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, I Deep Creek Set 200th Birthday Deep Creek Baptist Church will celebrate the 200th anniversary of its founding on Sunday. August 6th, with special services. Homecoming will be observed at the church at the 11 a .m. worship hour and lunch will be served in the fellowship hall at 12:30 p.m. Al former members. friends and former pastors of the church are extended a very special invitation to be present An afternoon service at two o'clock will follow with signing old hymns and comments by former pastors tea• lured. l{l'\ i v al services will begin at the church on Monday evening, August 'ifh. at g p.m. with the Rev. Max G. 1<1·1·s(' a former pastor and now pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church in < ;n•1•nslioro. as guest minister. Thi' public is invited to these -<·n·icl';,. The ltev. Charles !\I Stevens is pastor of the church.

DEEP CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH of southern Anson homecoming ceremonies there Sunday, August 6th. County will observe the 200th anniversary of its founding at v1i;,de ...boro : Anson Record -waaesboro-;...MessenQi'r & \ ntel\igencer Wake Forest: Wake Weekly ~UG 3 197 ;?A CHURCHES IN NORTH CAROLINA BEGUN PRIOR TO 1830 As named by , John Asplund, G. W. Paschal or others

1. Name*_*_*------=------Date of {onstitutio'] __ 1_1_7_y_lA'\...~--- 2. Name lf changed. Date of change _

6. Type of Church; General Baptist, Particular, _

Separate, Regular, ..,ther, _

7. Is the church by either name listed in Convention Annual in 1959 or 1960?

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Deep Creek Homeco·ming, Revival Set

REV. WOODROW ROBBINS

Homecoming will be observed ;.1t Deep Creek Baptist Church in southern Anson County on Sunday, August 7, beginning with Sunday School at 10 a.m, The Rev. William Gilmore, pastor, will bring the homecoming message at 11 a.m. and a picnic lunch will be served in the fellowship hall following the worship hour. Revival services will begin Sunday evening at 7:30 and will continue each evening through Friday of that week at the same hour. Guest speaker for the revival series will be the Rev. Woodrow Robbins, pastor of Lexington Avenue Baptist Church in High Point where he has served for the past 30 years. Mr. Robbins began his ministry in Brunswick County where he pastored several churches, including his own home church. While ministering at Lexington Avenue, the Rev. Robbins has taken the to other parts of the world. He has been on a preaching tour of Cuba and has led in three mission tours to Guatemala. He served on the General Board of the Baptist State Convention for four years and is presently serving on the Ministerial Board of Associates at Gardner-Webb College. The public is invited to attend these services. Valdese News Wadesboro: Anson Record ~ng Intelligencer Wake Forest: Wake Weekly G 1977 Homeco!)ling, Revival Services Planned At Deep Creek Church Homecoming will be observed at Rev. Robbins began his ministry in Deep Creek Baptist Church on Sunday, Brunswick County where he pastored August 7, beginning with Sunday several churches, including his own School at 10 a.m. home church. Rev. William Gilmore, church pastor, will bring the homecoming While ministering at Lexington !Eessage at 11 a.m. A picnic lunch will Avenue, Rev. Robbins has taken the be served in the fellowship hall gospel to other parts of the world. He following the worship hour. has been on a preaching tour of Cuba Revival services will begin Sunday, and also led three mission tours to August 7, . and continue through Guatemala. Friday, August 12, at 7:30 p.m. each He served on the General Board of evening. the Baptist State Convention for four years and is presently serving on the Rev. Woodrow Robbins, pastor of ministerial Board of Associates at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church in Gardner-Webb College. High Point for the past 30 years, will be The public is invited to attend these the guest speaker. · services.

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In Beirut, Lebanon, the work Anson Church Traces History goes forward. The new Baptist seminary is under construction Almost To Nation's Founding and will be ready for occupancy by mid-October. About 20 students By Larry Penley ing on March 1865, because a Yankee from over the Arab world are A Baptist church in Anson County Army is in the neighborhood of the enroled. traces its origin to 1778, only two church." Lebanon is looking forward to the years after the signing of the Declara• The land on which the church stands Baptist World Youth Conference in tion of Independence. was a gift from Elder Joel Gulledge 1963. While in Beirut, the Baptist The Deep Creek Baptist Church has and the original tract contained six group had a conference with the min• grown from this small beginning to a acres-the deed was recorded in 1811. ister of information. Baptist work full time church program with a pas• In the early days of the church, the is highly-regarded in Lebanon. tor on the field. The Rev. Max Reece, first building was struck by lightning At Ajloun, Jordan the Baptist hos• pastor, is a student at Wingate Col• and burned. The congregation was pital and schools are thriving. lege. not discouraged, but used a brush In the vacation Bible schools just Beginning as Gulledge Meeting arbor during the summer months and closed, about 1000 enroled. One school House in 1778, the church consolidated the school house in the winter until had 430 enroled with 41 decisions for with the Deep Creek Baptist Church a new building was constructed. about 1832 and adopted the name Christ. The new building for the Brought Up To Date Deep Creek Missionary B a p ti s t Ajloun Baptist Church has recently In 1922, the old church building was Church. been dedicated. remodeled with a baptistry and sev• A gift from the First Baptist Mr. Reece says eral Sunday school rooms added. Prior Church, Decatur, Ga., made possible that in 1832 there to this time, baptizing was done in a this lovely building. Dick H. Hall Jr., was a division nearby stream. The old church build• pastor of the Decatur church, preach- among the Bap• ing had a divided sanctuary with a ed in the Ajloun church while making tist churches in railing down the center. It has been the tour. Anson C o u n t y said that the railing was used to sep• with part; of the arate the men from the women. In Amman, Jordan, the tour churches calling group had a conference with the themselves Prim• More Sunday school rooms were Jordanian prime minister, a gen• itive Baptists and added in 1935, and a home has been built for a full time pastor. tleman of the first order whose the others calling In 1790, Deep Creek was a member courteous reception was equalled themselves Mis• by his friendship toward the sionary Baptists. Many of the congre• of the Charleston (S.C.) Association United States. gations were divided, and the people and was listed as having services once a month. Now claiming 269 members, A personal thrill was to preach in who believed in the promotion of mis• the Baptist mission in Jerusalem, sions in the Deep Creek Church united it is in the Anson Association of North Carolina Baptists. Jordan. It is just one month old. with Gulledge Meeting House to form The pastor with the longest period Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hern are off to a the present church. of service with Deep Creek was the fine start here. It is interesting to note that the Rev. Joel Gulledge who served from A Baptist Book Store is the nucleus anti-missionary Baptist churches that 1816 until 1858, a period of 42 years. of which this work is being built. were formed in the Anson County area In its 183 years Deep Creek has There are two services in Arabic and have perished, with only about 69,000 been led by 29 pastors including the one in English each Sunday. Thank Primitive Baptists to be found in the one currently serving. Many of these God the message of our Lord is being United States today as compared to in the earlier years served a half. preached and practiced and taught in about nine million Missionary Bap- dozen or so small churches and held the land of our Lord. tis ts. preaching services only once a month. It is better to live in extreme pov• Slaves Were Members Over the years the church and its pa!- erty than to be able to buy every lux• In the early days of the Deep Creek tors have made progress together, ury except a clear conscience. Church, a section was provided at the with college training and advance rear of the sanctuary for slaves who ' study for the man, and improved phy• Tobacco is a plant consumed by two were members or visitors coming to sical facilities for the church. Its cur• creatures-a large green worm and a worship. rent growth is keeping pace with An- man. The worm doesn't know any bet• An unusual quotation found in the son County, and it sets an enviable ter. church record books says: "No meet- pace in service. ·"

