ephesus Baptist Church Records (Semora, N.C.) Records
Finding Aid & Inventory
Ephesus Baptist Church was constituted in 1857. This collection includes church meeting minutes, church covenants, and church membership lists and related materials.
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Biographical and Historical Note
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/
Collection Overview
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).
Collection Inventory
- Minute book (1835-1888) box 1 folder 1
- Minute book (1892-1919) box 1 volume 2
Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Ephesus Baptist Church (Semora, N.C.) Records
- ID
- MS750
- Date [inclusive]
- 1835-1919
- Extent
- 0.5 Linear Feet 1 letter box
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Revision Description
- Revised by Katie Lawrence 2018 November
- Copyright Notice
- 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.
- Copyright Notice
- 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.
- Preferred Citation
- Ephesus Baptist Church Records (Semora, N.C.) Records, (MS750), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Controlled Access Headings
Geographic Name(s)
Subject(s)
- African American Baptists -- North Carolina
- Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Semora
- Church records and registers -- North Carolina -- Person County
- Baptists -- North Carolina -- Person County -- History -- Sources
Related Materials
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives also holds a related microfilm collection, Ephesus Baptist Church (Semora, N.C.) Records (CRMF650).