Navarro County Texas Archives Church Records.....Central Baptist Church - Blooming Grove Copyright Date 1940
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The Blooming Groves Times
Vol XLIX No 52
June 28, 1940
(Anniversary Issue)

Central Baptist Church

On January 10, 1909, thirty five local Baptists met in an upper story of a frame
building known as the I.O.O.F. hall. The declaration of faith as contained in
Pendleton Church Manual was read and subscribed to by the body. R.D. George,St
was moderator and J.R. Bryant clerk. This little better than a third of a
hundred Baptists show the names of such men as J.H. and Joe Jones, R.D. George,
Sr, and R.D. Jr, Mrs Lula Thompson; J.H. Sears; J.S. Crisp, St, Bob Bryant, J.S.
Crisp Jr, Alice Bryant, Alva George, J.A. Wallace and wife, Dora and Sarah
Wallace and Mrs. Cinda Tillman, Ora and Leila George, Mrs. Minnie Loyd, Miss
Vera Hill, Bessie Reid, Mrs. R.B. Grady, Mrs. Ruby Kelsey, Mrs. Sallie Hill,
Mrs. M.E. Vandiver, Mrs. Mollie McCormick, Eula Dorsey and others.

The following Sun Jan 17, 1909, another meeting was held. Bro Hailey, of First
Church, Corsicana, was present. Bro Hailey read the church covenant from
Pendleton's Manual, which was subscribed to. A Church was organized and they
named it Central Baptist. J.S. Crisp Sr. was made church clerk, R.D. George Sr,
and J.R. Bryant deacons and W.M. Ingram treasurer.  A collection was taken for
the cooperative work under the State convention.  This collection amounted to
$50. Through the kindness of the Christian Church folks the meetings were from
this on held in the Christian church with Pastor C.R. Taylor half time pastor.

A large ingathering of new converts came in that summer, representing some of
the town's best young business men. Lots were bought, a new church erected out
of mortar and concrete blocks and toward the close of the same first year, 1909,
Dr. G. W. Truitt, was invited and the church was regularly dedicated to the Lord.

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