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The 1864 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at the Bethel Meeting House in Iredell County, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder Larkin M. Berry and the circular letter was authored by Elder Gabriel Phillips of the Broad River Baptist Association. At the conclusion of the missionary sermon, delivered by Elder George W. Rollins on September 18, a collection was received in the amount of $372.66 to send the gospel to the North Carolina troops of the Confederate Army. The Committee on Sabbath Schools resolved to appoint Elder G. M. Webb as a missionary to organize Sabbath Schools in all associational churches. Only three churches established Sabbath Schools at the time of the 1864 meeting, Lincolnton, Zoar, and Sandy Run. The Missionary Board requested additional funding from the association to assist Elder Larkin M. Berry his mission work to the destitute communities of the Catawba Valley.

Circa Date

1864, September 16

Location

Bethel Meeting House

Keywords

Bethel Meeting House, Iredell County, NC, Baptist History, NC Baptists, circular letter, Larkin M. Berry, Gabriel Phillips, Broad River Baptist Association, Home Missions, Marion Board, missions to Confederate Troops, United States Civil War, Catawba Valley, Missions, Committee on Domestic and Army Missions, Sabbath Schools

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Arts and Humanities | Christian Denominations and Sects | Christianity | History | Religion

1864 Minutes of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association
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