FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Pickens County, SC a.k.a. > Version: 3.0 Effective: 3-Aug-2005 Text File: P263.TXT Image Folder: P263 ******************************************************************************** REPRODUCING NOTICE: ------------------- These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the recording contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the following USGenWeb coordinator with proof of this consent. Paul M Kankula - nn8nn (visit above website) SCGenWeb "Golden Corner" Project Coordinator Anderson: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scandrsn/ Oconee: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scoconee/oconee.html Pickens: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scpicke2/ DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jan-2005 GPS MAPPING .... : Judy Ballard at digroots@lowcountry.com in Oct-2005 HISTORY ........ : ____________ at ____________ in _______ IMAGES ......... : Judy Ballard at digroots@lowcountry.com in Oct-2005 RECORDING ...... : Judy Ballard at digroots@lowcountry.com in Oct-2005 ******************************************************************************** CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ 1 mile NW of Norris. N34 46.063 Latitude x W82 45.943 (for church) N34 45.948 Latitude x W82 45.881 (for cemetery) CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ In 1947, a church was organized under the name Gospel Tabernacle on FIwy. 137, Norris, South Carolina. The first pastor was Rev. Maze Chambers. The church met in a house using its one-of-a-kind church steeple, a table leg given by Minnie Mauldin. Louise Tant, one of our present members, still has the table leg. In 1949, Rev. Garland Sentell became the pastor and the name was changed to Faith Baptist Church. During that period of time, the church experienced a great revival with 106 professions of faith. A new church building was built in 1955 and the old house was moved to another location. In the early 1960s, a fellowship building and a parsonage was built. The woodframed church building was remodeled and bricked. Several well-known preachers have come out of the church, and among them are: Rev. Hovie Revis, Jr., Rev. John Revis, Dr. Wyatt Mullinax, Rev. Howard Watson, Rev. Doyle Johnston, Rev. Frank Barrett, Rev. Willard Coleman, Rev. Bud Allsep, Rev. Alien Moore. On August 10, 1980, the church called Rev. Gary James as pastor, and he is still the pastor at the time of this writing, August 13, 2003. In 1992, the fellowship building was doubled in size. In 1998, the church purchased 25.5 acres of land just 1/8111 mile east of the present church location. It is the long-range plan to relocate to the new property. The church has been a member of the Piedmont Baptist Association since 1949. By: Piedmont Baptist Association 2003 TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife See http://www.usgwarchives.net/sc/pickens/cemeteries/p263/ for photo/inscription links. o----------o Inscriptions Sorted by Surname: Photo # (dcp_00??.jpg) , Surname, Given Name, Born, Died, Other Comments 79, ADKINS, Jesse Roy, b. 19-apr-1945, d. 22-oct-2003 78, LITTLETON, Wallace E., b. 1949, d. 2004 83, MCPHERSON, Rena Byrd, b. 5-oct-1957, d. blank, Married 10-nov-1990 82, MCPHERSON, Thomas Melvin, b. 25-jan-1959, d. 17-apr-2004, Married 10-nov- 1990 81, PILGRIM, Karley M., b. 2003, d. 2003 o----------o Inscriptions Sorted by Photo #: Photo # (dcp_00??.jpg) , Surname, Given Name, Born, Died, Other Comments 78, LITTLETON, Wallace E., b. 1949, d. 2004 79, ADKINS, Jesse Roy, b. 19-apr-1945, d. 22-oct-2003 81, PILGRIM, Karley M., b. 2003, d. 2003 82, MCPHERSON, Thomas Melvin, b. 25-jan-1959, d. 17-apr-2004, Married 10-nov- 1990 83, MCPHERSON, Rena Byrd, b. 5-oct-1957, d. blank, Married 10-nov-1990