Information Sheet R Lawrence County Historical Society (Mo.). 644 Baptist Association minutes, 1882-1933. Fifteen folders. MICROFILM This collection is available at The State Historical Society of Missouri. If you would like more information, please contact us at shsresearch@umsystem.edu. These are printed minutes of annual meetings of Primitive Baptist associations in Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Ohio, and Oklahoma. The most complete series are for the Center Creek and Ozark associations of Missouri. The minutes include the proceedings of the associations, lists of churches, officers, and representatives, the articles of faith and rules of decorum, and correspondence with other associations. Baptist associations are organizations of churches of the same faith and order, generally organized on a regional basis. Churches maintain their independence and membership in the associations is voluntary. Representatives of the churches assemble annually at designated churches for preaching, discussion of doctrinal matters, and exchange of correspondence with other associations. Minutes of the sessions are printed and distributed to member churches and corresponding associations. The associations represented by this collection were composed of Baptist churches that bore the various designations of Regular, Predestinarian, and Primitive. The system of beliefs was based on fundamental interpretation of the Old and New Testaments and rejection of man-made inventions in religious affairs such as foreign missions and ecclesiastical schools. Religious practices included the celebration of the Lord s Supper, baptism by immersion, and foot-washing. The Lawrence County Historical Society received this collection of minutes of Baptist association by donation from Jewell Hendricks. The largest part of the collection consists of minutes from associations in Missouri and Arkansas, but there are also a few minutes, probably received through exchange, from associations in Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois, and Ohio. The minutes of the Center Creek Association, which included churches in Lawrence, Newton, Stone, Barton, and Jasper counties in Missouri, and Craig and Muskogee counties in Oklahoma, comprise the largest series in the collection with thirty-one booklets. The minutes of the Center Creek Association begin in 1883 and continue, with a few gaps, through 1933. The next largest series, with fourteen booklets, is that of the Ozark Association, which consisted of churches in Laclede, Webster, Greene, Polk, Dallas, and Greene counties in Missouri. Other small series, with less than six booklets each, include the Sugar Creek, Salem, New Hope, and Washington associations of Arkansas, the Peace Valley and Panther Creek associations of Missouri, the Bethel and Skillet Fork associations of Illinois, the Elk River Association of Kansas and Oklahoma, the First Primitive Baptist Association of Oklahoma, and the Muskingum Association of Ohio. Folder Fifteen contains a minute book of an unidentified Baptist church. In view of its provenance with the collection, it may be from a church in Lawrence County that was part of the Center Creek Association.
(R0644) Lawrence County Historical Society (Mo.). Baptist Association minutes, 1882-1933 2 r712 28 September 1998 Lawrence County Historical Society Loaned for microfilming Shelf List These are printed minutes of annual meetings of Primitive Baptist associations in Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Ohio, and Oklahoma. The most complete series are for the Center Creek and Ozark associations of Missouri. The minutes include the proceedings of the associations, lists of churches, officers, and representatives, the articles of faith and rules of decorum, and correspondence with other associations. Folder 01: Minutes of the Center Creek Association of Primitive Baptists (Mo. and Okla.), 1883-1933 (31 booklets) 1883 Sep 15-17 Sells Creek Church, Lawrence County, Mo. 1886 Sep 18-20 Little North Fork Church, Barton County, Mo. 1889 Sep 14-16 Stall s Creek Church, Lawrence County, Mo. 1891 Sep 19-21 