Biographical and Historical Note

Matthews Baptist Church was organized October 21, 1877 at the residence of the Reverend E. C. Williams. The presbytery consisted of the Reverends E.C. Williams, Evander David, and W.R. Massey, Secretary.

Association membership: Rocky RIver [E] 1877-1880; Brown Creek [E] 1881-1883; Union, 1884-1887; Mecklenburg [Cabarrus], 1887-

Pastors: James T. Brassington, 1877-1882; A;bert Lewis Stough, 1882-1883; James B. Richardson, 1885-1897; Joel S. Snider, 1898-1899; S.W. Bennett, 1900-1901; Daniel Monroe Austin, 1902-1904; W.B. Renfrow, 1904-1905; Daniel Monroe Austin, 1906-1907; William Loman Barrs, 1908; J.E.M. Davenport; Julius Wesley Whitley, 1912-1913; R.D. Cross, 1914-1916; Daniel Monroe Austin, 1917-1924; Leonard Rowland Pruett, 1924-1929; James Abner Snow, 1930-1933; George L. Hocutt, 1934-1940; Hubert Simon Mumford, 1941-1949?; R.A. Kelly, 1950?-1953; William Bryant Carr, 1954-1969; William J. Thompson, 1970-

Collection Overview

This collection contains church meeting minutes and church records including membership rolls, financial records and correspondence.

Collection Inventory

• Minute book (1877-1892) Box 1 Volume 8
• Membership lists (1878-1891) Box 1 Folder 4
• Minute book (1878-1907) Box 1 Volume 9
• Minute book (1878-1923) Box 1 Volume 7
• Minute book (1881-1942) Box 1 Volume 6
• Financial records (1890-1941) Box 1 Folder 3
• Minutes and notes (1891-1905) Box 1 Folder 5
• Correspondence (1891-1908) Box 1 Folder 2
• Loan correspondence (1935-1940) Box 1 Folder 1

Summary Information

Repository

Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives

Creator

Matthews First Baptist Church (Matthews, N.C.).

Title

Matthews Baptist Church (Matthews, N.C.) Records

ID

MS767

Date [inclusive]

1877-1942

Extent

1.5 linear feet  1 oversize box

Administrative Information

Publication Information

Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives 2017 April

Revision Description

 Revised by Katie Lawrence 2018 November

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for researchers. 

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

Matthews Baptist Church (Matthews, N.C.) records (MS767), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. 

Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

• Brown Creek Baptist Association.
• Matthews First Baptist Church (Matthews, N.C.).
• Mecklenburg Baptist Association.
• Metrolina Baptist Association.
• Rocky River Baptist Association (N.C.).
• Union Baptist Association (N.C.).

Geographic Name(s)

• Mecklenburg County (N.C.)--Church history--Sources

Subject(s)

• Baptists--North Carolina--Mecklenburg County--History--Sources
• Church records and registers--North Carolina--Matthews
• Church records and registers--North Carolina--Mecklenburg County

Related Materials

Matthews Baptist Church (Matthews, N.C.)(CRMF613), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives.

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