Gwinnett County GaArchives Church Records.....Rocky Branch Missionary Baptist Copyright Date 1911
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Rocky Branch.

   The only new church organized in Gwinnett county during the year 1911 is
Rocky Branch Missionary Baptist church, which was organized September 16, at the
Rocky Branch school house four miles southwest of Lawrenceville on the Stone
Mountain road. Rev. H. N. Rainey, Rev. J. M. Montgomery, Rev. J. S. Settle, and
deacon J. M. Bailey constituted the presbytery.

	A very able sermon was preached by brother Rainey on this occasion. Brother
Montgomery participated in the organization of the church, and his questions,
though searching and pointed, were answered with eminent satisfaction both to
the presbytery and the church.

	The following men and women presented letters and were accepted as members of
the new church: J. M. Bailey, Bessie Bailey, E. M. Bailey, Pearl Bealey, Vera
Bailey, Emma Herrington, W. A. Bailey, Nathan H. Fowler, Ara Fowler, N. D.
Fowler, J. W. S. Fowler, Elsie Fowler, W. M. Cowart, M. E. Cowart, Lonnie
Cowart, Gertie Cowart, W. M. Freeman, S. L. Freeman, Minne Freeman, Jessie W.
Parton, J. L. Parton, Annie Harper, J. M. Pierce, James Bailey, Sarah Bailey,
Alma Bailey, Annie Bailey, Andrew Bailey, Henry Staples, Ada Pierce.

	The church then went into conference and elected H. N. Rainey moderator and J.
M. Bailey clerk.

	W. M. Cowart and J. W. S. Fowler were chosen deacons. The church extended a
call to Rev. J. S. Settle as pastor, which call was accepted.

	Services will be held on the third Sunday afternoon and Saturday before in each
month in the school house. As soon as possible a house of worship will be erected.


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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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