DEEP CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH - Having occupied a succession of buildings in its long history, the church has also made extensive changes in its present sanctuary and educational build• ing. These views show the change in appearance after the structure was completely renovated inside and out, and brick veneer added, a few years ago. Located near Wadesboro, Deep Creek is one of the oldest Baptist churches in Piedmont North Carolina. , New Pastor Deep Creek ,..Baptist

The Rev. William Gilmore has been called as pastor of Deep Creek Ba tist Association. - He was serving Bear Creek Baptist Church of the Sandy Creek Baptist

r Association of Chatham County when he received the call recently. He majored in religious education at Wingate Collegeand will be enrolled in the Baptist Seminary of Virginia for the fall term, Gilmore is married to the former Mary Sue Stout of Ramseur. The Deep Creek church will ob• serve · its annual Homecoming on Sunday, Aug. 1, Sunday School will start at 10 a.m. and the worship ser• vice at 11. Lunch will be served in the Fellowship Building. fl. nl!.01-,,,I Deep Creek School Fifty-eight students attended the Deep Creek Baptist Church Vacation Bible School held June 20 through June 24. . Barbara Gathings, director of the · school, announced that the students enjoyed studying about the life of Jesus and about missions. The group· also participated in craft workshops,

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Deep Creek B~tist Church recently called the Rev't!rend Charles M. Stevens to be their new pastor. Stevens, who comes to Deep Creek from Antioch Baptist Church of the Union Ass., began his duties on Sunday, July 2nd. A graduate of" Fruitland Bible Institute, Stevens attends Wingate ' College where he will begin his senior year in the fall. Stevens is a native of Moore County, N.C. and is married to the former Nina Nickles of Robins, N.C.

Wadesboro: Anson Re.cord WadeSSoro: Messenger & Intelligencer Wake Forest: Wake Weekly Early Primitive Pastor Misidentified i/. Cf J In last week's Ripple, an early Primitive Baptist organization was ,pastor ct the Deep Creek Primitive interrupted by what was described as Baptist Church was wrongly pic• Continued on Page 13 tured as the church's founder, due to an editorial error. The early pastor whose picture was on the front page was Elder John Jones, who was also an early moderator of the Fisher's River Primitive Baptist Association. Elder Jones served as pastor of Deep Creek Primitive Baptist from May, 1853 to his death in December, 1875. Elder John Gano, a member of the Jersey community, founded Deep Creek Primitive Baptist in 1758, having moved to wha .. is now Yadkin County from Morr .town, NJ. According to Bendict's "History of the Baptists," the Deep Creek ELDER JOHN JC'NES Yadkinville, NC O _ 5,284 S - NO DATA November 15, 2001 Carolina Clipping Service Raleigh. NC 27603 -

"an incursion of Indians," and Gan returned to New Jersey, where h was a native of the Hopewell com• munity. Due to a typographical error in last week's edition, the New Jersey com• munities of Morristown and Hopewell were listed as being in N. C. Much of the information about Deep Creek Primitive Baptist comes from the 1905 "History of Fisher's River Primitive Baptist Association" . by Jesse A. Asbum. The association's motto (listed on the book's title page) was: ''Truth is that perfect word that knows no deception." lY'ep ~u,., ff'\\1,i (he ~ l~'.¥k~ ~lPP ~vc:it\ P1vadkinvhr~'ftc D - 5,284 S - NO DATA November 8, 2001 Carolina Clipping Service Raleigh, NC 27603

This is Deep Creek Primitive Baptist Church as viewed from back side of pulpit area. (Mildred Matthews Photo.) Primitive Baptist Is County's Oldest Church About 1912, a new building was By MILDRED MATIHEWS north of !)m1L town, is Y adkrn County's oldest f..~li.iousbody, but erected. ~ep Creek Primitive Baptist This building is still being used. Church, located at Holly Springs not in one location. The church can trace its begin• Services are held there on - ning to the time when Elder John Saturday night and Sunday morn• Gano moved from Morristown, N. ing-the first of each month. C. to what is now Yadkin County. Deep Creek Primitive Baptist The community to which he Church is a member of the Little moved was called the Jersey settle• Yadkin Primitive Baptist ment. Association. The Jersey residents are said to Information for the above is taken have gathered for services in Yadkin from "History of the Fisher's River as early as 1758. · Primitive Baptist Association," But their organization did not last 1904, by Elder Jesse A. Asburn and long, thanks to what is described in from William E. Rutledge, Jr.,'s "An Bendict's "History of the Baptists" as Illustrated History Of Yadkin an "incursion of Indians." County." Gano returned to New Jersey, according to Benedict, "from which he had removed hither." Gano was born in Hopewell, N. C. on July 20, 1722. He was ordained May 26, 1754, and lived in Morristown, N.J. before moving south. His Yadkin church, however, continued in various locations after 1778 when it is know that regular meetings and monthly conferences were being held again. Minutes refer to association meet• ings with Deep Creek at the Hutchen's Schoolhouse on Coe's Creek in April 1851. The church was later located near Boonville, but on Oct. 22, 1869, the association met at Holly Springs, where a log house was used for church. DEDICATION - of - DEEP CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH 1778 .. 1966