Little North Fork Church, Barton County, Mo. 1892 Sep 17-19 Fellowship Church, Lawrence County, Mo. 1893 Sep 16-18 Stalls Creek Church, Lawrence County, Mo. 1894 Sep 15-17 Clear Creek Church, Newton County, Mo. 1896 Sep 18-20 Fellowship Church, Lawrence County, Mo. 1897 Sep 18-20 Clear Creek Church, Newton County, Mo. 1898 Sep 17-19 Fellowship Church, Lawrence County, Mo. 1899 Sep 16-18 Little Flock Church, Stone County, Mo. 1900 Sep 15-17 Stalls Creek Church, Lawrence County, Mo. 1901 Sep 14-16 Little North Fork Church, Barton County, Mo. 1902 Sep 20-22 Clear Creek Church, Newton County, Mo. 1903 Aug 15-17 Pilot Grove Church, Jasper County, Mo. 1904 Sep 15-17 Fellowship Church, Greene County, Mo. 1906 Sep 15-17 Little North Fork Church, Barton County, Mo. 1907 Sep 14-16 Clear Creek Church, Newton County, Mo. 1908 Sep 19-21 Little Flock Church, Stone County, Mo. 1910 Sep 17-19 Stahl s Creek Church, Lawrence County, Mo. 1911 Sep 16-18 Little North Fork Church, Barton County, Mo. 1913 Sep 20-22 Little Flock Church, Stone County, Mo. 1918 Sep 14-16 Prairie Valley Church, Craig County, Okla. 1920 Sep 17-19 Prairie Valley Church, Craig County, Okla. 1925 Sep 18-20 Clear Creek Church, Jasper County, Mo. 1926 Sep 17-19 Little Flock Church, Stone County, Mo. 1929 Sep 13-15 Clear Creek Church, Sarcoxie, Mo. 1930 Sep 19-21 Little Flock Church, Hurley, Mo. 1931 Sep 18-20 Prairie Valley Church, Centralia, Okla. 1932 Sep 16-18 New Hope Church, Tulsa, Okla. 1933 Sep 15-17 Bethel Church, Muskogee, Okla. Folder 02: Minutes of the Ozark Association of Primitive Baptists (Mo.), 1882-1932 (14 booklets) 1882 Sep 2-4 New Hope Church, Laclede County, Mo. 1886 Sep 4-6 Harmony Church, Polk County, Mo. 1892 Sep 3-5 Harmony Church, Polk County, Mo. 1893 Sep 2 Round Prairie Church, Dallas County, Mo. 1901 Aug 31--Sep 1-2 Harmony Church, Polk County, Mo.
(R0644) Lawrence County Historical Society (Mo.). Baptist Association minutes, 1882-1933 3 1903 Sep 5-7 Zion Church, Greene County, Mo. 1905 Sep 2-4 Round Prairie Church, Dallas County, Mo. 1912 Aug 31--Sep 1-2 New Hope Church, Dallas County, Mo. 1916 Sep 2-4 New Bethel Church, Webster County, Mo. 1920 Sep 4-6 New Hope Church, Long Lane, Mo. 1927 Sep 3-5 Zion Church, Greene County, Mo. 1929 Aug 31--Sep 1-2 Round Prairie Church, Dallas County, Mo. 1930 Sep 6-8 Pisgah Church, Wright County, Mo. 1932 Sep 5-7 Ozark Church, Webster County, Mo. Folder 03: Minutes of the Sugar Creek Association of Primitive Baptists (Mo. and Ark.), 1917-1932 (4 booklets) 1917 Aug 22-24 Flat Creek Church, Barry County, Mo. 1925 Aug 21-23 Flat Creek Church, Barry County, Mo. 1930 Aug 22-24 Providence Church, Garfield, Ark. 1932 Aug 26-28 Zion Church, Washington County, Ark. Folder 04: Minutes of the Salem Association of Primitive Baptists (Ark.), 1902-1931 (6 booklets) 1902 Sep 12-14 Little Flock Church, Sebastian County, Ark. 1903 Sep 11-13 Little Vine Church, Logan County, Ark. 1916 Sep 8-10 Fellowship Church, Hon, Ark. 1920 Sep 10-12 Little Flock Church, Scott County, Ark. 1927 Sep 9-11 Pleasant Church, Yell County, Ark. 1931 Sep 11-13 Little Flock Church, Sebastian County, Ark. Folder 05: Minutes of the Turkey Creek Association of Regular Predestinarian or Primitive Baptists (Kan.), 1897-1926 (4 booklets) 1897 Sep 3-5 Neosho Church, Coffey County, Kan. 1900 Aug 31--Sep 1-2 Drywood Church, Crawford County, Kan. 1906 Aug 31 Turkey Creek Church, Bourbon County, Kan. 1926 Sep 3-5 Neosho Church, Coffey County, Kan. Folder 06: Minutes of the New Hope Association of Primitive Baptists (Ark.), 1929-1931 (3 booklets) 1929 Aug 16-18 Enon Church, Franklin County, Ark. 1930 Aug 15-17 Friendship Church, Logan County, Ark. 1931 Aug 14-16 Macedonia Church, Logan County, Ark. Folder 07: Minutes of the Pine Forest Association of Primitive Baptists (Mo.), 1897-1915 (3 booklets) 1897 Oct 2-4 Peace Valley Church, Howell County, Mo. 1912 Sep 7-9 Wolf Creek Church, Wright County, Mo. 1915 Oct 2-4 Peace Valley Church, Howell County, Mo. Folder 08: Minutes of the Washington Association of the Regular Primitive Baptists (Ark.), 1930 (1 booklet) 1930 Sep 12-14 Zion Church, Washington County, Ark.
