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| Title: | Bethlehem Baptist Church (Whiteville, TN) Records |
| creator: | Bethlehem Baptist Church (Whiteville, TN) |
| Dates: | 1828-1978 (inclusive) |
| Dates: | 1849-1940 (bulk) |
| Quantity: | 0.25 Linear Feet--1 half size archival box |
| Identification: | WTBR.003 |
| Language: | English |
The Baptist Church of Christ at Bethlehem, Hardeman County, Tennessee was constituted by Elders O. Dodson and R. Deshonf on the Principles of the Big Hatchie Association the 22nd December, 1828.
This collection is a transcription of the church record books of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Whiteville, Hardeman County, TN. The transcription includes Minute Book, the Treasurer's Report Book and abstracts of the annual report sent to the Little Hatchie and Hardeman Baptist Associations
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| 1 Minute Book 1828-1979 1849-1940 | |||||||||||
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| This transcription of the Minute Book include entries from 1849-1940. It also includes membership rolls from 1828-1979. | |||||||||||
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| 2 Treasurer's Record Book 1936-1941 | |||||||||||
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| Includes names and amounts contributed, payments to the preacher and other expenditures. | |||||||||||
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| 3 Letters to Associations 1923-1955 | |||||||||||
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| Abstracts of the letter to the association include variously such information as names of pastor, messengers, licensed ministers, church officers and members who died; total membership; value of church property; literature used; summary of finances and revivals held. | |||||||||||