Bethlehem Baptist Church, Morgan County, Missouri, Records, 1877-1997 (C3701)

10 volumes and 1 folder on 2 rolls of microfilm

MICROFILM

INTRODUCTION

Records of the Bethlehem Baptist Church, Florence, Morgan County, Missouri, consisting of membership lists, minutes of meetings, association letters, and miscellaneous records.

DONOR INFORMATION

The Bethlehem Baptist Church Records were loaned to the University of Missouri for microfilming by Ralph O. Lewis on 11 May 1982, and the Bethlehem Baptist Church on 1 October 1997 (Accession No. 4426).

ORGANIZATIONAL SKETCH

The Bethlehem Baptist Church was organized in 1846 in the home of Reverend B.F. Dinwiddie. The first services were held in a log building on the site of Harmony School, and the first land was purchased from Henry and Amanda Wagenknecht in 1869. Additional land for a cemetery was acquired in 1876. The date of construction of the first church building is unknown, but the second building was completed in 1903.

Bethlehem Baptist Church became a charter member of the Lamine Baptist Association when the Concord Association was divided in 1871. The Sunday School was organized in 1884. The church was host to the 1970 association meeting, and the 1971 association letter listed 114 members.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The records of the Bethlehem Baptist Church consist of membership lists dating from 1902; minutes of business meetings from 1877 to 1997; association reports from 1926 to 1971; and a small quantity of miscellaneous records. Minutes from 12 April 1902 to 10 September 1904 were destroyed by fire.

VOLUME LIST

v. 1	1877-1902
v. 2	1904-1926
v. 3	1927-1930
v. 4	1931-1951
v. 5	1952-1962
v. 6	1963-1968
v. 7	1968-1977
v. 8	1977-1988
v. 9	1989-1994
v. 10	1994-1997
f. 1	Uniform Associational Letter, 1951-1971

INDEX TERMS

These index terms are the subjects, people, places, etc. under which this collection is listed in all available indexes at The State Historical Society of Missouri-Columbia. If you are interested in a specific index term, please contact the reference staff.

Index Terms	Location
Baptist Church, Southern Baptist Convention	f. 1; v. 1-6
Baptist Church--Missouri	f. 1; v. 1-6
Bethlehem Baptist Church, Morgan County, Missouri	f. 1; v. 1-6
Church records	f. 1; v. 1-6
Lamine Baptist Association, Missouri	f. 1; v. 1-6

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Last updated: December 21, 2011