(R0644) Lawrence County Historical Society (Mo.). Baptist Association minutes, 1882-1933 4 Folder 09: Minutes of the Bethel Association of the Regular Baptists (Ill.), 1906 (1 booklet) 1906 Sep 14-15 Union Church, Jefferson County, Ill. Folder 10: Minutes of the Muskingum Regular Predestinarian Baptist Association (Oh.), 1908 (1 booklet) 1908 Aug 19-21 Enon Church, Guernsey County, Ohio Folder 11: Minutes of the Panther Creek Association of Primitive Baptists (Mo.)., 1900 (2 booklets) 1895 Sep 4 Bethel Church, Bates County, Mo. [not on microfilm, see hard copy at repository] 1900 Sep 8-10 Pleasant Gap Church, Bates County, Mo. Folder 12: Minutes of the Skillet Fork Association of Regular Predestinarian Baptists (Ill.), 1907 (1 booklet) 1907 Sep 6-7 Mount Pleasant Church, White County, Ill. Folder 13: Minutes of the Elk River Association of Regular Predestinarian Baptists (Kan. and Okla.), 1898-1905 (4 booklets) 1898 Sep 30--Oct 1-2 Snow Creek Church, Labette County, Kan. 1900 Oct 5-7 Bethlehem Church, Montgomery County, Kan. 1902 Oct 3-5 Rich Valley Church, Greenwood County, Kan. 1905 Sep 29-30--Oct 1 Prairie Valley Church, Centralia [Okla.] Folder 14: Minutes of the First Primitive Baptist Association of Oklahoma, 1927-1932 (3 booklets) 1927 Aug 12-14 Bethlehem Church, Purcell, Okla. 1930 Aug 8-10 Bethlehem Church No. 2, Oklahoma City, Okla. 1932 Aug 12-14 Zion s Rest Church, Holdenville, Okla. Folder 15: Minute book of unidentified Primitive Baptist Church [possibly Lawrence County, Mo.], 1890-1891. (1 volume) r712 28 September 1998 Lawrence County Historical Society Loaned for microfilming Index Cards Entry Folders Alberty, G. A., 1849-1906. 1 Baptist associations--arkansas. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 Baptist associations--illinois. 9, 12 Baptist associations--kansas. 5, 13 Baptist associations--missouri. 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 Baptist associations--ohio. 10 Baptist associations--oklahoma. 1, 13, 14 Baptists--Arkansas. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 Baptists--Illinois. 9, 12
(R0644) Lawrence County Historical Society (Mo.). Baptist Association minutes, 1882-1933 5 Baptists--Kansas. 5, 13 Baptists--Missouri. 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 Baptists--Ohio. 10 Baptists--Oklahoma. 1, 13, 14 Barry County (Mo.). 3 Barton County (Mo.). 1 Bates County (Mo.). 11 Benton County (Ark.). 3 Bethany Baptist Church (Mill Creek, Okla.). 14 Bethel Association of the Regular Baptists (Ill.). 9 Bethel Baptist Church (Muskogee, Okla.). 1 Bethel Baptist Church (Montgomery County, Kan.). 13 Bethel Baptist Church (Vernon County, Mo.). 11 Bethel Church (Bates County, Mo.) 11 Bethlehem Baptist Church (Chautauqua County, Kan.). 13 Bethlehem Baptist Church (Purcell, Okla.). 14 Bethlehem Baptist Church No. 2 (Oklahoma City, Okla.). 14 Big Hill Baptist Church (Montgomery County, Kan.). 13 Birk s Prairie Baptist Church (Edwards County, Ill.). 12 Blooming Grove Baptist Church (Dora, Mo.). 7 Blue Mound Baptist Church (Wilson County, Kan.). 13 Bourbon County (Kan.). 5 Calvin Baptist Church (White County, Ill.). 