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                    1849          ELIM BAPTIST CHURCH      1932

     Elim Church was constituted as Shiloh Church and went under the name of 
Shiloh Church  until 1867.  The church was originally situated on the N. G. 
Weaver place, about four miles North of Morgan on the road leading from Fort 
Gaines to Albany.  In 1860 Shiloh Church was moved from where it was originally 
located near what is now known as Roberts Cross-Roads about one mile north of 
Cordrays Mill in Calhoun County and in 1866 it joined the Bethel Association, 
and was represented in the Association by its pastor, W. M. Pope and W. A. 
Collins as delegate.  J. W. Pruet was the Clerk.  The charter members of the 
church were Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pruet, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wise, Mr. and Mrs. W. 
A. Collins and Mr. and Mrs. Brown.  The original deacons were W. A. Collins and 
Jacob Wise.

     In 1867 the name  of the church was changed from Shiloh to Elim and was 
moved about one and one half miles north of its location, to its present site 
and a new church was erected.  The report of the church that year to the 
Association showed that it received five candidates for baptism and five by 
letter, dismissed six by letter and excluded one.  There were forty-nine white 
members and nine colored, making a total of fifty eight.

                                                  PASTORS

     The pastors serving the church as far as the records show were W. M. Pope 
who served up to 1867; R. A. J. Powell from 1867 to 1873; L. Culbreth from 1873 
to 1875; M. Page from 1875 to 1866; J. S. Parker 1877; L. Culbreth from 1877 to 
1880; J. N. Mathews from 1880 to 1884; H. L. Crumbley from 1884 to 1887; T. H. 
Stout 1888; E. A. Keese 1889; C. H. Knighton 1890; John Martin 1891; and in 
this year the present  house of worship was erected; W. O. Crumbley from 1892 
to 1893; (The Minutes of 1894, 1895 and 1896 are missing.)  J. W. Sauls in 
1897; W. D. Hammack 1898; (The Minutes of 1899 are missing); W. D. Hammack in 
1900; J. W. Sauls 1901, 1902; John Martin 1907; J. P. Sauls 1917 to 1919; C. L. 
Claxton 1920; W. O. Young from 1921 to 1923; the church was probably without a 
pastor in 1924; as no report was made to the Association; J. C. Grimes, the 
present pastor from 1924 to 1932.

     This church sent out two preachers from its membership, J. P. Sauls, who 
was ordained by the church, and Jesse Rogers who joined this church when quite 
young later went to China doing missionary work.

     The present membership of the church is 107.

     The present deacons are S. S. Sauls, J. A. Johnson, W. W. Beard and J. M. 
Johnson.

                                                SUNDAY SCHOOL

     The first record of a Sunday School at Elim was in the year 1874 and 
Sunday Schools were had in the church intermittently until 1914.  Since that 
time a regular Sunday School has been maintained in the church and interest has 
been manifested by the members and the community.

                                                    B. Y. P. U.

     A  B.Y.P.U. organized in the church several years ago but has not been 
regularly maintained.

                                      WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION

     A Woman's Missionary Union was also organized several years ago, but has 
not functioned regularly.  The church has had no resident preacher for many 
years, the pastors of the church living at a distance from the church, which is 
perhaps the cause of the intermittent interest in B. Y. P. U. work and the 
Woman's Missionary Union.  The W. M. U. has not functioned regularly.

     The church has a nice building at present, fairly well kept, which is 
ample.  It owns a lot of about two acres on which is situated the church and 
cemetery.

(pages 180-181)


"History of Bethel Association - Including Centennial Meeting"
Centennial meeting held with Baptist church at
Edison, Georgia, October 25, 26, 27, 1932
A. L. Miller, Edison, Ga., Moderator.
W. H. Joyner, Coleman, Ga., Clerk

Complied and Edited by
Alexander Lee Miller
Moderator of Association
1909 -- 1934


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