Gwinnett County GaArchives Church Records.....Zion Baptist Copyright Date 1911
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Zion.

	This church is located in Martin's district, near the Cruce store. It was
organized on Friday, March 3, 1893. The presbytery consisted of the following
ministers and deacons: M. Pursel, W. L. Singleton, J. P. McConnell, J. E.
Kennerly, M. M. Miner, E. C. McDaniel, J. H. Johnson, E. W. Lee, A. V. Williams
and G. M. Atkinson.

	M. Pursel was. moderator and E. C. McDaniel clerk.

	The membership on the day of organization included J. N. Williams, R. A. Cash,
C. A. Mitchell, G. A. Chamblee, M. J. Williams, R. M. Baxter, N. C. Cash, M. C.
Cash and M. Cash.

	Services were held in the school house until 1896. Then a building was erected,
which was used until 1908. A storm blew the church down, and the present
building, valued at $600, was erected in 1909.

	Rev. J. E. Kennerly was the first pastor, and served from its organization to
October, 1903. Then followed J. M. Singleton in 1904-'06; E. W. Davis in
1906-'09; J. R. Spivey in 1910; and T. E. Bray in 1911.

	The clerks have been J. N. Williams, G. A. Chamblee, J. R. Baxter and C. M.
Cooper. Mr Cooper has served in this capacity twelve years.

	The church has the following members:

	C. L. Mason, G. M. Atkinson, J. R. Baxter, L. J. Hambrick, J. T. Cantrell,
Manon Weathers, C. M. Cooper, Frank Tumlin, E. W. Casey, Claud Cruce, J. L.
Warbington, C. S. Harmon, C. A. Mitchell, Emma Wright, Octavia Elliott, Mrs. F.
C. Hambrick, Lurany Franklin, Mrs. Cantrell, Mrs. Garrett, Mealy Tumlin, Mrs. S.
J. Casey, Mrs. M. J. Baxter, Maud Cruce, Sarah Warbington, Savannah Mitchell.



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GWINNETT CHURCHES
A COMPLETE HISTORY OF EVERY CHURCH
IN GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA,
WITH SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES OF ITS
MINISTERS
BY
J. C. FLANIGAN
1911


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