Clay County AlArchives Church Records.....The First 50 years of Liberty Baptist Church Copyright Date 2022
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Township 20, Range 7, Section 23
Ashland, Clay County, Alabama

Liberty Baptist Church was organized on July 11, 1842, by Rev. William McCain, 
James Foreman and Dreadzil E. Pace.
William McCain was the pastor until 1844. Dreadzil E. Pace was the pastor until
his death in 1852.
John Haynes was the first Deacon of the church. He gave 2 1/2 acres of land 
for the church and cemetery.
In 1850 Liberty Baptist Church was a member of the Coosa River Baptist 
Assocation. 
In 1856 Liberty Baptist Church had 87 members. 
Around 1860 Liberty Baptist Church was dismissed by letter from the Coosa River 
Baptist Assocation to the Carey Baptist Assocation.
It is unknown when the first church building was erected. In 1895 the ladies of 
the church organized at Basket Supper to raise money for the New Church 
Building.
Graveyard/cemetery cleanings is nothing uncommon, but in 1890's D.L. Riley, 
Joseph E. Upchurch and others organized graveyard cleanings in July & August. 
The women in the church made lunch for the workers. Everyone in the community 
was invited, even if they did not have family buried in the cemetery.  "Lend a 
hand, get a free meal" These graveyard cleanings went on for years.

The Charter members were:

Andrew Haynes
Elizabeth Haynes
John Haynes
Symantha Haynes
Isaac F. Stocks
Martha Stocks
Mildred Stocks
Sarah Thomas
Rolly Thomas

Early Pastors were:
E.M. Moore
W.M. Scarbrough
W.A. Johnson
W.T. Davis 
J.A. Dunn

Early Chruch Clerk:
Joseph E. Upchurch for over 25 years.

Early Superintendents: 
Jospeh E. Upchurch 
Green C. Haynes 

Surnames of Early members were:

Allen 
Barton
Castleberry
Collier
Cox
Davis 
Foreman 
Hallman
Harvell 
Haynes
Hobbs
Johnson
Maulden
McCain 
McMath
Mitchell
Pace
Preutt
Rainwater
Richards
Riddle
Riley
Russell
Stevenson 
Stocks
Thomas
Upchurch
Walker 
Welborne 
Whatley
Williams
Wood

Ashland Progress Sep 10, 1942:
The Liberty Baptist church celebrated its 100th anniversary Sunday, August 30, 
and was attended by a large crowd and enjoyed by all. The anniversary service 
was conducted by Rev. S. C. Ray of Ashland and the 11 o'clock. sermon was 
delivered by Rev. S. J. Ingram of Talladega. Talks were made by former pastors, 
visiting preachers and older people who were well acquainted with the history of 
Liberty church. Also, the history of the church was given including the pastors 
and clerks and the number of years each had served from the year it was 
constituted by nine members until the present year of 1942. The afternoon Sunday 
School program was conducted by Rev. W. R. Ingram of Lineville. May Liberty 
church carry through another hundred years the same good record it has carried 
in the past. 
Nellie Mae Hamlin, Reporter.





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