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Miscellaneous Church Information: New Providence

New Providence Church Minutes:

October 13 1888

Brother Robert White from Pleasant Hill Church came with Brother Allen at this our time of regular meeting. Brother White first made a talk on the subject of prayer followed by our pastor (Brother Allen) both made very good talks to the few hearers.

New Providence Baptist Church 100 Years Old

The Monitor Herald {1942}

On Oct 22 1842, New Providence Baptist Church was organized under the name of Providence which name was changed to New Providence in 1920. Following is a list of the charter members:

Henry Sturdivant	Susan A. Sturdivant	Riley Truet	Sarah Truet
John Winter	Sarah Winter	John C. Roberts	Joseph Carter
Martha Carter	Mary Carter	James C. Clark	Katherine Clay
George Bragg	William Bragg	Mary Mabry	Mary Harris
Lucinda Tharp	Mary Ann Clark	Martha J. Stephens	Amelia Lowry
Teresa Griffin	Cornelias B. Robert	Rhoda Roberts	Sarah Roberts
James B. Mabry	Stephen C. Norwood	Peter, slave of Henry Sturdivant
Peter and Eliza slaves of William Conner

The present building, which was erected in 1924, is the third building to be erected by the church, and is a very comfortable house of worship.

Following is a list of the clerks of the church:

James Patterson	John Therrell	William H. Conner	William Smith	J. D. Ward
G. S. Patterson	T. M. Ryan	J. H. Dees	E. B. Herring	T. E. Anderson
J. V. Gable, present clerk

Following is a list of the pastors:

Jonah Seal 1842	M. White 1844	James Martin 1846	A. B. Hicks 1853	J. C. Butts 1854
M. White 1855	W. W. Tinley 1856	J. C. Martin 1859	S. M. Woodard 1860	Rev. Bullock 1863
G. W. Ginnings 1864		Thomas Wilson 1865	S. M. Cole 1873	T H. Wilson 1877
B. R. Hughie 1879		S. M. Cole 1882	M. C. Allen 1887	S. M. Cole 1889
A. J. Walker 1893		A. T. Burns 1895	J. T. McPhail 1922	S. E. Carter 1924
Leroy Dorroh 1934		S. E. Carter 1936 present pastor

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