Pulaski County GaArchives Church Records.....Adriel Primitive Baptist Church Copyright Date 1935
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ADRIEL PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH

   Before writing anything concerning Adriel Church we will first tell the
reason it came into existence.

   Mount Horeb Church was established October 15, 1809, by some of the earliest
Baptist settlers of Pulaski County. It was on February 14, 1844, that Brother
Joe Burkhalter nailed and locked up the doors of historic old Mount Horeb Church
to prevent the entrance of the members of that church who adopted missionary
sentiments. Mount Horeb was then located near the present site of Centenary
Methodist Church. Mr. Burkhalter was perhaps a deacon of Mount Horeb. He feared
the religious innovations of the times and deter-mined to resist such incursions
on the ancient order of things. He acted with decision and resolution and forced
the missionary element of the congregation to retire.

   Churches of other denominations sprang up in the neighborhood of old Mount
Horeb. It is presumed that the center of population for the Mount Horeb
membership shifted, and so it was moved to a location near the plantation of the
late Jacob Blount. This second site is now owned by the Dr. J. B. Peacock
estate. Mount Horeb remained in its new home for a number of years. But it
seemed that the center of population for its members had again shifted. So,
about the year 1910 Mount Horeb Church was again moved. This time the church was
moved to Empire, in Dodge County. This last removal left the section about
Hawkinsville with-out a church of this denomination. Therefore, Adriel Church
was organized in 1911 in Hawkinsville. The following members constituted the
church: Elder John M. Woodward, Miss Annie Jennings, and Mrs. Siddie C. Collins.

   Adriel has a good building, well furnished, and holds services once a month.
Elder John M. Woodward has served as pastor continuously since its organization.



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"HISTORY OF PULASKI COUNTY GEORGIA"

OFFICIAL HISTORY

COMPILED BY THE HAWKINSVILLE CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
PRESS OF WALTER W. BROWN PUBLISHING COMPANY
ATLANTA, GEORGIA

(1935)

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