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CHURCHES:
LITTLE WHITE LICK (BELLEVILLE)(1824)
Little White Lick Church was organized on March 27, 1824, at the home of Elder William Pope, in Liberty township. It was a member of the Indianapolis Association until the Danville Association was formed, in 1828.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
DANVILLE (DANVILLE)(1827)
The Danville Church was organized on the third Saturday in April 1827, with twenty-three charter members, viz., Elijah Anderson and wife, Adam Spicklemire and wife, J. Thompson and wife, John Matlock and wife, George C. Brightman and wife, John W. Scott and wife, Thomas Flathers and wife, J. R. Irwin and wife, William Faught, and John Dodson. Elder William Pope and others formed the presbytery. By 1835 the church had grown to 131 members.
A log church was erected by 1832, in the town of Danville. It was replaced by a frame building in 1853, which was remodeled in 1903. It was located on Wayne Street (across from the Danville Junior High School).
Pastors of the Danville Church inluded Elders George Dodson, William Pope, John W. Thomas, Thomas Hooten, E. D. Thomas, E. W. Thomas,
The Danville Church joined the Indianapolis Association in 1827. In 1828 this church hosted the constitution of the Danville Association. The Danville Church was a member of the Danville Association until 1906, when it withdrew and became identified with the Progressive movement.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Arnold, Bartley, Baugh, Beckley, Christie, Conn, Gentry, Jones, Moberly, Pounds, Rammel, Stewart, Thompson, Underwood, Wade, West, Yowel (very incomplete due to records not having been obtained).
(SECOND) FRIENDSHIP (CENTER VALLEY)(1832)
Friendship Church, located at Center Valley, was organized on August 18, 1832, by early settlers holding letters from churches in North Carolina. In 1867 this church dismissed members to organize the Mt. Moriah Church, who had been meeting on Mud Creek as early as 1858. Friendship Church was probably originally a member of the Enon Association, but later (in 1882) united with the Danville Association. Since there was already a Friendship Church (located in Putnam County, Indiana) in the Danville Association, it became known as "First Friendship" and this church as "Second Friendship."
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Albertson, Aldridge, Barker, Craven, Elmore, Mason, Milhorn, Oliphant, Page, Pope, Quain, Richardson, Scotten, Shirley, Stout, Thompson, Turner, Wood (very incomplete due to records not having been located).
BIG WHITE LICK (PITTSBORO)(1833)
Big White Lick Church, at Pittsboro, was organized on October 12, 1833, with twelve members, viz., Abraham Spickelmier, Phebe Spickelmier, Adam Spickelmier, Phebe Spickelmier, Aaron Spickelmier, Jane Spickelmier, David Sparky, Elizabeth Sparky, Jane Dollerhide, Nancy Dollarhide, Caleb Shirley, and Phebe Shirley. Elder Benjamin Harris was the first minister. The presbytery was composed of Elder Benjamin Harris and Bro. John Lambert from Little White Lick, and John King and Patrick M. Sullivan from Eagle Creek. They were constituted on the articles of faith of the Danville Association.
Elder John R. Daily was a member of this church for several years.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Berry, Daily, Dollerhide, Jones, Keeney, Kennedy, McLeod, Shirley, Sparks, Spicklemire, Thornbrough (very incomplete due to records not having been located).
UNION (NEAR NORTH SALEM)
Union Church was a long-time member of the Danville Association.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Bailes, Ballard, Barber, Benson, Booker, Chapman, Chesire, Clements, Davenport, Davidson, Harris, Heathen, Pennington, Robins, Rogers, Stewart, Tolby, Yeagers (very incomplete due to records not having been found).
ABNER'S CREEK (1836)(NORTHWEST OF AVON)
Abner's Creek Church was organized on the fifth Saturday in July, 1836. The charter members were John Hooten, Susannah Hooten, William Roberts, Sarah Roberts, John Malone, and Susan Prother. The presbytery was composed of Elder Benjamin Harris, John Lambert, James Pasley and Samuel McCormick from Little White Creek, Elijah Anderson and Jesse Kenady from Mt. Pleasant, Adam Specklemire from Big White Lick Creek, and Abraham Specklemire from Palestine.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Chamness, Flinn, Givens, Hankins, Hooten, Hufford, Jones, Landreth, Merritt, Mitchell, Parks, Percy, Phillips, Pounds, Ragan, Read, Roberts, Shelley, Shirley, Stricklin, Walls (very incomplete due to records not yet having been obtained).
FIRST MT. ZION
Mt. Zion Church, located about six miles southwest of Pittsboro, was a member of the Danville Association. Elder John R. Daily was a member of this church for several years, and served as pastor.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Armstrong, Baker, Baugh, Benson, Christie, Clark, Daily, Foster, King, Mann, Miles, Thorp, West (very incomplete due to records not having been located).
