Sardis Primitive Baptist Church Clergy
Pastors
- Elder Melus Thigpen, 1834 - 1837
- Elder Joel Pate, July 1837 - 1840
- Elder Henry Crawford Tucker, January
1840 - 1843
- Elder John Edmonson, January 21,
1843 - 1844
- Elder A. P. Tucker, 1844 - ?
- Elder Ben P. Lovett, December 23,
1899 - December 2, 1905
- Elder W. Z. Striplin, December 2,
1905 - October 29, 1910
- Elder E. R. Rhoden, October 29,
1910 - 1923
- Elder W. L. Bozeman, 1923 - December 1923
- Elder A. L. Pierce, December 1923 -
June 1927
- Elder O. J. Hortman, June 1927 -
December 1928
- Elder M. D. Tucker, December 1928 -
January 1930
- Elder J. W. Rogers, January 1930 -
May 27, 1961 (deceased)
- Elder Gaston Barton, August 8, 1961
- June 23, 1974
- Elder Harvey Giddens, August 25, 1974
- July 7, 1978
- Elder E. L. Wood, September 22, 1978
- May 25, 1991
- Elder Dwight Marshall, October 26,
1991 - Present
Clerks
- Rubin Sapp, August 1834 - November 22, 1834
- James M. Norman, November 22, 1834 - 1838
- Artaxerxes B. Norman, 1838 - 1840 (Assistant Clerk)
- John Tillman, 1838 - February 22, 1840
- M. L. Dukes, February 22, 1840 - October 1841
- Peter Crosby, October 1841 - December 23, 1843
- Jacob Croft, December 23, 1843 - April 26, 1845
- William Hollingsworth, April 26, 1845 - May 27, 1845
- Durham Hancock, May 27, 1845 - 1891
- M. Gibson, 1891 - 1894
- S. L. Rentz, 1894 - February 21, 1903
- J. I. Baker, February 21, 1903 - June 27, 1908
- J. H. Martin, June 27, 1908 - February 26, 1910
- Benjamin Baker, February 26, 1910 - May 1925
- Charles A. Hiers, May 1925 - September 21, 1934
- Lawrence G. Norman, September 21, 1934 - November 22, 1947
- Joel Hiers, November 22, 1947 - August 22, 1952
- Arley Harnage, August 22, 1952 - December 22, 1957
- Orville May, December 22, 1957 - March 23, 1963
- Jimmy Gibbs, March 23, 1963 - December 26, 1981
- Donald Mims, December 26, 1981 - June 22, 1991
- Homer Eldridge, June 22, 1991 - Present
NOTE: Sardis Church records from 1848 through 1894 were lost.
Prepared: 08 September 1996
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