12 Carmi Baptist Church (White County, Ill.). 12 Center Creek Association of Primitive Baptists (Mo. and Okla.). 1 Center Creek Association of Regular Predestinarian Baptists. SEE Center Creek Association of Primitive Baptists. Chickalah Baptist Church (Belleville, Ark.). 4 Church records and registers--arkansas. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 Church records and registers--illinois. 9, 12 Church records and registers--kansas. 5, 13 Church records and registers--missouri. 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 Church records and registers--ohio. 10 Church records and registers--oklahoma. 1, 13, 14 Churches--Arkansas--Benton County. 3 Churches--Arkansas--Franklin County. 6 Churches--Arkansas--Logan County. 4, 6 Churches--Arkansas--Madison County. 6 Churches--Arkansas--Ouachita County. 4 Churches--Arkansas--Scott County. 4 Churches--Arkansas--Sebastian County. 4 Churches--Arkansas--Washington County. 8 Churches--Arkansas--Yell County. 4 Churches--Illinois--Edwards County. 12 Churches--Illinois--Franklin County. 9 Churches--Illinois--Hamilton County. 12 Churches--Illinois--Jefferson County. 9 Churches--Illinois--Wayne County. 12 Churches--Illinois--White County. 12 Churches--Illinois--Williamson County. 9 Churches--Kansas--Bourbon County. 5 Churches--Kansas--Chautauqua County. 13 Churches--Kansas--Coffey County. 5 Churches--Kansas--Crawford County. 5 Churches--Kansas--Greenwood County. 13 Churches--Kansas--Labette County. 13
(R0644) Lawrence County Historical Society (Mo.). Baptist Association minutes, 1882-1933 6 Churches--Kansas--Montgomery County. 13 Churches--Kansas--Wilson County. 13 Churches--Missouri--Barry County. 3 Churches--Missouri--Barton County. 1 Churches--Missouri--Bates County. 11 Churches--Missouri--Cedar County. 2 Churches--Missouri--Dallas County. 2 Churches--Missouri--Greene County. 2 Churches--Missouri--Hickory County. 2 Churches--Missouri--Howell County. 7 Churches--Missouri--Jasper County. 1 Churches--Missouri--Laclede County. 2 Churches--Missouri--Lawrence County. 1, 15 Churches--Missouri--Newton County. 1 Churches--Missouri--Polk County. 2 Churches--Missouri--Saint Clair County. 2 Churches--Missouri--Stone County. 1 Churches--Missouri--Vernon County. 11 Churches--Missouri--Webster County. 2 Churches--Missouri--Wright County. 2, 7 Churches--Ohio--Fairfield County. 10 Churches--Ohio--Guernsey County. 10 Churches--Ohio--Hocking County. 10 Churches--Ohio--Licking County. 10 Churches--Ohio--Noble County. 10 Churches--Ohio--Muskingum County. 10 Churches--Ohio--Perry County. 10 Churches--Oklahoma--Cleveland County. 14 Churches--Oklahoma--Craig County. 1 Churches--Oklahoma--Hughes County. 14 Churches--Oklahoma--Johnson County. 14 Churches--Oklahoma--Muskogee County. 1 Churches--Oklahoma--Tulsa County. 1 Churches, Baptist. Clear Creek Baptist Church (Jasper County, Mo.). 1 Clear Creek Baptist Church (Lawrence County, Mo.). 1 Cleveland County (Okla.). 14 Oklahoma City (Okla.). 14 Coffey County (Kan.). 5 Conner s Prairie Baptist Church (Cedar County, Mo.). 2 Craig County (Okla.). 1, 13 Crawford County (Kan.). 5 Crossville Baptist Church (White County, Ill.). 