TENNESSEE STATE RECORDS - CHURCH ASSOCIATION RECORDS -
Hiwassee Baptist Association Minutes, 1823, 1824, 1828 and 1830
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1823
The Hiwassee Baptist Association was organized in May 1823, at Pisgah
Baptist Church in Monroe County, Tennessee.  There were twelve charter
members: Pisgah, Little Emory, Big Spring, Sweet Water, Hopewell, 
Luminary, Beach Fork of Emery, Bullock Penn., Shiloh, Eastern Alabama, 
Zion Hill, and Tennessee.


The first annual meeting was held a Big Emory Baptist Church in Roane
County.  One new church was added, Concord, making 13 churches from 
Roane,Monroe, Rhea, McMinn, Morgan and Bradley Counties.


1824
The second annual meeting was held at Big Spring Meeting House in McMinn
County on Friday before the first Saturday in August, 1824

Elder Micah Sellers delivered an introductory sermon.  Letters from 
twelve churches were read.  The Association appointed Elder George 
Snider, Moderator and Moses McSpadden, Clerk.

Names in the Minutes
William Wood, Gideon Ragland, Evin Jones, Richard Wood, Jesse Merser, 
Eli Cleveland, George Snider, Thomas Morrison, Daniel Briggs, Arnold 
Moss, Samuel Short John F. Henderson.

Next Association set to be held at Hopewell Meeting House, Monroe 
County; to commence on the Friday before the fourth Saturday in October, 
1825.  William Wood to preach the introductory sermon and in case of 
failure, brother Daniel Briggs to supply.

500 copies of the minutes "printed by J. Howard, at the 'Hickory Press,'
Cumberland Street, two doors east of the post office, where all orders 
for printing will be thankfully received and and promptly executed." 
Hickory Press was in Knoxville.


1828 
Held at Pisgah Meeting House in Rhea County (Hiwassee District) on the
Friday before the fourth Saturday in September, 1828.
Elder Eli Cleveland delivered the introductory sermon.  Letters from 25
churches were read.

Delegates:
Pisgah - John Farmer, Daniel Briggs, Phillip Schres, John Farmer Jr.
Shiloh - Elijah Mathena, Elijah Evans
Sweetwater - Eli Cleveland, M. McSpadden, Wm. Barns, Wm. E. Pope, 
   Levi B. Hunt
Mountain Creek - Arnold Moss
Hopewell - George Snider, Wm. Taylor, Phillip Roberts, Thomas Morrison
Bethel - Wm Kelley, Wm Johnson
Pond Creek - Wm Jones, Saml Jameson, Jesse Hancock, Robert Garrison,
   John Foster
Athens - Thomas Moreland, Amos Potts
Chestua - Wm Bayles, D. Hyden, Wm Carter
Tennessee - Saml. Liles, Achilles V. Farmer
Poplar Spring - Right Roberts, Edw Crow, A. West
Smyrna - Jas. Jones, Jos. I Monger, G. Haggard
New Hopewell - Silas Witt, Thos. Ragen, Wm. Adams, John Turner, Thomas
   Burton 
Big Spring - Isaac Lane, Jos. Witt, John Mathes, Joab Hill, Elias
   Pressnall
Conesauga - Wm. Wood, Robert F. Cooke
Goodhope - Jesse Martin, Richard Moore, Vanden K. Giles
Friendship - Drury Wilkerson, Charles Crittendon, Caleb Smith
Eastenaula - Jonathan Young, Wm Porter
Little Emory - Charles Gallaway, Thos. Liles, Hardin Evans
Concord - Micah Sellers, Wm Harmon, Gideon Ragland, Wm Burnet
Hiwassee - John Courtney, Richard Hicks
Zion Hill - Obed patty, Jesse Wells, Jas D. Sewell, Robert Newman
Bullock Pen - Wm Kirk, Thomas Harris


1830
The association agreed to divide the association district and that "all
East of the line is given to constituted as a new Association."  They
also agreed to hold a convention on the "fourth Saturday of November 
next, at Sweetwater meeting house, for the purpose of forming a 
constitution and organizing the new Association.

Brothers William Wood and Daniel Buckner to receive the contribution
from the churches.  

"...the next Association to be held at Goodfield meeting house,
Rhea County, to commence on the Friday before the third Saturday in
September next and appoint Joseph J. Monger to preach the introductory
Sermon and in case of failure, George Luttrel.