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"Flemington Baptist Church Collection"

 

 

ACH-001-03 Flemington Baptist Church Collection 3A-5-5

ACH-002-04

 
First Baptist Church at Flemington MO was organized on Saturday Nov 27th 1909 by Bro. A. B. Haynes, Missionary of Polk County Association at the Methodist Church house by a number of Brothers and Sisters meeting there for that purpose. The following named Brothers and Sisters are charters members of said church, W. A. Stepheson, Luella Stepheson, H. G. Stepheson, Ella M. Stepheson, Perlina G. Higgins, Henry Bass, Lula Bass, Ella Selby, Manerva Selby, J. G. Selby, Eliza Wilson
 

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1

 Three steno pads with records for Flemington Baptist Sunday School

Book 1 dated Sept 13, 1964 to Feb 13, 1966

Book 2 dated Jan 6, 1974 to April 17, 1977

Book 3 dated May 22, 1977 to June 1988

2

 Church Record Book (1909-1926) contains the following
  • Indexed listing of church members
  • Register of officers
  • Minutes of meetings dated Nov. 27, 1909-Dec. 1926
  • Associational Letters dated Aug. 13, 1910-Aug 1917 (?)

3

 Church Record Book (1927-1943) contains the following
  • Indexed listing of church members
  • Register of officers
  • Minutes of meetings dated Jan 15, 1927- Dec 5, 1943
  • Associational Letters dated Aug 1927-Aug 1949
  • History of Flemington Baptist Church (typed copy)

4

 Church Record Book ( 1944-1961) contains the following
  • Indexed listing of church members
  • Register of officers
  • Minutes of meetings dated Jan 1, 1944-July 6, 1960
  • Associational Letters dated Aug 1944-1960

5

 Church Membership Record 1961-1967

An alphabetical membership roll including date baptized or letter received, name and address of individual, and some dates of death.

6

 Church Membership Record 1967-1980

An alphabetical membership roll including date baptized or letter received, name and address of individual, and some dates of death.

7

 Church Records as follows
  1. Booklet of Church Letter Blanks, Letters of Recommendation—stubs are filled out and dated 1956-1984
  2. Transfer letter request dated Feb 1, 1991 for Marshall Parker
  3. Letter of Recommendation Mar 4, 1961 for Marshall Parker
  4. Letter of Recommendation Nov 26, 1961 for Ruth Pitts
  5. Request for Church letter Mar 21, 1982 for Bertha Tyler
  6. Letter of Dismission Feb 10, 1952 for S. W. McCracken
  7. Letter of Recommendation May 12, 1982 for Edith Houck
  8. Request Church Letter mar 21, 1960 for Howard Crain
  9. Letters (2) of Recommendation Aug 26, 1962 for Dedia (Crawford) Morris and Kretia Crawford
  10. Letter of Dismission Aug 24, 1962 for Connie Ross
  11. Request for church letter Apr 2, 1972 for Mr. & Mrs. Murry (Christine) Southard
  12. Request for Church Letter Apr 17, 1967 for Mrs. Nellie King
  13. Letter of Approval May 10, 1982 for Goldie and Gordon Houck and son Chris

8

 Church Records 1989-1995

Spiral notebook containing minutes of business meetings dated July 3, 1985 –Nov 21, 1995

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9

 Financial Records
  1. Ledger dated Jan 1975-Dec 1992
  2. Insurance policies
  3. Letter from Empire District Electric Company dated 9 June 1994
  4. Receipts (9) from T. H. Rogers Lumber Co. Humansville 1977 & 1982
  5. Statement from A-J Construction 2 May 1977
  6. Employer ID number 26 Apr 1988
  7. Statement from Southwest Bank on Church Account 30 June 1994
  8. Record of painting church building 1972 & 1974
  9. Worksheet on figuring early expenditures—no date but found in envelope dated June 1962
  10. Checkbook with checks and check register—no date

10

 Polk County Associational Letter (17 reports)

Dated 1960-1967, 1972, 1974-1978, 1990-1992 These reports include names and addresses of messengers, ordained ministers, membership information and names of any deceased members.

11

 Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Church
  1. 1961, July 17 letter from Providence Church, halfway, MO, seeking help in building church house
  2. 1966, June 10 (postmark) invitation to attend deacon ordination of Clarence Graves at Rural Hill Missionary Baptist Church
  3. 1978, Dec notice from Baptist Memorial Hospital in Kansas City about admittance of James Neff as patient
  4. 1980, July letter from "The Elams", missionaries to Brazil’s Jungle Interior
  5. 1987, May letter from Tipton Community Baptist Church, Clarksburg, MO, includes copy of doctrinal statement and request for church letter for Kenneth Dobson
  6. 1989, Oct 30 Letter from Marshall Parker
  7. 1990, Mar letter from Michael Wilson
  8. 1991, Dec letter from Terry Nicodemus
  9. 1991 Dec invitation to attend deacon ordination of Ken Legan and Lendell Voris (no church name mentioned)
  10. 1992, Jan letter from Michael Wilson
  11. "The Baptist Star" Dec. 1995 a Missionary Baptist Publication
  12. Postcard from Walnut Ridge Baptist Church inviting ordained church members to help ordain Carroll Ankrom to full ministry.
  13. Letter from D. H. Weeks to wife May 10 1869 from Corinth Miss. (copy)
  There are two hymn books in this collection.

Golden Voices, a Book of New Sacred Songs published by The Central Music Company, Little Rock Arkansas copyright 1914

And

The Broadman Hymnal published by The Broadman Press, Nashville, Tennessee copyright 1940
  Altar Bible

 

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