Randolph County AlArchives Church Records.....The Early Years of Providence Baptist Church Copyright Date 2002
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Township 19, Range 12, Section 2/3
Woodland, Randolph County Alabama

Providence Baptist Church was organized on Apr 17, 1853. The minutes
of this church still exist, something very rare in Randolph County.
Providence has one of the oldest and largest cemeteries in Randolph County 
with over 1000 graves of which at least 350 graves are unmarked. 
Providence Church joined the Arbacoocbee Baptist Association around 1854. 
Isaac B. Daniel and his wife joined by letter in 1856. He was later ordained as 
a Deacon of the church. He was the church clerk for many years. He corresponded 
with the Arbacoocbee Baptist Association and also served as delegate for 
Providence Baptist church. The church has always been called Providence, but the 
church has been moved three times, the last its current location. The last 
church was built around 1900, the same church building has been remodeled over 
to the years. 

The Homecoming is the 4th Sunday in May.

Some of the early members of the church were:

James Brown
Mary Brown
Gaines Burden 
Mary Burden
Betty Daniel 
Eli Daniel
Milbry Daniel
I.B. Daniel 
Lucinda Darden
Matilda Darden
Zachariah Darden
Dorman Henson
Mary Ann Henson 
Unity Henson 
Littleton Hooton
Martha Hooton
J.N. Lovvorn 
Jane Lovvorn
D.M. Noles
Rev. John W. Noles [Knowles]
Mary J. Noles [Mary J. Smith]
J. Thomas Norman
O.H. Smith
Polly Smith
Ransom Smith
Nancy J. Traylor 


South Western Baptist:
Sep-1856:

On Friday Morning I left Big Springs church in Randolph County and was met by 
brother Young Wood their pastor and brother William C. Boon, come Friday evening 
and we continued with brother Wood until Thursday night following the result was 
20 added to the church. We returned leaving brother Wood who remained with the 
church until Sunday evening. 
On Friday morning William C. Boon and myself left and went to a little church 
called Providence ten miles off still in Randolph County and where the friends 
had made great preparation for the meeting it having been a place of 
destitution. We were joined Saturday night by brother Burton of Carroll County 
Georgia and on Sunday night, brother Wood the pastor of the church. A more 
interesting meeting I have never witnessed. We continued until the following 
Sabbath, and many followed their Lord and Master down into the "liquid grave"
The result was twenty-seven added to that little church many of whom had been 
Methodists.
Wm Davis 

Feb-1858:

In compliance with a call of the Baptist Church at Providence Randolph County 
Ala., a Presbytery consisting of Elders Wm Davis, Henry J. Sears and M. D. 
Robinson was convened on Friday before the fourth Sabbath in February to take 
into consideration the propriety of ordained Brother John W. Noles one of its 
members to the full work of the Gospel Ministry. The following order was 
observed Sermon by Elder Sears from 1st Tim 3 chapter & c. Usual questions asked 
the church by Elder Davis and answered by Brother Darden as a mouth for 
the church, Candidate examined by Brother Sears Ordaining prayer by Brother 
Robinson. Charge and presentation of Bible by same right hand first by 
Presbytery then by the Church while solemnity seemed to rest on the 
countenances of all present benediction by Brother Noles and adjourned. 
One of the Presbytery.



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