Gwinnett County GaArchives Church Records.....Rock Springs Methodist Episcopal Copyright Date 1911
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Rock Springs.

	The Methodist Episcopal church at Rock Springs was constituted in the fall of
1866. Prior to that time, a Methodist Episcopal church, south, was located at
this place.

	J. R. Maffett, Mrs. Mary Maffett, John Teague, Mary Teague, Ruth Pharr, W. B.
Pharr, Caroline Pharr, R. G. Davis, J. B. Gunter, Emajine Gunter, Mary Britt,
James Gunter, Rebecca Gunter, Henry Brooks, Mrs. Henry Brooks were the members
of the newly constituted church.

	Since its organization, the names of pastors and their tenure .of service
follow: Alfred Darman, three years; L. D. Ellington, two years; John Thomas, two
years; J. L. Fowler, one year; A. F. Ellington, three years; W. E. Tarpley,
three years; L. D. Ellington, three years; W. E. Ellington, two years; R. C.
Bramlett, one year; Richard Waters, one year; J. L. Fowler, one year; W. I.
Westbrook, five years; W. A. Martin, five years; L. D. Ellington, one year; J.
H. Dunn, two years; L. D. Hamil, two years; A. F. Ellington, one year; D. W.
Cook, one year; T. R. Baker, two years; H. E. Summer, two years; D. W. Cook, the
present pastor has served two years.

	A. G. Beaty was elected superintendent of the Sunday school in April, 1882, and
has served continuously since except the years 1888, 1889, and 1909. He fills
the position now with Mary Woodward, secretary, and Bliss Woodward, Donie
Gunter, Rubie Woodward, H. H. Patillo, teachers. Fannie Pharr is treasurer.

	The present church house was erected in 1882 and is valued at $1,500. Prior to
that time services were held in the old building, then the property of the
Southern Methodist church.

	The name of each member of the church is given here: Mrs. C. F. Appling, Roxie
Appling, S. P. Adams, M. C. Adams, John A. Adams, Abi Adams, Mrs. F. F. Apling,
Mrs. A. F. Apling, Davie Apling, A. G. Beaty, Mrs. E. G. Beaty, Clara Beaty,
John A. Beaty, Mrs. J. A. Beaty, Debbie Beaty, Fletcher Beaty, Ethel Broadwell,
Mabel Beaty, Mrs. Lou Born, S. C. Born, Edward Beaty, Ella Crow, Zadie Cooper,
Oma Cook, Lunnie Crow, Harald Chesser, B. W. Davis, George Davis, Fletcher
Davis, Martin Davis, Mrs. Martin Davis, Oliver Davis, Annie Davis, Della Davis,
Fellie Davis, Grace Davis, Ora Davis, John W. Davis, Dollie Davis, Esther Davis,
J. P. Gunter, Mrs. J. P. Gunter, W. L. Gunter, Mrs. W. L. C. Gunter, Mary H.
Gunter, Almeda Gunter, Erwey Gunter, M. B. Gunter, Mrs. M. B. Gunter, A. W.
Gunter, W. H. Gunter, Mrs. W. H. Gunter, Thestus Gunter, Sidny Green, Wiley H.
Gunter, Fay G. Gunter, Settie Gunter, Tillman Gunter, Guy Gunter, Vera Gunter,
Mrs. Octavie Hays, Mrs. Margaret Hutchens, E. H. Harper, Olevie Harper, B. C.
Johnson, Mrs. B. C. Johnson, Mrs. Nancy Johnson, Lula Johnson, Mrs. Dana Jacobs,
J. L. Jones, Mrs. M. D. Jones, Minne Lea Jones, Crittenden Jones, Emmett King,
Mrs. Emmett King, Martin Maffett, W. T. Moore, Mrs. W. T. Moore, Albert McHugh,
Joseph McHugh, Jesse Maughan, Ernest Moore, Frank Moore, Fannie Pharr, W. D.
Pharr, Mrs. Nute Pruett, Norton Pruett, Taylor Pevy, J. A. _Peevy, Mary Peevy,
Lillie Pruett, Ernie Robinson, W. D. Robinson, Mrs. G. H. Eeague, Mrs. J. L.
Werner.


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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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