Sunday, April 3, 1966 PASTORS OF DEEP CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH DEEP CREEK BAPTiST CHURCH DEDICATION SERVICE Reverend Fraim Woods ------1797 - 1813 SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1966 Reverend Joel Gulledge ------1813 - 1858 Reverend E. C. :Morton------1859 - 1862 Reverend S. J. Fincher ------1862 - 1873 PRELUDE Pianist Reverend E. L. Davis __ ------1873 - 1876 Reverend J. Wheeler Fincher------1876 - 1877 CALL TO WORSHIP: "Come, Thou Almighty King" 8 Reverend Jesse Wheeler ------·------__ ------1877 - 1878 Reverend J. A. Bivens ------1878 - 1885 Reverend J.B. Pruitt------··------1885 - 188g DOXOLOGY ...... Congregation · Reverend G. Q. Wilhoit ------1888 - 1889 Reverend C. H. Martin ------__ ------'--- 1889 - 1891 INVOCATION Reverend T. S. Wright ------1891 - 1893 Reverend J. A. Bivens __ ------1893 - 1897 HYMN: "To God Be The Glory" 36 Reverend J. L. Bennett------1897 - 1900 Reverend A. B. Smith ------·------1900 - 1901 Reverend G. 0. Wilhoit ------1901 - 1908 WELCOME: Carlton Watson, Deacon Chairman Reverend R. D. Redfearn ------1909 - 1910 Reverend H .Morton ------1911 - 1912 HYMN: "Look, Ye Saints" 133 Reverend A. B. Smith ------1912 - 1913 Reverend Sam Long ------Part of 1913 Reverend D. A. Brown ·------1913 - 1917 WORSHIP WITH TITHES AND OFFERING Reverend W. A. Elam------1917 - 19!9 Reverend P. A. Underwood ------.. ------1919 - 1920 PRAYER: Rev. Earl Pym Reverend J. H. Hildreth ------1920 - 1921 Reverend G. S. Ager ------1921 - 1923 HYMN: "Count Your Blessings" Reverend :M. L. Dorton ------1923 - 1927 303 Reverend J. D. Howell ------__ ------1927 - 1929 Reverend Zeb Caudle ------1929 - 1930 BURNING OF MORTGAGE: Pastor and Trustees Reverend Luther Knight ------1931 - 1936 I Reverend Gray Jones------Part of 1936 DEDICATION: Pastor and Congregation Reverend C. E. Stevens ------1936 - 1942 Reverend George W. Burch ------1943 - 1947 Reverend Henry Napier ------Part of 1947 CHOIR: "Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory" 437 Reverend Lewis Williams ------1947 - 1952 Reverend Elmer C. Pittman ------__ ------1953 - 1958 COMMENTS: Rev. Earl Pym, Associational Missionary Reverend Max G. Reece ------1960 - 1961 Reverend Brady L. Connell ------1962 PERSONAL TESTIMONY: Anyone Present The Charleston Association gave Brother Joel Gulledge one year in school. Rev• erend Evander David supplied for Brother Gulledge during 1853 while Brother Gul• MESSAGE OF DEDICATION: Pastor ledge was at school. PRAYER OF DEDICATION: D. W. Carpenter DEDICATION HYMN: "Take My Life And Let It Be" .... 343

