East Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Association records

Collection

Identifier: NCC-0072

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The East Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Association Records consists of correspondence, minutes, roll books, yearbooks, booklets, bulletins, calendars, programs, and photographs that document the events, finances, history, and meetings of an organization of Missionary Baptist churches in Durham, Granville, Orange, Person, and Wake Counties in central North Carolina.

Dates

1918 - 2014

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.

Biographical / Historical

The East Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Association came into being on August 10, 1895, when the Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Association (established in 1868), passed the motion to divide their organization into two separate associations, East and West (with the Lynchburg and Durham Railroad as the dividing line) in an effort to decrease the burden of traveling pastors and messengers. East Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Association continues to represent and support a united group of Baptist churches in Alamance, Durham, Granville, Orange, Person, Vance, and Wake Counties. The Association’s main objectives were and are to develop and encourage Christian fellowship; to provide spiritual assistance to member churches, congregations, and auxiliaries; to enhance the quality of life within the greater community; and to support the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.

Extent

3 Linear Feet (5 boxes: 4 document boxes, 1 flat box, 1 oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is divided into five series: 1. Correspondence, 2. Minutes, 3. Yearbooks, 4. Pamphlets and Printed Material, and 5. Photographs.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Joyce Daye Clayton, Chairperson East Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Association Archives Committee

Subjects

Baptist associations -- North Carolina Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Durham (N.C.) -- Social life and customs Subject Source: Local sources

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding Aid for the East Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Association Records
Status: Completed
Author: Rachel Walton and Lucy VanderKamp. Updated by Stephanie Barnwell, 2021.
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin
Edition statement: Rachel Walton and Lucy VanderKamp. Updated by Stephanie Barnwell, 2021.