Constituting Churches of the Bethel Association 1833-1915
Source: Donna Eldridge
Churches Which Have Been and Those Which are Now Members of the AssociationThe constituting churches of the Bethel Association which met at Richland, Georgia November 23, 1833 were as follows:
Antioch, Stewart County; Antioch, Randolph County; Bethlehem, Randolph County; Fellowship, Stewart County; Liberty Hill, Early County; Liberty, Stewart County; Mt. Sinai, Randolph County; Mt. Paran, Stewart County; Mt. Zion, Randolph County; Pataula, Randolph County; Richland, Stewart County; Spring Creek, Sumter County; Smyrna, Early County; Poplar Springs, Houston County; Bethlehem, Stewart County
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ADMITTED IN 1834
County Line, Stewart County
Bethel, Sumter County
Bethesda, Sumter County
Chattahoochee, Randolph County
Providence, Sumter County
Sardis, Stewart County
ADMITTED IN 1835
Bethany, Stewart County
Hanahatchee, Stewart County
Mt. Zion, Marion County
Mt. Olive, Baker County
New Bethel, Marion County
Poplar Springs, Stewart County
Philippi, Marion County
Ramah, Marion County
Sardis, Marion County
Shiloh, Stewart County
Shiloh, Randolph County
Union, Stewart County
ADMITTED IN 1836
Hepzibah, Marion County
Americus, Sumter County
Slaughter Creek, Stewart County
Beulah, Lee County
ADMITTED IN 1837
Bethel, Stewart County
Ebeneezer, Stewart County
Macedonia, Early County Changed to Blakely in 1853
Palmyra, Lee County
ADMITTED IN 1838
Mt. Hebron, Lee County
Free Providence, Sumter County
ADMITTED IN 1839
Rehoboth, Randolph County
Mt. Gilead, Randolph County
Columbia, Henry County, Ala.
Albany, Baker County
Abbeville, Henry County, Ala.
Notchaway, Baker County
Starkville, Lee County
Walnut Grove, Randolph County
Cowagee, Barbour County, Ala.
ADMITTED IN 1840
Benevolence, Randolph County Formerly Paran
Friendship, Sumter County
Hepsibah, Henry County, Ala
Mt. Lebanon, Stewart County
Mt. Moriah, Barbour County, Ala
Pine Bluff, Baker County
ADMITTED IN 1841
Lumpkin, Stewart County
Mt. Ararat, Stewart County
Gilleonsville, Baker County
Hopewell, Lee County
ADMITTED IN 1842
Pleasant Plain, Sumter County
ADMITTED IN 1843
Liberty Hill, Randolph County
Bethel, Randolph County Changed to Springvale 1897
Bethel, Baker County Elim, Stewart County
Temples Mill, Randolph County
Liberty, Randolph County
Bottsford, Sumter County
ADMITTED IN 1844
New Hope, Randolph County Changed to Coleman in 1895
Mt. Carmel, Stewart County
Enon, Quitman County
ADMITTED IN 1845
Ebeneezer, Early County
Cool Spring, Randolph County
Ft. Gaines, Early County
ADMITTED IN 1847
Summer Hill, Stewart County
Bethlehem, Randolph County
Mt. Enon, Stewart County
Cedar Springs, Early County
Armageddon, Early County
New Salem, Randolph County
New Hope, Stewart County
Corinth, Randolph County
Yatte Abbee, Henry County, Ala
Green Olive, Decatur County
ADMITTED IN 1848
Rehobeth, Sumter County
Flat Creek, Early County
New Bethel, Randolph County
Antioch, Baker County, 3rd dist.
Antioch, Baker County, 10th dist.