2 3 In 1935, four Sunday School Rooms were added to the church. HISTORY OF THE DEEP CREEP BAPTIST CHURCH Under the leadership of a full time pastor, we have continued to go forward Our first church at Deep Creek was known as Gulledge Meeting House, located by adding eight more Sunday School Rooms and have brick veneered the church. on the east side of the present road almost parallel with where our new building is to be. Our beautiful auditorium is significant of the fact that we continue to move forward. In early 1962, a sum of eight thousand dollars was borrowed to remodel The land on which our !)resent church stands was a qift from Elder Joel Gulledge. the auditorium and to add new heating systems in the church and parsonage. The original tract contained six acres, the deed being given in 1811. As of February 21, 1966 we are debt free in regard to our building program. The first building was struck by lightning and burned in the winter time, and for a period of time they used a brush arbor and the school house. Three years ago today, April 7, 1963, we worshiped in our remodeled auditorium for the first time. Today, April 3, 1966, we gladly dedicate this building to the wor• From the records, we quote: "From the time the church was constituted in 1778 ship and service of the Members and Community of Deep Creek Baptist Church. there appears to have been no record kept, for what reason God in his providence can best account for. During a lapse of about thirtv-two years God was pleased to We pay tribute to the late William T. Beck, who was Chairman of the Building bless them as a church by giving them at several times great increase of numbers Committee, for his faithful and untiring labors during the remodeling of our audi• and many of that number have been chosen of Him and qualified by His Spirit, and torium. sent forth to declare the glad tidings of Salvation to the perishing millions whose labours have been wonderfully blessed in awakening, quickening and bringing to the knowledge of the truth of the gospel, amongst whom were the Reverend Fraim Woods, Jeremiah Lewis, John Ellis and Joel Gulledge. Several in this have had the pastoral care of the church and acted much to the good of Zion and the glory of God and Peace and Satisfaction of the church. When the r-hurch was constituted, the Rev• erend Zepthey Vining was called to tlie pastorate of •he church. The Reverend Fraim Woods succeeded him and he was follow=d by Jer=miah Lewis, In 1810, Fraim Woods was again called to the care of the church. At tli~ time, tlie Reverend Joel Gulledge was a licensed preacher. God has showed himself in the blessing of this church l'Y establishing under his direction a nlace of worship in Anson County, North Carolina, known by the name of Gulledge M0eting House. This was established as a place of worship for the Bantists early in the existence of tlii<; Deep Creek Church and be• came a regular name for the same about the year 1790, and has been regularly at• tended with discipline and preaching once a month ever since." Reverend Fraim Woods was dismissed by letter in February 1815. The church called the Rev=rend Joel Gulledge to the pastorate in June 1816 and he remained pastor until 1858. ) About 1790, it was a member of the Charleston Association. It is interesting to note that our church was constituted just two years after ) the signing of the Declaration of Independence. About 1832, there was a division among the Baptists. part of them calling themselves Primitive Baptists and a part of them Missionary Baptists. Many churches were divided. Those people who believed in the promotion of missions in the Deep Creek Church and the Gulledge Me=ting Place united, forming the Deep Creek Mis• sionary Baptist Church. The Anti-Missionary Baptist Churches that were formed in this area perished. In all the United States. there are only 69,000 Primitive Bap• tists, in comparison to 7,000,000 Missionary Baptists. Deep Creek Church, located on Deep Creek, near Ruby, S. C., was consolidated with Gulledge Meeting House and the church building moved to the present site. Some changes and improvements have been made on this building from time to time. In this old church, a section was provided at the back for the slaves who were also members of our church. From the records, we quote: "No Meeting of March 1865 on the account of Yankee Army being in the neighborhood of the church. In 1922, the church was remodeled. The posts through the center and the rail• ing, which divided the church into a right and left side, being removed. It has been said that this railing was used to separate the men from the women. The East and West doors were closed up and the main entrance placed at the back. At this time the inside was refinished and the Baptistry and two Sunday School Rooms were add~ ed to the church. Prior to this time, baptizing had taken place in the creek. 4 MEMBERSHIP OF DEEP CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH Mrs. Bill Ratliff Norma Zane Shepher* Mrs. Watt Tucker Mrs. Carl Rayfield Miss Daisy Smith Clarence Tucker APRIL 3, 1966 Mrs. Carolyn Rtiyfield Glaude Steele Mrs. Clarence Tucker Becky Rayfield~ Mrs. Claude Steele Duncan Tucker Boyce Adcoc~ ,..\£. Frank Caudle Ballard Knotts Mrs, Mollie Burch Rayfield B. J. Steele Claude Tarlton Mrs. Boyce Adcoc'>f' ~Caudle Mrs. Ballard Knotts W. 0. Allen Don LeaJ+.o Mrs. T. M. Ratliff Mrs. B. J. Steele Carlton Watson Mrs. W. O. Allen Elizabeth Caudle Mrs. Don Leaf* Miss Elna Ratliff Gary Steele Mrs. Carlton Watson Carl Baker Shirley Caudle Gaskin Lear Mrs. Virginia Reitzell Blakney Steele Beth Watson Mrs. Carl Baker John Caudle Shuman Lear Mrs. W. C. Rush Mrs. Blakney Steele Ray Webb Thomas C. Baker Mrs. John Caudle Howard Lear Wyatt Siegler Ronald Steele Mrs. Ray Webb Mrs. Thomas C. Baker B. L. Connell Frank Lookabill ~ Mrs. B. L. Connell Luther McLaurin Mrs. Wyatt Siegler Clyde Trexler~ Mrs. P. R. (Lula) Webb Mrs. Vernon Baker Mrs. Christine B. Chewning Mrs. Luther McLaurin Wyatt Siegler, Jr. Mrs. Clyde Trexler\ W. C. Webb ~ Mrs. Fred Chewning Dan McLaurin Wilburn Sellars Carolyn Trexler't" Mrs. W. C. Webb Cleg Hart Baker Mrs. Lacy Chewning Mrs. Clatie McColl Norman Shepherd~ Mrs. D. T. Tucker Miss Ann Webb Mrs. Cleg Hart Baker James L Chewni:ng Hampton Martin-4- Eugene Baker Eddie Chewning Mrs. Hampton Martin+ Mrs. Norman Shepherd~ Watt Tucker Mrs. E. M. Woodburn Mrs. Eugene Baker Mrs. Eddie Chewning Carl Moore Jan ice Baker Mrs. Beverly C. Hinso* Mrs. Carl Moore Mrs. Wi.Jliam Osborn Baker Julie Chewning Roger Moore Mrs. Will Baker Darrell Chewning Mrs. Roger Moore . Miss Iva Mae Baker Kathy Chewning J. D. Moore - ~ W. J. Baker Joe Hart Chewning MP!!:-J. D. Meere. · Mrs. W. J. Baker Mrs. Joe Hart Chewning ·Willie-~ Mrs. Anne Baker Robert Lee Chewning Mrs. Willie Moore Becky Baker Tommy Chewning: Miss Sallie Mae Moore Hurley Baker . Jfruce Chewning:ij( Miss Ethel Moore Mrs. Hurley Baker Mrs. Lena Crutchfield Robert Moore Debra Baker Larry Diggs James P. Moore Edward Baker James Flake Mrs. James P. Moore Mrs. Edward Baker Mrs. James Flake Roy Moore Norman Baker James F. Flake (Jimmy) Mrs. Roy Moore Mrs. Norman Baker Sandra Flak~ Harold Moore Elaine Baker Mary Lynn Flake ,,&fos Diane Moore "+Richard Baker Monroe Gathings ·M!il• J, J;· ~ Neal Baker Mrs. Monroe Gathings crauae oore Thomas Baker Kermit Gathings Mrs. Theodore Moore Mrs. Thomas Baker Bobby Gathings Mrs. Ronald Mercer Baxter Baker Tommy Gathings Mrs. Matthew Morris Mrs. Baxter Baker Hamer Goodwin Lucy Morris Clyde Beker- Mrs. Hamer Goodwin Genet Morris Mrs. Clyde Baker Jimmy Goodwin Roy Morris Billy Baker Billy Goodwin+ Paul Myers George Beck Mrs. Pat Goodwin Porter Mrs. Maude Parker Miss Essie Beck Vernon Goodwin Gene Thomas Parker Harvey Beck Mrs. Henry Gulledge ""'Willie Phillps J. F. Beck Ralph Gulledge :Mrs E. M. Pe:cter Mrs. J. F. Beck Joyce Gulledge Harold Ratliff Don Beck Patricia Gulledge Mrs. Harold Ratliff Mrs. Willie Beck Ahli. £. Mr Gl.l.lledge-'"• Mrs. E. Y. Ratliff Billy Beck Mrs. R. J. Gulledge Lamar Ratliff George Bennett Mrs. Clem Griggs William Ratliff Mrs. George Bennett ,,.l.QHHie CPiggs - ~ Mrs. William Ratliff Mrs. Margie G. Barbour Mrs. Kemp HuntleY"U" Jenny Ratliff Mrs. George Bowman Mrs. Edd Hightower Peggy Ratliff Joe Bullard Frank Hathcock Mrs. George Ratliff Mrs. Joe Bullard ...EM C. Janes ,...... Walter Ratliff D. W. Carpenter Miss Minnie Jones Mrs. Lacy Ratliff Mrs. D. W. Carpenter Mrs. Joe Jones Carl Thomas Ratliff .l\:1.r!!';" Wade Oanick ~ Miss Susan Ann Ratliff Joe Carrick 'MP!. Etld 0. J~nel!'"' Bill Ratliff OFFICERS OF DEEP CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH: 1965-66 Pastor: Brady L. Connell Deacons: Carlton Watson, Chm. Harold Ratliff Church Clerk: Harold Ratliff Joe Hart Chewning Asst.: Mrs. William Ratliff Lamar Ratliff Carl Baker Treasurer: Miss Sallie Mae Moore Hurley Baker Asst.: Mrs. Louise Watson James P. Moore Choir Director: B. J. Steele Norman Shepherd Asst.: D. W. Carpenter Executive Com.: Hurley Baker Pianistc Mrs. B. L. Connell Miss Sallie Mae Moore · · ' Asst.; Mi~s Peggy Ratliff " Ushei:s:. Norman Shepherd, Chm. Trustees: Joe Hart Chewning ., Th<>mas C. Baker James P. Moore Don Lear Norman Shepherd William Ratli:f:f Wyatt Seigler Grounds Com.: Eddie Chewning, Chm. Jimmy Flake Carl Moore Jr. Ushers: Robert Lee Chewning Lamar Ratliff Gary Steele Wyatt Seig,ler, Jr. Entertainment: Mrs. E. Y. Ratli:f:f, Chm. Norn. Committee: Hurley Baker, Chm. Mrs. Harold Ratliff Mrs. James Flake Mrs. W. C. Webb Mrs. Louise Watson Joe Hart Chewning Building Com.: Thomas C. Baker Mrs. W. 0. Allen Wyatt Seigler

SUNDAY SCHOOL

Supt.: D. W. Carpenter Jr. Boys: Hurley Baker Asst.: Miss Susan Ann Ratliff Asst.: Monroe Gathings Pianist: Miss Peggy Ratliff Jr. Girls: Mrs. Thomas C. Baker Asst.: Miss Becky Rayfield Asst.: Miss Iva Mae Baker Secretary: Miss Ethel Moore Primaries: Mrs. Watt Tucker Asst.: Jimmy Flake Asst.: Mrs. B. L. Connell TEACHERS: Beginners: Mrs. D. W. Carpenter Adult Men: Carlton Wat:;ion Asst.: Mrs. Hurley Baker Asst.: Lamar Rat1i:ff Nursery: Mrs. Bill Ratliff Malissa Ratli:f:f: Mrs. William Ratliff Asst ..: Mrs. E. Y. Ratliff W. M. U. Pres.: Miss Susan Ann Ratliff Asst.: Mrs. Louise Watson Fellowship: Miss Susan Ratliff Asst.: Mrs. Don Lear Christmas Act: Mrs. Irene Knotts Mrs. B. L. Connell Young Adult Men: Thomas Baker Mrs. Thomas C. Baker Asst.: Wyatt Seigler Mrs. Norman Shepherd Young Married: Mrs. Frances Adcock Finance Corn.: Miss Sallie Mae Moore, Chm. Asst.: Mrs. Norman Shepherd D. W. Carpenter, Joe Hart Chewning, Miss Susan Ann Ratliff, Harold Rat• Int. Girls: Mrs. W. O. Allen liff and B. L. Connell. Asst.: Mrs. B. J. Steele VBS Principal: Mrs. B. J. Steele Int. Boys: Roy Moore Asst.: Norman Shepherd

