Clay County AlArchives Church Records.....The First 50 Years of Concord Baptist Church  Copyright Date 2022
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Township 19, Range 8, Section 20.
Pyriton, Clay County, Alabama. 

Concord Baptist Church was organized in 1843 according to the records of the
Coosa River Baptist Association. The church was established by Rev. John W. 
Caldwell and Isaac Feazell among others. The first church meetings were held 
in a bush arbor, later a one room log church with a fireplace was erected.  
By 1850 Concord Baptist Church was a member of the Coosa River Baptist 
Assocation. In 1850 the church had 62 members. 

Who donated the land for the church and cemetery is unknown.
The early Land Patents of the TS, Sect and Range were issued to Henderson 
R. Johnson [member of the church] Wm T. Davis [A pastor of the church] Jesse 
Freeman, and George W. Watts. 

According to legend Rev. John W. Caldwell was the first preacher at the church.
He died at a meeting in the church with a heart-attack in 1875, he is buried in 
another cemetery. 

In 1858 Concord Baptist Church was dismissed by letter from the Coosa River 
Baptist Association and admitted to the Carey Baptist Association. In 1858 the 
church had 49 members. 

In October 1898 Concord Baptist Church hosted the Carey Baptist Assocation 
meeting. At that meeting Concord Baptist Church ask to be dismissed from the 
Carey Baptist Assocation and the request was granted. In 1898 Concord Baptist 
Church had 87 members. Later Concord Baptist Church re-entered the Carey Baptist 
Assocation. 

Homecoming is the 4th Sunday in May.

Early Pastors:
Mancel Garrett
Elijah Martin 
W.C. Witts
W.T. Davis
J.A. Shaddix
John Ramsey
E.M. Moore
A.J. Moore
W.H. Johnson
O.P. Gilbert
C.I. Wesley 

Early Church Clerks:
A.A. Roberts
J.C. Whatley
T.S. Barton 
Lee Carpenter
J.C. Shaddix
J. D. Birchfield

Early Deacons:
David Whatley 
C. W. Shults	
R.L. Carpenter
Z.T. Carpenter
T.S. Barton
J.W. Bishop

Early Church Superintendent: 
C.W. Shults

Early surnames of members:

Bice
Bishop
Caldwell
Carpenter 
Davis
Freeman
Garrett
Haynes
Harden
Headrick
Hicks
Hurst
Jenkins
Johnson
Langley
Lee
Pettus
Reaves
Shaddix
Shirey
Shults
Watts
Whatley
Woodall



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