Mt. Carmel, Baker County
Good Hope, Early County
ADMITTED IN 1849
Lebanon, Stewart County
Friendship, Baker County
ADMITTED IN 1850
New Providence, Lee County
Blue Springs, Baker County
Bethesda, Baker County
New Hope, Baker County
ADMITTED IN 1851
Union, Baker County
Pleasant Grove, Stewart County
Georgetown, Randolph County
ADMITTED IN 1852
Rock Mount, Randolph County
Dry Creek, Baker County
Bainbridge, Decatur County
Concord, Lee County
Mt. Pisgah, Stewart County
ADMITTED IN 1853
Brooksville, Randolph County
Liberty, Randolph County
Blakely, Early County Formerly Macedonia
ADMITTED IN 1854
Liberty, Kinchefonee County
Cypress Creek, Baker County
Milford Creek, Baker County
ADMITTED IN 1855
Philadephia, Baker County
Mt. Gilead, Baker County
Valley Plains, Dougherty County
ADMITTED IN 1856
Bethel, Early County Now Mt. Zion
Little Sister, Clay County
Hope Well, Calhoun County
Morgan, Calhoun County
Salem, Calhoun County
ADMITTED IN 1857
Preston, Webster County
ADMITTED IN 1858
Hopewell, Terrell County
Bainbridge, Decatur County
Macedonia, Calhoun County
ADMITTED IN 1860
Mt. Enon, Mitchell County
ADMITTED IN 1861
Mt. Zion, Clay County
Zion, Early County
Hollimans Creek, Stewart County
ADMITTED IN 1862
Friendship, Calhoun County
Shady Grove, Stewart County
ADMITTED IN 1863
Pleasant Grove, Terrell County
ADMITTED IN 1865
Mt. Hebron, Randolph County
ADMITTED IN 1866
New Providence, Calhoun County
Morgan, Calhoun County
Shiloh, Calhoun County
ADMITTED IN 1867
Vilulah, Randolph County
Elim, Calhoun County
ADMITTED IN 1868
Red Bone, Randolph County
ADMITTED IN 1869
Bluffton, Clay County
New Hope, Early County
ADMITTED IN 1870
Damascus, Randolph County
Lebanon, Terrell County
ADMITTED IN 1872
Dover, Terrell County
Wooten, Lee County
Thundering Springs, Lee County
ADMITTED IN 1873
Leesburg, Lee County
ADMITTED IN 1879
Arlington, Calhoun County
New China Grove, Mitchell County
Camilla, Mitchell County
Evergreen, Mitchell County
ADMITTED IN 1880
Enterprise, Clay County
ADMITTED IN 1884
Midway, Clay County
Friendship, Randolph County
ADMITTED IN 1885
Beulah, Early County
ADMITTED IN 1886
Mt. Vernon, Clay County
ADMITTED IN 1888
Shellman, Randolph County
Hilton, Early County
ADMITTED IN 1889
Colomokee, Early County
ADMITTED IN 1890
Leary, Calhoun County Formerly Round Top
ADMITTED IN 1891
Cross Roads, Terrell County
ADMITTED IN 1892
Herod, Terrell County
ADMITTED IN 1893
Pine View, Early County
ADMITTED IN 1895
Coleman, Randolph County
ADMITTED IN 1897
Springvale, Quitman County Formerly Bethel
Mt. Hebron, Miller County
Damascus, Early County
Hillside, Early County
ADMITTED IN 1899
Bethany, Baker County
ADMITTED IN 1900
Providence, Early County
ADMITTED IN 1901
Morris, Quitman County
ADMITTED IN 1902
Antioch, Clay County
ADMITTED IN 1903
Edison, Calhoun County
ADMITTED IN 1905
Carnegie, Randolph County
ADMITTED IN 1909
Pretoria, Dougherty County
ADMITTED IN 1911
Sowatchee, Early County Formerly Zion
ADMITTED IN 1913
Hillside, Early County
ADMITTED IN 1915
Mt. Ararat, Early County
Churches now, 1932 belonging to the Bethel Baptist Association with the date of their first Appearance in the Minutes of the Bethel Association, Without Reference as to when they were Constituted.
Arlington -- 1879
Bethany -- 1889
Bethel -- 1843
Beulah -- 1883
Blakely -- 1837 Changed from Macedonia 1853
Bluffton -- 1837
Carnegie -- 1905
Coleman -- 1895 Changed from New Hope
Colomokee -- 1889
Cuthbert -- 1852 Changed from Mt. Zion
Damascus, Early -- 1897
Damascus, Randolph -- 1870
Dover -- 1872
Edison -- 1903
Elim -- 1867
Enon -- 1844
Enterprise -- 1880
Ft. Gaines -- 1845
Georgetown -- 1851
Hillside -- 1897-1913
Hilton -- 1888
Leary -- 1890 Formerly Round Top
Midway -- 1884
Milford -- 1854
Morgan -- 1856-1866
Morris -- 1901
Mt. Ararat -- 1915
Mt. Gilead -- 1839
Mt. Hebron -- 1855
Mt. Vernon -- 1886
New Bethel -- 1848
New Hope -- 1859
Pine View -- 1893
Providence -- 1900
Rehoboth -- 1839
Salem -- 1856
Shellman -- 1888
Shiloh -- 1835
Sowhatchee -- 1911 Formerly Zion
Springvale -- 1897 Formerly Bethel
Vilulah -- 1867
From "History of Bethel Association Including Centennial Meeting", by Alexander Lee Miller.
Centennial meeting held with Baptist church at Edison, Georgia, October 25, 26, 27, 1932
A. L. Miller, Edison, Ga., Moderator.
W. H. Joyner, Coleman, Ga., Clerk
Compiled and Edited by Alexander Lee Miller
Moderator of Association 1909 - 1934
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