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1778-----1978 CHURCH OFFICERS 1978

Rev. Charles Stevens, Pastor Darlene Seigler, Music Director Wanda Steele, Organist Shirley Collins, Pianist Jimmy Flake, Treasurer Marilu B. Baker, Clerk

TRUSTEES Thomas C. Baker, Chairman Kermit Gathings Wyatt Seigler

DEACONS

1981 1979 Jimmy F. Flake Kermit Gathings H. Boyd Collins Larry Paul

1980 1978 James Christian Steele Thomas C. Baker, Chairman William Joel Baker, Jr. James Flake

BI-CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE

Thomas C. Baker, Chairman Marilu B. Baker Frances F. Steele D. W. Carpenter W. Clayton Webb Sunday, August 6, 1978

Rev. Charles Stevens, Pastor

Wanda Steele, Organist

Darlene Seigler, Director Sunday Morning Worship Service

Prelude . . . Organist Sunday Afternoon Worship Service

Doxology ...... Congregation 2:00 P.M.

Invocation . . Pastor Prelude Hymn - No. 358 ... . "The Church's One Foundation" Hymn - No. 425 "Shall We Gather At The River" Welcome and Announcements Prayer Special Music Little Folks Choral Music Tithes and Offerings Hymn - "When We All Get to Heaven"...... No. 427 Hymn - No. 8 . . "Come Thou Almighty King" "Old Rugged Cross". . . No. 81 "All Hail The Power" No. 119 Special Music - No. 325. . Choir "Amazing Grace" ...... No. 219

Interesting Items and Comments...... Thomas C Baker Remarks Chairman Bi-Centennial Committee Hymn . . "Lead On. 0 King Eternct" Message. . Pastor

Hymn - No. 217

Unveiling of Plaque

Benediction Former Pastors

Jepthry Vinning (Died) . . 1778-1791 John Ellis Jeremiah Lewis...... 1794-1795 Frame Woods...... 1795-1797 Jeremiah Lewis...... 1797-1798 Frame Woods. . . 1798-1800 Jeremiah Lewis (Died) ...... 1800-1810 Frame Woods...... 1810-1811 Joel Gulledge (Lis). . 1811-1812 Frame Woods...... 1812-1815 Joel Gulledge ...... June 15th 1816-1820 E. C. Morton...... 1859-1862 S. J. Fincher...... 1862-1873 E. L. Davis...... 1873-1876 J. Wheeler Fincher...... 1876-1877 Jesse Wheeler...... 1877-1878 J. A. Bivens...... 1878-1885 J.B. Pruitt. . . . . 1885-1888 C.H. Martin...... 1888-1889 G. 0. Wilhoit...... 1889-1891 T. S. Wright:...... 1891-1893 J. A. Bivens...... 1893-1897 J. L. Bennett ...... 1897-1900 A. B. Smith...... 1900-1901 G. 0. Wilhoit...... 1901-1907 R. D. Redfearn ...... 1908-1910 ~~·-r-=-=~~~~~~ H. Morton...... 1911 A. B. Smith...... 1911-1913 7 Sam Long...... 1913 7 D. A. Brown...... 1913-1917 W. A. Elam ...... 1917-1919 P A. Underwood. . 1919-1920 J. H. Hildreth...... 1920-1921 G. S Ayer...... 1921-1923 M. L. Dorton...... 1923-1927 J. D. Howell...... 1927-1929 Zeh Caudle...... 1929-1930 Luther Knight...... 1931-1936 Gray Jones...... Part of 1936 C. E. Stevens...... 1936-1942 George W. Burch ...... 1943-194 7 Henry V. Napier...... Part of 194 7 Lewis Williams...... 194 7-1952 Elmer C. Pittman...... 1953-1958 Max G. Reece...... 1960-1961 Brady L. Connell...... 1962-1966 Troy G. Liner...... 1966-1969 Marvin Smith...... 1970-1976 William E. Gilmore...... 1976-1977 Rev Charles Stevens...... 1978- GRAY JO ES CHARLES E. STEVENS GEORGE W BURCH SAMUEL LONG DO ALD A. BROWN LUTHER KNIGHT 1936-1942 19-13-19~7 1913 1913-1917 1931-1936 Part of 1936

BRADY L. CONNELL MARVIN SMITH CHARLES M. STEVENS HENRY V. NAPIER ELMER PITTMAN MAX G. REECE 1962-1966 197()197G> 1978· Part of 1947 1953-1958 1960-1961 1778 Deep Creek Baptist Church 1978 Deep Creek and Gulledge Meeting House was consolidated in January 1823, and the Deep Creek Church building was moved to a site across the road Deep Creek Baptist Church was organized in the year 1778, just two years from the present church site. The first building was struck by lightning in the after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Located on Deep Creek, it wintertime and burned, and for a period of time the people used a brush arbor in stood near the stagecoach road leading from Camden, S.C., to Cheraw Hill, the summer and the school house in winter, until such time as another building near Chesterfield Court House. (This information was copied from the could be constructed. In this old church, a section was provided at the back for Charleston Baptist Associational Minutes of 1791). At this time Deep Creek the slaves, who were also members of our church. The first black woman record• made application to the Charleston Association to become a member. No record ed as being baptized was Polly in the year 1820 It is recorded that at one time of the charter members can be found, but according to the Charleston records, there were 108 black members, and 171 white members. In the year of 1866 the she was about fifty members strong. Rev. Joe Ratliff, with the aid of Elder Joel Gulledge, organized West Deep From the records, we quote: "From the time the church was constituted in Creek Church for the worship of the black people, Rev. Joe Ratliff being their 1778 there appears to have been no record kept, for what reason God in his first pastor. providence can best account for. During a lapse of about thirty-two years God was pleased to bless them as a church by giving them at several times great in• From the old church minutes we quote: "No meeting of March, 1865, on crease of numbers and many of that number have been chosen of Him and account of the Yankee Army in the neighborhood of the church." qualified by His Spirit, and sent forth to declare the glad tidings of Salvation to In 1895, more land was bought for a graveyard - the last payment being the perishing millions whose labours have been wonderfully blessed in awaken• ten cents. The first purchase of hymnbooks was in 1902 and the church bought ing, quickening and bringing to the knowledge of the truth of the gospel, its first organ in August of 1903. amongst whom were the Reverend Frame Woods, Jeremiah Lewis, John Ellis, and Joel Gulledge. Several in this have had the pastoral care of the church and Many changes and improvements have been made on the church building acted much to the good of Zion and the glory of God and Peace and satisfaction from time to time. In 1922, the church was remodeled. The railing which divid• of the church." Others who have been ordained in this church were Joseph ed the church into a right and left side was removed. It has been said that this Copeland, A. B. Smith, and Gray Jones. The first pastor we have recorded was railing was used to separate the men from the women. Up to this time the church Jeremiah Lewis in 1794. On the map on page 6 of this booklet, you may note had had side doors on the east and west sides. These were closed up and a main that the Baptist Meeting House is marked, being on Deep Creek near what is to• entrance was put at the back. At this time, the inside was refinished and the Bap- day the town of Ruby, S C. All Baptist churches were Freewill or Primitive Baptist until 1814. It is in• teresting to note that eight years before Deep Creek became a Missionary Baptist Church that an offering for home missions was received in the amount of ten dollars. Before a church is constituted, it is organized as a Mission, and three such Missions that grew into Baptist Churches from Deep Creek, which are still active today, were: Elizabeth, near Mt. Croghan, in 1819 (constituted as a church in 1825); Thompson Creek, in Chesterfield County, in 1889, and Gulledge Meeting House, in Anson County, N.C., in 1810. This Mission was later to become Deep Creek Church. The land on which Gulledge Meeting House was built was a gift from Elder Joel Gulledge. The original tract contained six acres and was deeded in 1811. (Elder Joel Gulledge was pastor of this church inter• mittently for about 42 years, the church sending him to school for a year). Copied from the old minutes, we quote: "On the third Sunday in December 1822, a day was set aside for fasting and prayer, for the Lord to reveal to their mind, to know whether the seat of Deep Creek Church be moved or not. On Saturday before the third Sunday, January 1823, they met again and took up the case of moving the seat of the church from South Carolina. It was agreed to move, and Gulledge Meeting House was to be afterward called the seat of Deep Creek Church. They were dismissed by singing and prayer." On October 6, 1935, it was voted to put book racks and communion holders on the back of the pews. In April 1936, four additional Sunday School rooms were added down the side of the church. Heaters were put in the Sunday School rooms in 1937, and shrubbery was planted around the church. July 1939 saw wiring and fixtures installed for rural electrification, the cost being $74.00. A large portion of this amount was made possible by the W.M.U. On May 5, 1940, the new individual communion set was used. The church also had a new roof. In 1941, one hundred new Broadman hymnals were placed in the church. The first Easter Sunrise Service on record was in April of 1944. (J z On March 4, 1945, the church voted to start a Lord's Acre plan, the pro• cs ceeds to be used to buy three acres of land on which to build a parsonage, the -l 5 cost of the land being $100 an acre. The blue-prints of the parsonage were ac• co cepted that same month. The pastor, Rev. George W. Burch, moved into the -l

