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Oliver Springs First Baptist Church, Windrock Mountain in background
Church in 1905 |
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Oliver Springs First Baptist Church, Windrock Mountain in background
Church in 1905 |
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Mt. Pisgah Church - Cemetery above. |
Dyllis Baptist Church & Cemetery
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CHURCHES - histories & misc. information
Early Baptist Churches of Roane County by Roberts
Cumberland Presbyterian by Roberts
Muddy Creek (Martel Methodist) Winton Family by Roberts
George Jones Memorial Baptist Church/Mt. Zion Church (from the book, "Origin of First Baptist Church of Oliver Springs 1846-1980" by Snyder E. Roberts)
The Church of Christ at Sulphur Springs had an arm in the Wheat area that later became the George Jones Memorial Baptist Church. This arm was first known as Robertson Schoolhouse which was a log building located a few yards east of the present George Jones Memorial Baptist Church. The Sulphur Springs Church minutes show the following developments. The Sulphur Springs Church met at Robertson Schoolhouse on the third Saturday of September 1852, and held a protracted meeting of some ten or twelve days. Preachers Alfred Agey, Elijah Walker, and William R. Jackson were in attendance. As a result of these meetings, 36 members were received into the Church by experience, letters and enrollment.
On June 1853, the arm of the Sulphur Springs Church at Robertson School House met and received 8 new members by letter, including the Reverend Samuel Hendrickson. In August of 1853, three more members were received by the arm.
At it's July meeting in 1854, the Sulphur Springs Church received a petition from the Robertson Schoolhouse arm, praying to be stricken off and constituted a church of the United Baptist Church of Christ which petition was received and said prayer granted. The following names were stricken off to constitute into said church (Mt. Zion):
Alexander Smith, Margaret Smith, Mary M. Robertson, George G. Smith, Sarah Smith, Charles M. Smith, Mary Smith, Margarette Ann Smith, Elizabeth Y. Smith, Malinda J. Ward, John Dawn, Catherine Ballew, Jacob Ballew, Samuel Hendrickson., Benjamin L. Hendrickson, Julina Smith, Mary Ann Smith, Arizona Smith, Sarah J. McKinney, Missouri Right [Wright?], Nancy Right, Joshua Christenberry, Mary Christenberry, Lucinda [Boyd] Grubb (descendant: Wanda Albers WandaR7@worldnet.att.net ) , Susan Hendrickson, and Samuel J. Hendrickson.
The Mt. Zion Baptist Church minutes for May 1901 show "we move that the name of our Church be changed from Mt. Zion to the George Jones Memorial Baptist Church." A report was made by a building committee; the building was later dedicated. The Moderator was Rev. Ben Peters, and the Clerk was J. R. Arnold.
The George Jones Memorial Baptist Church building is still standing, and annual homecoming services are held there in October of each year. [pub. 1980]
Poplar Creek (Now Fair View)
The records of the Church at Sulphur Springs does not specifically state that Poplar Creek was an arm of the Church, but the relationship for a period was similar to an arm. "On Sabbath after the 4th Saturday in September 1847, the Church received a list of names constituting a part of the members of the Poplar Creek Church, viz:
James Davis, Rebecca Davis, Angelina Davis, Alexander Linch, Isabella Linch, [believe this is Isabella Davis who m Alexander Fench, dau. of James Davis] Mary Linch [Finch?], Daniel Crase [Crass], Nancy Crase, Humphrey Thacker, Judy Thacker, E. W. Ketchum, Charles Davis, Mary Ann Ketchum and Sarah Ellinder Borum, and Charlotte a woman of color were received into the membership. Other members were received from the Poplar Creek (New Fair View) area until 1859.
In 1859, letters of dismission were given to James Davis, Rebecca Davis, Angelina [Davis] Phillips, Samuel Martin, Charlotta Martin, Nancy Jane Borum, Henry Stinecipher, Nancy Stinecipher, Nancy Lockett, and a number of other members in the Fair View area. These members evidently combined with former members of the Poplar Creek Church to form the New Fairview Baptist Church by 1860 because New Fairview Baptist Church minutes are extant for the 1860's period. Rev. John Seiber was pastor of New Fairview Church (Roane County) in the early 60's, and the Association was held there in 1862. The exact site of the old Poplar Creek Church is not known. The present New Fairview Church building has probably been rebuilt, and has been remodeled several times.
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