Indian Creek Baptist Church Minutes 1872 Monroe County KyArchives Church Record 1872: Jan - Ordination of Robert A BELK to the ministry. F C CHILDERS, R T BELL, T F TAYLOR attended from Freedom Church. John PATTERSON attended from Fountain Run Church. H S EVANS, W F NEAL, G W SHIVE, D E DOWNING & R T HALE repesented Indian Creek. Charge given by James REGISDTER. Benediction by Bro BELK. T B NEAL appointed sexton for the year, paid $25 annually. Feb - John PATTERSON preached. Recvd by letter Sister Victory NEAL & L A WILSON. Letters of dismission granted Milton BENTLY and wife Mandy, Benjamin ENGLAND and wife Nancy and Mildes D LAW. Mar - Excluded John SMITH for joining the Methodists. Letter of dismission granted Bro W B WELLS. Lettered of W A ENGLAND, Elisa ENGLAND, Wm ENGLAND, Harriet ENGLAND & Marthy ENGLAND. Granted use of the church to U WRIGHT 5th week in June. Church to have not only the regular monthly meetings but preaching on the 1st Sabbath each month. Granted use of the church to the Monroe Co Teachers Assn. Apr - R A BELK preached, no business May - Same minister. Recvd by letter Marthy JOHNSON. Jun - John PATTERSON preached. Recved by letter Wm L BURKS & wife Martha A and Rebecca EMBERTON. D E DOWNING, Ellis RIGGS & H S EVANS appt messengers to association with R A DELK substitute. Jul - Same minister. Letter of dismission granted Nancy A LACKEY. Aug - H S EVANS peached. Ellis RIGGS appt moderator pro tem, D E DOWNING Clerk. Recvd Lenard JONES & wife Elizabeth by recantation. Sep - John PATTERSON preached. Wm JORDAN, E F JORDAN, W P NEAL & Wm RIGGS appt collectors for missionary purposes. Those who contributed: Wm F NEAL, J H MEADOW, R L LANDRUM, Wm JORDAN, H S EVANS, D M JOHNSON, G W SHIVE, J A GOODALL, T B NEAL, W P NEAL, Ellis RIGGS, J L JORDAN, D E DOWNING, J M NEAL, J JONES, W B DOWNING, J T STEEN, John FERGERSON, H ENGLAND, William RIGGS, AN R TURNER, Elisha ENGLAND, E J RIGGS. Oct - H S EVANS preached. Wm F NEAL appt delegate to the meeting of home missions. Nov - John PATTERSON preached. The following joined the church this month: Carnelia McMAHAN, female by experience; A F ISENBURT, male, by recantation; Flippin KIRBY (or Kirby FLIPPIN, male, by experience; Foster HARP, male, by experience; J L DALTON, male, by experience; M E DALTON, female, by experience; M E DANHAM, female, by exp; Allis LANDRUM, female, by exp; Burnett TURNER, female, by exp; Tennessee T HARP, female, by exp; J C JORDAN, male, by exp; J H NEAL, male, by letter; Nancy HISWAW?, female, by exp. Dec - R T HALE moderator pro tem. Submitted by: Sandi Gorin http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/