In the year 1945, Deep Creek began having services every Sunday at 11 o'clock. Under the leadership of a full-time pastor, we continued to grow and go forward. In 1948, we had our first choir robes made, two bathrooms added, and four ceiling fans installed. In September 1951, a committee was elected to draw up plans for a new educational building to be added across the north end of the building. Our beautiful auditorium is significant of the fact that we continue to go for• ward. In July, 1961, work was started on remodeling the auditorium with vaulted ceiling and indirect lighting, the choir being moved to the rear of the pulpit. The work was contracted to Lawrence Maxwell at cost plus 15%. Hard• wood floors, a new piano, and new furniture added much to the beauty of the Lord's house, and in April 1963, the first service was held in the newly com• pleted auditorium. The church was debt free as of February 1966, and the building was dedicated with a very impressive service for the noteburning on April 3, 1966. There were five speakers and the trustees assisted the pastor in burning the note.

In 1954, the church borrowed $4,000 with which to complete the building and brick veneer the front of the church.

Interest was continued on beautifying the church and in 1967, a new organ was placed in the church, a steeple was erected, and the church enjoyed the new air-conditioning. In 1968, the church adopted a new constitution. The need for extra room was felt, and a motion was made and passed for a new fellowship building to be constructed in April 1972. The first meeting to be held in the new building was the 1972 meeting of the Anson Baptist Association, although the floor covering and cabinets had not yet been installed.

In 1976, the parsonage was completely remodeled with paint, paneling, bathroom fixtures, stove, washer and dryer, and wall-to-wall carpeting at a cost of $4,384.82, paid out of the church treasury, with central heat and air• conditioning being added in 1978. Deep Creek Church has survived and thrived over the years, going through times when the church could not let a pastor move on for lack of any way to pay his $200.00 a year salary, to the present time with a church budget of $23,600.08 annually. In the year of 1931, $312.89 was the total church offer• ing with $200 of this going for the pastor's salary. The pastor was to move to another charge that year and a special meeting was held to try to raise the amount the church owed him. At the end of the meeting, they found they still lacked $15, so he contributed that amount toward his own salary so that the church would not be in debt. In 1977 the church offering was $29,401.00, with $12 ,890. 08 being allotted for the pastor. The first Sunday School was organized at Deep Creek in the year of 1896. The first superintendent was Albert S. P Smith. Deep Creek has been a member of several Associations, the first being the Charleston Association. We moved into five others before belonging to the An• son Association. We are fortunate in having a new pastor as of the first of July. We trust in the leadership of God in sending to us Rev. Charles Stevens, to carry on His work in this community, and we ask God's leadership in the future to guide us in growing in His grace and love.

DEDICATION I I• - of - DEEP CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH 1778 - 1966

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Sunday, April 3, 1966 OFFICERS OF DEEP CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH: 1965-66 Pastor: Brady L. Connell Deacons: Carlton Watson, Chm. Harold Ratliff . Church Clerk: Harold Ratliff Joe Hart Chewning Asst.: Mrs. William Ratliff Lamar Ratliff Carl Baker Treasurer: Miss Sallie Mae Moore Hurley Baker Asst.: Mrs. Louise Watson James P. Moore Ch0ir D'irector : B. J. Steele Norman Shepherd Asst.: D. W. Carpenter Executive Com.: Hurley Baker Pianist: Mrs. B. L. Connell Miss Sallie Mae Moore Asst.: Miss Peggy Ratliff Ushers: Norman Shepherd, Chm. Trustees: Joe Hart Chewning Thomas C. Baker James P. Moore Don Lear Norman Shepherd William Ratliff Wyatt Seigler Grounds Com.: Eddie Chewning, Chm. Jimmy Flake Carl Moore Jr. Ushers: Robert Lee Chewning Lamar Ratliff ·Gary Steele Wyatt Seigler, Jr. Entertainment: Mrs. E. Y. Ratliff, Chm. Norn. Committee: Hurley Baker, Chm. Mis. Harold Ratliff Mrs. James Flake Mrs. W. C. Webb Mrs. Louise Watson Joe Hart Chewning Building Com.: Thomas C. Baker Mrs. W. 0. Allen Wyatt Seigler SUNDAY SCHOOL

