Gray's Creek Baptist Church, Livingston Parish, Louisiana
File prepared by D.N. Pardue



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From the book entitled "The Free State - A History and Place-Names Study
of Livingston Parish" by the members of the Livingston Parish American
Revolution Bicentennial Committee in cooperation with the Livingston 
Parish Police Jury and the Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial
Commission, 1976.  Reprinted by permission.  Dedicated to the memory of
Reuben Cooper and Raymond Riggs.

GRAY'S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH  Named for the nearby creek, this Southern

Baptist Church was organized on June 22, 1947 when the charter members met

in the Sunday School building at Felder's Cemetery on Pete's Highway

(La. Hwy. 16) in the old Seventh Ward of Livingston Parish.

     The charter members included Mr. and Mrs. Guy Scivicque, Mr. and

Mrs. Morris May, Mrs. Velma May, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Watts, Mr. and Mrs.

James V. Scivicque, Mr. and Mrs. B.W. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Eccles,

Mrs. A.W. Harrelson and Mrs. Hazel May.  The Rev. H.F. Rice was called

as the first pastor on Sept. 5, 1947. (1)

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(1) Information given by Mrs. Mary H. Morgan, church clerk.

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