12 Dallas County (Mo.). 2 Drywood Baptist Church (Crawford County, Kan.). 5 Edwards County (Ill). 12 Elk River Association of Regular Predestinarian Baptists (Kan.). 13 Enon Baptist Church (Franklin County, Ark.). 6 Fairfield County (Ohio). 10 Fellowship Baptist Church (Greene County, Mo.). 1, 2 Fellowship Baptist Church (Hon, Ark.). 4 Fellowship Baptist Church (Lawrence County, Mo.). 1 First Primitive Baptist Association of Oklahoma. 14 Flat Creek Baptist Church (Barry County, Mo.). 3 Franklin County (Ark.). 6 Franklin County (Ill.). 9
(R0644) Lawrence County Historical Society (Mo.). Baptist Association minutes, 1882-1933 7 Friendship Baptist Church (Logan County, Ark.). 6 Garfield (Ark.). 3 Goshen Baptist Church (Saint Clair County, Mo.). 2 Grayville Baptist Church (White County, Ill.). 12 Greene County (Mo.). 1, 2 Greenwood County (Kan.). 13 Guernsey County (Ohio). 10 Hamilton County (Ill.). 12 Harmony Baptist Church (Polk County, Mo.). 2 Hickory County (Mo.). 2 Hocking County (Ohio). 10 Hopewell Baptist Church (Jasper County, Mo.). 1 Hopewell Baptist Church (Wayne County, Ill.). 12 Hopewell Baptist Church (Macomb, Mo.). 7 Howell County (Mo.). 7 Hughes County (Okla.). 14 Indian Creek Baptist Church (Wright County, Mo.). 2 Jasper County (Mo.). 1 Jefferson County (Ill.). 9 Labette County (Kan.). 13 Laclede County (Mo.). 2 Lawrence County (Mo.). 1, 15 Licking County (Ohio). 10 Little Flock Baptist Church (Elmore, Okla.). 14 Little Flock Baptist Church (Rogers, Ark.). 3 Little Flock Baptist Church (Sebastian County, Ark.). 4 Little Flock Baptist Church (Stone County, Mo.). 1 Little North Fork Baptist Church (Barton County, Mo.). 1 Little Vine Baptist Church (Lexington, Okla.). 14 Little Vine Baptist Church (Logan County, Ark.). 4 Little Wabash Baptist Church (White County, Ill.). 12 Little Zion Baptist Church (White County, Ill.). 12 Logan County (Ark.). 4, 6 Long Prairie Baptist Church (Edwards County, Ill.). 12 Macedonia Baptist Church (Logan County, Ark.). 6 Macedonia Baptist Church (Newton County, Mo.). 1 Macedonia Baptist Church (Stuart, Okla.). 14 Madison County (Ark.). 6 Middle Fork Baptist Church (Franklin County, Ill.). 9 Montgomery County (Kan.). 13 Moore s Prairie Baptist Church (Jefferson County, Ill.). 9 Mount Olive Baptist Church (Hickory County, Mo.). 2 Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (Waltreak, Ark.). 4 Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (White County, Ill.). 12 Mount Vernon Baptist Church (Jefferson County, Ill.). 9 Mount Zion Baptist Church (Madison County, Ark.). 3 Mount Zion Baptist Church (Montevallo, Mo.). 1 Mount Zion Baptist Church (Ozark County, Mo.). 7 Muskingum County (Ohio). 10 Muskingum Regular Predestinarian Baptist Association of Primitive Baptists (Ohio). 10 Muskogee (Okla.). 1 Neosho Baptist Church (Coffey County, Kan.). 5 New Bethel Baptist Church (Webster County, Mo.). 2 New Hope Association of Primitive Baptists (Ark.). 6 New Hope Baptist Church (Hamilton County, Ill.). 12