Supt.: D. W. Carpenter Jr. Boys: Hurley Baker Asst.: Miss Susan Ann Ratliff Asst.: Monroe Gathings Pianist: Miss Peggy Ratliff Jr. Girls: Mrs. Thomas C. Baker Asst.: Miss Becky Rayfield Asst.: Miss Iva Mae Baker Secretary: Miss Ethel Moore Primaries: Mrs. Watt Tucker Asst.: Jimmy Flake Asst.: Mrs. B. L. Connell TEACHERS: Beginners: Mrs. D. W. Carpenter Adult Men: Carlton Wat~on Asst.: Mrs. Hurley Baker Asst.: Lamar Ratliff / Nursery: Mrs. Bill Ratliff Malissa Ratliff: Mrs. William Ratliff Asst.: Mrs. E. Y. Ratliff W. M. U. Pres.: Miss Susan Ann Ratliff Asst.: Mrs. Louise Watson Fellowship: Miss Susan Ratliff Asst.: Mrs. Don Lear Christmas Act: Mrs. Irene Knotts Mrs. B. L. Connell Young Adult Men: Thomas Baker Mrs. Thomas C. Baker Asst.: Wyatt Seigler Mrs. Norman Sheph~rd Young Married: Mrs. Frances Adcock Finance Com.: Miss Sallie Mae Moore, Chm. Asst.: Mrs .. Norman Shepherd D. W. Carpenter, Joe Hart Chewning, Miss Susan Ann Ratliff, Harold Rat• Int. Girls: Mrs. W. Q. Allen liff and B. L. Connell. Asst.: Mrs. B. J. Steele VBS Principal: Mrs. B. J. Steele Int. Boys: Roy Moore Asst.: Norman Shepherd

