Clay County AlArchives Church Records.....The First 45 years of Lystra Baptist Church Copyright Date 2022
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Township 21, Range 8, Section 3.
Ashland, Clay County, Alabama.

The first log church is said to have been called "Salem" and was
erected in the mid-1870's. 
It is unknown when the name of the church was changed, but newspaper
articles written as early 1886 state the name "Lystra". 
By the early 1890's a new church was erected. By 1914 a third church 
building was erected. 
In 1891 Lystra Baptist Church was a member of the Carey Baptist Association.
In 1895 the church had 95 members. 

Early Pastors:

John N. Moore
W.M. Worthy 
M.A. Johnson
W.M. Garrett
John W. Dean
S.J. Ingram 

Early Church Clerks: 

T.E. Runyan 
P.H. Burns

Church Superintendent:

T.E. Runyan for many years. 

Surnames of early members:
Bass
Burns
Carr
Dean
Gillam
Hallman
Gaither
Lowe
McDaniel
McMath
Morris
Nappier
Robertson 
Runyan
Shaddix 
Smith
Stewart
Suggs
Tinney

Ashland Progress 1914:
A large crowd of churchgoers went out to Lystra Sunday to attend the dedication
of the splendid new Baptist church at that place. They report a fine service, 
large but orderly crowd, a good dinner and a very enjoyable day. The good 
citizenship of the Lystra community have just reason to be proud of the progress 
they are making in community development.

Ashland Progress 1915:
The church at Lystra made some improvements on the building last week,
built a stove flue and put in two nice new heaters.

Homecoming is the 2nd Sunday in July. 

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