Primitive Baptist Church and Family History
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CHURCHES:
MILL CREEK (NASHVILLE)(1797)
The original Mill Creek Baptist Church was significant in the life of Baptists in Nashville and Tennessee. It was organized in the home of James Menees II on April 15, 1797. He came from Virginia to occupy his grant of 640 acres of land on the east side of Mill Creek. The church followed its pastor, Elder James Whitsett, into the modern mission system, in the 1830's.
BUFFALO CREEK
WHITE'S CREEK
McCRARY'S CREEK
SOUTH COLLEGE STREET (NASHVILLE)(1838)
On May 23, 1838, a group of Primitive Baptists withdrew from Mill Creek church and constituted the Primitive Baptist Church of Nashville. In the summer of 1850 the church built a meeting house on South College Street (now Third Avenue) and the church became known as the South College Street Primitive Baptist Church. Both white and colored members worshipped in this meeting house for many years. It was used as a hospital during the Civil War, but reinstated for use by the church.
BETHEL (NASHVILLE/GOODLETTSVILLE)(1915)
In 1915 a portion of the congregation were granted permission from College Street Church to constitute Bethel Primitive Baptist Church. The first meeting house was at 714 Gallatin Road. In 1965, Bethel Church built its present meeting house at 3810 Gallatin Road. More recently, a new meeting house was erected in Goodlettsville. Elder C. H. Cayce served as pastor from the beginning until 1919.
RICHLAND CREEK (NASHVILLE)
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