(R0644) Lawrence County Historical Society (Mo.). Baptist Association minutes, 1882-1933 8 New Hope Baptist Church (Harmony, Ark.). 6 New Hope Baptist Church (Howell County, Mo.). 7 New Hope Baptist Church (Long Lane, Mo.). 2 New Hope Baptist Church (Tribbey, Okla.). 14 New Hope Baptist Church (Tulsa, Okla.). 1 New Prospect Baptist Church (Board Camp, Ark.). 4 New Providence Baptist Church (Clarksville, Ark.). 6 New Salem Baptist Church (Quinton, Okla.). 4 Newton County (Mo.). 1 Noble County (Ohio). 10 Oklahoma City (Okla.). 14 Ozark Association of Primitive Baptists (Mo.). 2 Ozark Baptist Church (Webster County, Mo.). 2 Panther Creek Association of Primitive Baptists (Mo.). 11 Peace Valley Baptist Church (Howell County, Mo.). 7 Pilot Grove Baptist Church (Jasper County, Mo.). 1 Pine Forest Association of Primitive Baptists (Mo.). 7 Pisgah Baptist Church (Laclede County, Mo.). 2 Pisgah Baptist Church (Wright County, Mo.). 2 Pleasant Gap Baptist Church (Bates County, Mo.). 11 Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (Cedar County, Mo.). 2 Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (Williamson County, Ill.). 9 Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church (Vernon County, Mo.). 11 Pleasant Union Baptist Church (White County, Ill.). 12 Polk County (Mo.). 2 Prairie Valley Baptist Church (Centralia, Okla.). 1, 13 Providence Baptist Church (Garfield, Ark.). 3 Providence Baptist Church (Wayne County, Ill.). 12 Revilee Baptist Church (Magazine, Ark.). 4 Rich Valley Baptist Church (Greenwood County, Kan.). 13 Round Prairie Baptist Church (Dallas County, Mo.). 2 Round Prairie Baptist Church (Webster County, Mo.). 2 Saint Clair County (Mo.). 2 Salem Association of Primitive Baptists (Ark.). 4 Salem Baptist Church (Franklin County, Ill.). 9 Salem Baptist Church (Salislaw, Okla.). 4 Salem Baptist Church (White County, Ill.). 12 Scott County (Ark.). 4 Sebastian County (Ark.). 4 Shiloh Baptist Church (Parks, Ark.). 4 Shiloh Baptist Church (Mill Creek, Okla.). 14 Skillet Fork Association of Regular Predestinarian Baptists (Ill.). 12 Snow Creek Baptist Church (Labette County, Kan.). 13 Stahl s Creek Baptist Church (Lawrence County, Mo.). 1 Stall s Creek Baptist Church (Lawrence County, Mo.). 1 Stone County (Mo.). 1 Sugar Camp Baptist Church (Jefferson County, Ill.). 9 Sugar Creek Association of Primitive Baptists (Ark. And Mo.). 3 Tulsa County (Okla.). 1 Turkey Creek Association of Regular Predestinarian Baptists (Kan.). 5 Turkey Creek Baptist Church (Bourbon County, Kan.). 5 Union Baptist Church (Dallas County, Mo.). 2 Union Baptist Church (Jefferson County, Ill.). 9 Union Springs Baptist Church (Saint Pauls Valley, Okla.). 14 Vernon County (Mo.) 11 Washington Association of Regular Primitive Baptists (Ark.). 8
(R0644) Lawrence County Historical Society (Mo.). Baptist Association minutes, 1882-1933 9 Washington County (Ark.). 3, 8 Wayne County (Ill.). 12 Webster County (Mo.). 2 White County (Ill.). 12 Williamson County (Ill.). 9 Wilson County (Kan.). 13 Wolf Creek Baptist Church (Wright County, Mo.). 2, 7 Wright County (Mo.). 2, 7 Yell County (Ark.). 4 Zion Baptist Church (Greene County, Mo.). 2 Zion Baptist Church (Washington County, Ark.). 3, 8 Zion s Rest Baptist Church (Holdenville, Okla.). 14