| A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH, Steer Creek Road, TELLICO PLAINS, MONROE COUNTY, TN |
| The HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH, Monroe County, was organized on August 17, 1859. The presbytery was composed of William A. McCormack, G. Briant, and J.A. Wommack. Reverend G. Briant would become the first pastor . The church lettered to the Sweetwater Association in1860 with thirty-six members (11 by baptism, 13 by letter,and 3 by statement). [This information came from a Book about the Sweetwater Baptist Association. It has since ceased to be part of the Sweetwater Baptist Association after the 1980 book was published.] The listing of the first thirty-six members on the membership roll is the nearest to a list of charter members that we have. They were: David E. Hedgecock Benjamin Mull Nancy F. Hedgecock William Ammonz G .F .Hedgecock Tillitha Freeman Sarah Gurley Joseph Freeman James Dehart John Underwood Susannah Secrest Polly T. Prock John Gurley Susannah Prock Mary J. Gurley Wm. J. Dehart Mary Wallis Anna Dehart Marlene McKinsey S.L. Briant Barthy Sisk Lousinda Prock Marha Sisk Sarah A. Prock McCormack Louis Spurling Wm. R. Garrett Martha Mull Martha A. Garrett Martha Hedgecock Richard Spurling Andrew Bane James Spurling Melitea T. Ammonz Nancy Spurling Dealtha Bane Frankey Spurling Lettering ninety-one times the following forty-one pastors are listed in the associational minutes (listed in order of appearance): G. Briant Lester Thomas E. Clayton A.E. Spurling J.H. King Isaac J. Freeman C.H. Eaton W.R. Haun J.B. Miller John T. Stakley C.L. Ledford J. Wash Mitchell The current pastor is Rev. Benny Gourley. The Church currently meets three times a week and all are welcome to come and visit. The above building is dated from 1945. I am trying to gain further information and pictures on the church and its history. If you have any information please get in touch with me. |
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