CASWELL COUNTY, NC - CHURCHES - Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church
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Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church, located in southern Caswell County 
was established before 1806. There have been three known church buildings 
since the beginning. For several years the members heard their sermons 
from a bush arbor...hence the name Bush Arbor. The present church building 
was erected in 1948.
There is a large cemetery still being used today with the oldest readable
grave marker dated 1807. Many graves have only field rocks to mark them.
  Meetings are held each second Saturday and Sunday, also each fourth
Sunday night
Pastors/Elders at Bush Arbor Church....
Barzilla GRAVES 1806-1810
Richard MARTIN 1819-1834
John STADLER 1834-1860
F.L. OAKLEY 1863-1890
Y.I. CHANDLER 1890-1916
B. F. McKINNEY 1916-1928
W.C. KING 1929-1970

Bush Arbor Primitive Church was the first church that my grandparents
attended and became members after their 1894 marriage. My Dad, who died
last year, used to tell me stories about the all day "camp meetings or
associations" that he attended as a child. The family all loaded down a
wagon with 11 family members and enough food to feed the county (his words) spent entire days there learning about Christ, enjoying fellowship, 
good food, and seeing their friends.