SECOND MT. ZION
Second Mt. Zion Church was also a member of the Danville Association.
MT. PLEASANT (5 MILES NORTHWEST OF DANVILLE)
Mt. Pleasant Church was a member of the Danville Association.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Bohanan, Bonnifield, Bowman, Campbell, Christie, Cline, Dodson, Graves, Harris, Jeffers, Ledford, Morgason, Noland, Pace, Rosborough, Stephenson, Surber, Templin, Tharp, Thomas, Thorp, Tinder, Vott, West (very incomplete list due to not having located the records).
SALEM (1 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF CLERMONT, 1 MILE WEST OF MITCHELLVILLE)
Salem Church was organized in 1838. The first meeting house was a log structure. It was replaced in 1863 with a frame building. Salem Church was a long-time member of the Danville Association. The church was inactive for a period of time, but was later reorganized and united with the White Water Association. This church was still holding meetings in 1968 or later.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Armstrong, Benge, Boler, Conover, Eckler, Fear, Frazee, Freeland, Gladden, Hawkinsmith, Higgins, Mark, Martin, Mathews, Menefee, Mitchell, Montague, Myers, Nester, Newhan, Newman, Reed, Shockley, Smith, Sparks, Symmonds, Tansel, Tolle, Walls, Walters, Warren, Watt, Webb, Weddle, Whitmire, Wing, Worrell (very incomplete list due to not having located the records).
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MOUNT MORIAH (STILESVILLE)(1867)
Mt. Moriah Church, near Stilesville, was organized at the home of Samuel Elmore, on June 5, 1867, with twenty charter members, viz., Samuel Elmore, William G. Bryant, John R. Elmore, Dennis McFadden, Jesse Mason, John B. Elmore, James F. Mason, John S. Elmore, Elizabeth Elmore, Elinor Bryant, Margaret Elmore, Mariah McFadden, Anna Mason, Lavina Elmore, Elizabeth Elmore, Margaret Brewer, Lucinda Carter, Mary Mahorney, Mary I. Mason, and Sarah E. Elmore. The presbytery was composed of Elders E. D. Thomas, G. Gaily, Samuel Wright, and Levi Buchanan, and Deacons and other brethren, viz., Lewis Pounds, John Christy, Elisha Christy, Franklin Underwood, Isaac Christy, Stephen Noland, J. W. Chatham, Peter W. Huffman, Allen Bereman, Nathan Petty, James R. Mason, William Craven, Jesse Scotten, John G. Richardson, Jerry Poe, and W. H. Craven.
A meeting house was built at the present site within the year following the constitution of the church.
Mt. Moriah Church was a member of the Enon Association from 1867 to 1882, the Danville Association from 1883 to 1924, and the Conn's Creek Association from 1933 to 1939.
Pastors have included Elders Levi Buchanan, John R. Elmore, Scott Fisher, Lee Salsman, Ernest Bradley, John T. Oliphant, Thomas Mitchell, J. Harvey Daily, J. R. Wilson, Solomon Inman, John R. Daily, Omar Chastain, Earl Daily, Levi Williams, and Mervin Drake.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Alley, Bogart, Bradley, Brewer, Bryant, Carter, Curtis, Elmore, Fisher, Hamilton, Joseh, Mahoning, Mahorney, Mason, McFaddenm, Neet, Phipps, Reeves, Salsman, Simmons, Stipp, Stout, Warmouth, Wright (very incomplete list due to not having obtained the records).
COATSVILLE (COATSVILLE)(1913)
The Coatsville Church was organized on the second Saturday in March, 1913, in the new meeting house (all paid for) which had been erected already. There were twelve charter members, including Elder W. S. Fisher, Deacon William Ader, and clerk W. T. Beck. The presbytery was composed of Elders John R. Daily, L. B. Ragan, R. W. Thompson, James H. Oliphant, and Jasper N. Dalby, and Deacons D. T. Darnell, L. C. Salsman, W. H. Reeves, and M. Craven. The Coatsville Church was a member of the Danville Association from 1914 until 1919. In 1936 this church united with the White River Association, but is now an independent church. Pastors have included Elders James H. Oliphant, W. S. Fisher, P. T. Oliphant, Walter L. King, William Walters, Noble Wible, Leslie Wolfe, John Sparks, M. L. Stout, Manson Mood, and others. Clerks have included W. T. Beck, Alice Walton, Elsie Beck, Flona Bandy, Velva Reeves, Lera Cook, William Baxter, and others.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
(FOOTNOTE: Thorntown, Mount Union, Union, Eagle Creek, Mount's Run, Cynthiana, First Liberty, Big White Lick, Clear Creek, and part of Mt. Tabor, left the Danville Association and organized the Mt. Tabor Means Baptist Association. This division occurred between about 1889 and 1892. Clear Creek Church returned to the Primitive Baptists a few years later and was restored.)
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