Red Oak Methodist Church (Williamson, Ga.) records, 1823-1895.

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Red Oak Methodist Church (Williamson, Ga.) records, 1823-1895.

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This collection consists of three bound volumes dating from 1823 to 1895. The first two volumes contain a register of members and pastors, while the third volume is comprised of general church meeting minutes (1866-1895) and memorials to deceased members. The meeting minutes include reports from class leaders and reports of the trials of church members who were accused of such behaviors as lewdness, public drunkenness, and adultery.

.28 cubic ft. (1 half size legal archives box)

Pitts Theology Library, Candler School of Theology

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Pitts Theology Library, Candler School of Theology

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United Methodist Church (U.S.). North Georgia Conference

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The Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church (M.E.C.) was organized at the church's General Conference of 1830. The members met for the first time in Macon, Georgia, in 1831. Within a few years the church began to struggle with the issue of slavery. Unable to reach an agreement, the church divided in 1844 and the slave-holding states formed the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (M.E.C.,S.). In 1866 the Georgia Conference of the M.E.C.,S. was divided into the ...

Red Oak Methodist Church (Williamson, Ga.).

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The Red Oak Methodist of Williamson, Georgia, was founded in 1823. The land for the church was deeded through Isaac B. Williamson and Gills Driver to two trustees, William M. Simmons and Benjamin F. Harper. The church originally stood on a site near a large red oak tree that was mentioned in the deed. The first pastor was Andrew Hamell. The only recorded member for the first year was Frances Allen. There are no records of class leaders until 1872. In 1856 the present chu...