8 PASTORS OF DEEP CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

Reverend Fraim Woods ------.s : _:___ 1797 - 1813

~~~Reverend S.~ J. ~i~Fi1nc~ohe~r ---~==~~=------===~-======·---=-~====-----==----===-===-----======------====- ~18~6;~2: - i18~~73~ Reverend E. L. Davis __ _ ------1873 - 1876 Reverend J. Wheeler Fincher------~------1876 - 1877 Reverend Jesse Wheeler ------__ ------1877 - 1878 Reverend J. A. Bivens ------1878 - 1885 ,,_,.,. Reverend J.B. Pruitt------1885 - 1883 Reverend G. Q. Wilhoit :_ __ 1888 - 1889 Reverend C. H. Martin ------__ ------~-- 1889 - 1891 Reverend T. S. Wright ------1891 - 1893 Reverend J. A.. Bivens ------~------1893 - 1897 Reverend J. L. Bennett------~--~------1897 - 1900 Reverend A. B. Smith ------__ ------1900 - 1901 Reverend G. 0. Wilhoit ------1901 - 1908 \ i Reverend R. D. Redfearn ------1909 - 1910 . \I Reverend H .Morton ------~------1911 - 1912 Reverend A. B. Smith ------~------1912 - 191:3 Reverend Sam Long ------Part of 1913 Reverend D. A. Brown .. ------1913 - 1917 Reverend W. A. Elam------1917 - 19!9 Reverend P. A. Underwood ------.. ------1919 - 1920 Reverend J. H. Hildreth ------1920 - 1921 Reverend G. S. Ager ------1921 - 1923 Reverend M. L. Dorton ------1923 - 1927 Reverend J. D. Howell ------1927 - 1929 Reverend Zeb Caudle : 1929 - 1930 Reverend Luther Knight ------1931 - 1936 Reverend Gray Jones------Part of 1936 Reverend C. E. Stevens ------~------1936 - 1942 Reverend George W. Burch ------1943 - 1947 Reverend Henry Napier ---=------Part of 1947 Reverend Lewis Williams ------1947 - 1952 Reverend Elmer C. Pittman ------__ ------1953 - 1958 Reverend Max G. Reece ------1960 - 1961 Reverend Brady L. Connell ------1962

The Charleston Association gave Brother Joel Gulledge one year in school. Rev• erend Evander David supplied for Brother Gulledge during 1853 while Brother Gul• ledge was at school.

2 DEEP CREEK BAPTiST CHURCH DEDICATION SERVICE

SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1966

PRELUDE Pianist

CALL TO WORSHIP: "Come, Thou Almighty King'' ..... : .. 8 ~, DOXOLOGY ' · Congregation INVOCATION HYMN: "To God Be The Glory" 36

WELCOME: Carlton Watson, Deacon Ch0-irman \ I HYMN: "Look, Ye Saints" 133 I WORSHIP WITH TITHES AND OFFERING . \ \ PRAYER: Rev. Earl Pym HYMN: "Count Your Blessings" 303 BURN I NG OF MORTGAGE: Pastor and Trustees DEDICATION: Pastor and Congregation CHOIR: "Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory" 437 COMM_ENTS: Rev. Earl Pym, Associational Missionary PERSONAL TESTIMONY: Anyone Present MESSAGE OF DEDICATION: Pastor PRAYER OF DEDICATION: D. W. Carpenter DEDICATION HYMN: "Take My Life And Let It Be" .... 343

3 HISTORY OF THE DEEP CREEP BAPTIST CHURCH Our first church at Deep Creek was known as Gulledge Meeting House, located on the east side of the present road almost parallel with where our new building is to be. The land on which our !)resent church s tands was a P.:ift from .Elder _,IoeLGulledge..• '.(he original tract contained six acres, the deed being given i!L.lB.11...- The first building- was struck by lightning and burned in the winter time, and for a period of time they used a brush arbor and the school house. . r From the records, we quote: "From the time the church was constituted in 1778 there appears to have been no record kept, for what reason God in his providence can best account for. During a lapse of about thirty-two years God was pleased to I bless them as a church by giving them at several times great increase of numbers and many of that number have been chosen of Him and qualified by His Spirit, and/ sent forth to declare the glad tidings of Salvation to the perishing millions whose labours have been wonderfully blessed in awakening, quickening and bringing to the knowledge of the truth of the gospel, amongst whom were the Reverend Fraim Woods, Jeremiah Lewis, John Ellis and Joel Gulledge. Several in this have had the pastoral care of the church and acted muc11 to the good of Zion and the glory of God and Peace and Satisfaction of the church. When the r-hurc h was constituted, the Rev• erend Zepthey Vining was called to the pastorate of +he church. The Reverend Fraim Woods succeeded him and he was followed by Jer=miah Lewis. In 1810, Fraim Woods ., was again called to the care of the church. At t'1'! time, tl-ie Reverend Joel Gulledge was a licensed nreacher. God has showed himself in the blessing of this church by establishing under his direction a nlace of worship in Anson County, North Carolina, \ known by the name of Gulledge Mr-eting' House. This was established as a place of .\ worship for the Ba ot.ists e ar ly in the existence of tloi~ Deep Creek Church and be• \ came a r=zular n= rne for t'ie same about the year 1790, and has been regularly at- tended with discipline and preaching once a month ever since." · . Reverend Fraim Woods was dismissed by letter in February 1815. The church glled the Rev=rend Joel Gulledge to the pastorate in June 1816- and he remained ·1 pastor until 18sir.--- About 1790, it was a member of the Charleston Association. S · C. , It is interesting to note that our church was constituted just two years after · the signing of the Declaration of Independence. - A bout 1832, there was a division among the Baptists, part of them calling themselves Primitive Baptists and a part of them Missionary Baptists. Many churches were divided. Those people who believed in the promotion of missions in the Deep Creek Church and the Gulledge Me=ting Place united, forming the Deep Creek Mis• sionary Baptist Church. The Anti-Missionary Baptist Churches that were forined in this area perished. In all the United States. there are only 69,000 Primitive Bap• tists, in comparison to 7,000,000 Missionary Baptists. Deep Creek Church, located on Deep Creek, near Ruby, S. C., was consolidated with Gulledge Meeting House and the church building moved to the present site. Some changes and improvements have been made on this building from time to time. In this old church, a section was provided at the back for the slaves who were also members of our church. if:- From the records, we quote: "No Meeting of March 1865 on the account of· Yankee Army being in the neighborhood of the church. In 1922, the church was remodeled. The posts through the center and the rail• ing, which divided the church into a right and left side, being removed. It has been said that this railing was used to separate the men from the women. The East and West doors were closed up and the main entrance placed at the back. At this time, the inside was refinished and the Baptistry and two Sunday School Rooms were add• ed to the church. Prior to this time, baptizing had taken place in the creek. 4 In 1935, four Sunday School Rooms were added to the church. Under the leadership of a full time pastor, we have continued to go forward by adding eight more Sunday School Rooms and have brick veneered the church. Our beautiful auditorium is significant of the fact t1iat we continue to mov·e Forward, In early 1962, a sum of eight thousand dollars was borrowed to remodel the auditorium and to add new heating systems in the church and parsonage. As of February 21, 1966 we are debt free in regard to our building program. Three years ago today, April 7, 1963, we worshiped in our remodeled auditorium for the first time. Today, April 3, 1966, we gladly dedicate this building to the wor• ship and service of the Members and Community of Deep Creek Baptist Church. We pay tribute to the late William T. Beck, who was Chairman of the Building Committee, for his faithful and untiring labors during the remodeling of our audi- torium. ,,,-

\ \ MEMBERSHIP OF DEEP CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH APRIL 3, 1966 I· Boyce Adcock Frank Caudle Ballard Knotts Mrs. Boyce Adcock Mrs. Frank Caudle Mrs. Ballard Knotts W. 0. Allen Paul Caudle Don Lear Mrs. W. 0. Allen Elizabeth Caudle Mrs. Don Lear Carl Baker Shirley Caudle Gaskin Lear Mrs. Carl Baker John Caudle Shuman Lear Thomas C. Baker Mrs. John Caudle Howard Lear Mrs. Thomas C. Baker B. L. Connell Frank Lookabill Vernon Baker Mrs. B. L. Connell Luther McLaurin Mrs. Vernon Baker Mrs. Christine B. Chewning Mrs. Luther McLaurin Floyd Baker Mrs. Fred Chewning Dan )IcLaurin Cleg Hart Baker Mrs. Lacy Chewning Mrs. Clatie McColl Mrs. Cleg Hart Baker James L. Chewning Hampton Martin Eugene Baker Eddie Chewning Mrs. Hampton Martin Mrs. Eugene Baker Mrs. Eddie Chewning Carl Moore Jan ice Baker Mrs. Beverly C. Hinson Mrs. Carl Moore Mrs. William Osborn Baker Julie Chewning Roger Moore Mrs. Will Baker Darrell Chewning Mrs. Roger Moore Miss Iva Mae Baker Kathy Chewning J. D. Moore W. J. Baker Joe Hart Chewning Mrs. J. D. Moore \ Mrs. W. J. Baker Mrs. Joe Hart Chewning Willie Moore I Mrs. Anne Baker Robert Lee Chewning Mrs. Willie Moore \ Becky Baker Tommy Chewning Miss Sallie Mae Moore Hurley Baker . , fhuce Chewning Miss Ethei Moore Mrs. Hurley Baker Mrs. Lena Crutchfield Robert Moore Debra Baker Larry Diggs James P. Moore Edward Baker James Flake Mrs. James P. Moore Mrs. Edward Baker Mrs. James Flake Roy Moore Norman Baker James F. Flake (Jimmy) Mrs. Roy Moore Mrs. Norman Baker Sandra Flake Harold Moore Elaine Baker Mary Lynn Flake Miss Diane Moore Richard Baker Monroe Gathings Mrs. J. L. Moore Neal Baker Mrs. Monroe Gathings Claude Moore Thomas Baker Kermit. Gathings Mrs. Theodore Moore Mrs. Thomas Baker Bobby Gathings , Mrs. Ronald Mercer Baxter Baker Tommy Gathings Mrs. Matthew Morris Mrs. Baxter Baker Hamer Goodwin Lucy Morris Clyde Baker Mrs. Hamer Goodwin Genet Morr is Mrs. Clyde Baker Jimmy Goodwin Roy Morris Billy Baker Billy Goodwin Paul Myers George Beck Mrs. Pat Goodwin Porter Mrs. Maude Parker Miss Essie Beck Vernon Goodwin Gene Thomas Parker Harvey Beck Mrs. Henry Gulledge Willie Philips -, J. F. Beck Ralph Gulledge Mrs. E. M. Porter Mrs. J. F. Beck Joyce Gulledge Harold Ratliff Don Beck Patr icia Gulledge Mrs. Harold Ratliff Mrs. Willie Beck Mrs. S. M. Gulledge Mrs. E. Y. Ratliff Billy Beck Mrs. R. J. Gulledge Lamar Ratliff George Bennett Mrs. Clem Griggs William Ratliff Mrs. George Bennett Lonnie Griggs Mrs. William Ratli!f Mrs. Margie G. Barbour Mrs. Kemp Ifuntley Jenny Ratliff Mrs. George Bowman Mrs. Edd Hightower Peggy Ratliff Joe Bullard Frank Hathcock Mrs. George Ratliff Mrs. Joe Bullard Edd G. Jones Walter Ratliff D. \V. Carpenter Miss Minnie Jones Mrs. Lacy Ratli!f Mrs. D. W. Carpenter Mrs. Joe Jones Carl Thomas Ratliff Mrs. Wade Carrick .) Mrs. B. C. Jones Miss Susan Ann Ratliff Joe Carrick Mrs. Edd G. Jones Bill Ratliff e Mrs, Bill Ratliff Norma Zane Shepherd Mrs. Watt Tucker Mrs. Carl Rayfield Miss Daisy Smith Clarence Tucker Mrs. Carolyn Rayfield Claude Steele Mrs. Clarence Tucker Becky Rayfield Mrs. Claude Steele Duncan Tucker Mrs. Mollie Burch Rayfield B. J. Steele Claude Tarlton Mrs. T. M. Ratliff Mrs. B. J. Steele Carlton Watson Miss Elna Ratliff Gary Steele Mrs. Carlton Watson Mrs. Virginia Reitzell Blakney Steele Beth Watson Mrs. W. C. Rush Mrs. Blakney Steele Ray Webb Wyatt Siegler Ronald Steele Mrs. Ray Webb Mrs. Wyatt Siegler Clyde Trexler Mrs. P. R. (Lula) Webb Wyatt Siegler, Jr. Mrs. Clyde Trexler W. C. Webb Wilburn Sellars Carolyn Trexler Mrs. W. C. Webb Norman Shepherd Mrs. D. T. Tucker Miss Ann Webb Mrs. Norman Shepherd Watt Tucker Mrs. E. M. Woodburn I ti

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