Habersham County GaArchives Church Records.....Bethlehem Baptist Church records Copyright Date 1869 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gila Ragan Hoover raganhoo@bellsouth.net August 31, 2005, 8:16 pm HISTORY OF BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHURCH _ HABERSHAM COUNTY GA - CLARKSVILLE 1869 - Thomas J. Gastley joined church. 1873-May 31, 1873 - Thomas J. Gastley ordained as deacon. 1884 - December 7, 1884 - Jacob Gastley and T.R. Gastley baptized in Beaver Creek one mile from Clarksville. 1886- February 6, 1886 - Bro. Gastley agreed to saw, dry and dress the ceiling for the church. 1891- July 4, 1891 - Bro. T.J. Gastley made report for Sister Sara Gastley (his wife), she having collected $4.00 which was paid over to the pastor and she was released. 1892- July 2, 1892 - Bro. T.J. Gastley reported that a deed to our church property had been found in record in office of clerk Page 433, from J. Stowe made in 1826. 1893-August 5, 1893- By motion received as a donation from Col. William Crane one acre of land on west side of road to be used as cemetery. 1896- June 27, 1896-No conference held today on account of Bro. T.J. Gastley's house being destroyed by fire. 1918-Elected R.A. Kimsey Pastor for next year and agreed to baptize at the old baptizing place in Gastley's pasture. 1925 - elected Birdie Gastley as organist and T.R. Gastley as song leader. 1935 - Dr. L.G. Hardeman equiped Sunday School room in memory of Bro. T.J. Gastley. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/habersham/churches/bethlehe256gbb.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb