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Green river bible baptist church4/1/2023 In 1798, the "church on Pittman," with ,i>Edward Turner, messenger, was received into Tates Creek Association. But in the minutes of Green River Association, of July 1802, the names of both Brush Creek and Pittman Creek are printed: the former represented by James Goldsby, Edward Lewis and Johnston Grayham, and numbering 100 members the latter represented by Baldwin Clifton, Richard Ship and John Chandler, and numbering 57 members. But Horatio Chandler wrote as follows, in 1834: "Pitman - this church is in Green county, waters Pitmans Creek, from whence it receives its name was constituted May, 21, 1803." At the same date, he writes that Brush Creek is "the oldest church in the Association." The statement of Mr. There was, according to John Asplund, who printed his first Register of the American Baptists, as early as 1792, a church of 30 members constituted "at Green River, Nelson, in 1791." Benedict assumes this to have been Pittmans Creek. Brush Creek is one of the oldest churches in the Association but whether the honor of the highest antiquity belongs to it, to Pittmans Creek or to Goodhope, is somewhat uncertain. Soon after this it beganto decline, and was dissolved, about 1824. It never enjoyed a high degree of prosperity, but in 1816, it reached a membership of 61. It united with Green River Association, as early as 1802. Meadow Creek was gathered during the great revival at the beginning of the present century. The ordained ministers belonging to these churches were William Mathews, Elijah Summars, Thomas Skaggs, Thomas Whitman, Jonathan Paddox, and Baldwin Clifton John Chandler and Stephen Skaggs were licentiates but Chandler was ordained within a few weeks, at most, after the Association was constituted.Ī word of explanation about these ancient churches, may not be amiss. ![]() The names of the churches, with their localities, as the counties now stand, were: Brush Creek, Mount Gilead, and Meadow Creek, in Green county Goodhope and Pittmans Creek, in Taylor Trammells Creek, in Metcalf Zion in Adair South Fork of Nolin and Otter Creek, in LaRue Liberty, in Marion, and Lynn-Camp in Hart. The term United was not incorporated in the name till more than twenty years later. No reference was made to the Philadelphia Confession of Faith, nor to any other, except the instrument, consisting of eleven short articles, which they denominated "Principles of Union." The forms of government being agreed upon, the new organization took the style of Russels Creek Association of Baptists. ![]() The meeting then proceeded to adopt a constitution, principles of union and rules of decorum. Elijah Summars preached the introductory sermon, and was also chosen Moderator of the meeting, while John Chandler was elected Clerk. These churches met, by their messengers, at Pittmans Creek Meetinghouse, in what is now Taylor county, September, 8, 1804. Eleven churches, aggregating 457 members, fell to the fraternity now to be treated. ![]() 1 - 225-226 Red River Association - 226-234]Īs stated in the history of the old Green River Association, this body and that of Stocktons Valley were set off from the mother organization, at its annual meeting, in July, 1804. [Russells Creek Association - 192-212 Stocktons Valley Association - 212-225 Spencer, Kentucky Baptist History, Volume 2īaptist History Homepage A History of Kentucky Baptists
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