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Silver Creek Baptist Church (Polk County, N.C.) Records

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This church was constituted on April 15, 1840. It has been a member of Green River (1847-1869) and Polk (1969-present) Baptist associations. This collection contains minutes of church conferences from from June 1, 1844 to June 5, 1991, a deacons' minute book for 1963-1970, church records, and a recipe book.

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Biographical and Historical Note

This church was constituted on April 15, 1840. It has been a member of Green River (1847-1869) and Polk (1969-present) Baptist associations.

Collection Overview

This collection contains minutes of church conferences from from June 1, 1844 to June 5, 1991, a deacons' minute book for 1963-1970, church records, and a recipe book.

Collection Inventory

  • Minutes and church records  (circa 1840-1880) box 1 folder 9 (Minutes of church conferences from Oct. 10, 1948 to July 16, 1950. This notebook contains ink entries on un-numbered pages.)
  • Minutes  (1844-1854) box 1 folder 5 (Minutes of church conferences from Nov. 4, 1874 to Nov. 1897, with several male and female membership rolls, rules of decorum, articles of faith, and a copy of the organization of the church in 1840 from their missing minutes. These loose pages contain ink entries un-numbered pages and were located in church minute book, vol. 3. No covers are present.)
  • Minutes  (circa 1874-1900) box 1 folder 8 (Minutes of church conferences from Aug. 23, 1924 to Mar. 7, 1943, including an alphabetical membership roll, register of officers, and financial records. This Convention Church book contains ink entries on un-numbered pages.)
  • Minute book  (1876-1954) box 3 volume 1 (Minutes of church conferences from Oct. 3, 1968 to Apr. 2, 1975, including supporting documentation. This ledger contains ink entries on pates numbered 1-128.)
  • Minute book  (1898-1958) box 3 volume 5
  • Minute book, loose pages (1898-1958) box 3 folder 6
  • Church record book  (1948-1950) box 1 volume 6
  • Minute book  (1950-1954) box 2 volume 2 (Minutes of church conferences from Oct. 1, 1950 to Oct. 3, 1954. This notebook contains ink entries on un-numbered pages.)
  • Minutes, financial records, and church records  (1954-1955) box 1 folder 7 (Minutes of church conferences from Jan. 1, 1898 to Aug. 3, 1924, including male and female membership rolls and rules of decorum. This volume contains ink entries on pages numbered 1-170. Pages are loose.)
  • Minutes  (1960-1969) box 1 folder 10
  • Deacons meeting minute book  (1963-1970) box 2 volume 1 (Minutes of deacons' meetings from Mar. 30, 1963 to Oct. 3, 1970. This spiral-bound notebook contains ink entries on un-numbered pages.)
  • Minute book  (1968-1975) box 3 volume 4 (Minutes of church conferences from Nov. 5, 1986 to June 5, 1991, including supporting documentation clipped to the pages. The spiral-bound notebook contains ink entries on un-numbered pages.)
  • History and dedication service, booklet  (1972) box 1 volume 4 (Minutes of church conferences from June 15, 1844 to Dec. 24, 1854, including financial records. There loose pages contain ink entries un-numbered pages and were located in church minute book, vol. 3. No covers are present.)
  • Budget and church officer list  (circa 1972-1973) box 1 folder 3
  • Minute book  (1975-1981) box 3 volume 2 (Minutes of church conferences from May 7, 1975 to Aug. 5, 1981, including supporting documentation. This ledger contains ink entries on pages numbered 1-154.)
  • Minute book insertions  (1975-1981) box 3 folder 3 (Minutes of church conferences from Sept. 2, 1981 to Oct. 1, 1986, including supporting documentation clipped to the pages. This spiral-bound notebook contains ink entries on un-numbered pages.)
  • Minute book  (1981-1987) box 2 volume 3 (Minutes of church conferences from Oct. 3, 1953 to Sept. 4, 1955. These loose pages are in pencil. They were removed from a binder for ease in filming.)
  • Minute book  (1986-1991) box 2 volume 4 (Minutes of church conferences from Oct. 5, 1960 to Sept. 4, 1968 including supporting documentation. These loose pages are preprinted Convention pages containing ink entries.)
  • Church directory  (1990) box 1 volume 1
  • Cherished Recipes, cookbook  (1990) box 1 volume 2

Summary Information

Repository
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Title
Silver Creek Baptist Church (Polk County, N.C.) Records
ID
MS847
Date [inclusive]
1840-1991
Extent
4.5 Linear Feet  3 oversize boxes

Administrative Information

Publication Information
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Revision Description
 Revised by Katie Lawrence and Finley Turner 2019 January
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for use. 
Copyright Notice
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Preferred Citation
Silver Creek Baptist Church (Polk County, N.C.) Records (MS847), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC USA. 

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Silver Creek Baptist Church (Mill Spring, N.C.) (CRMF1007), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives.

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