Great is thy faithfulness : a glorious century, a centennial history, 1899-1999

130 Pages·1999·15.8 MB·English

by  Causey, Gwen

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A Centennial History
1899-1999
Brunswick Baptist Association
October 1999
Member Churches Of The Brunswick Baptist Association
(1899-1999)
NAME DATE FIRSTAPPEARANCE NAME DATE FIRSTAPPEARANCE
ORGAN IN MINUTES ORGA IN MINUTES
Beulah 1837 1899 Friendship 1916 1916
JenniesBranch 1895 1899 Summerville 1918 1918
LongBranch 1884 1899 Zion 1919 1920
Mill Creek 1800 1899 Goshen 1852 1932
Mt. Pisgah 1762 1899 Sabbath Home 1930 1933
OakGrove 1891 1899 Longwood 1939 1939
Prospect 1891 1899 BoonesNeck 1946 1946
Poley Bridge 1885 1899 Leland 1925 1947
Shallotte(Old) 1837 1899 Supply 1948 1948
SoldierBay 1886 1899 OceanView 1949 1949
Southport 1870 1900 GospelCenter 1952 1952
Bethel 1839 1900 BowdenMemorial 1954 1954
Camp Branch 1888 1900 Shell Point 1960 1960
Lebanon 1873 1900 Calvary 1961 1961
MyrtleBranch 1882 1900 PeaceMemorial 1961 1961
LittleZoar 1888 1900 Temple 1963 1963
NewBritton 1818 1900 CommunityChapel 1965 1965
Chapel Hill 1837 1900 BoilingSpring 1965 1967
(ShallotteFirst) LakesFirst
Antioch 1868 1900 OakIslandFirst 1967 1967
NewLife 1888 1900 SunsetHarborFirst 1968 1968
TownCreek 1884 1900 WoodburnFirst 1968 1969
Shiloh 1872 1900 Calabash First 1969 1969
SevenCreeks 1803 1903 Faith 1977 1977
Elah 1882 1903 Fellowship 1981 1981
Cool Run 1904 1905 Bonaparte 1986 1987
SilentGrove 1872 1907 Grace 1984 1987
Regan 1908 1908 StanleyRoad 1984 1987
Farmer'sChapel 1908 1908 Freedom 1985 1985
HappyHome 1910 1910 Beach Road 1989 1989
Brunswick 1911 1911 Fellowship 1991 1992
(MillCreek) (Ash,NC)
Mt. Olive 1912 1913 BrunswickIslands 1991 1992
Bolivia 1912 1913 NewEbenezer 1992 1999
Mt. Pisgah Church, 1964. Mill Creek Church, 1938.
Both congregations were part ofthe Lockwood Folly Meeting House, the first recorded settlement ofBaptist in
this area. The settlers were primarily fishermen from Cape May, NewJersey. The church was organized by Rev.
Ezekiel Hunter in 1762.
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GREAT THY FAITHFULNESS
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A GLORIOUS CENTURY
A
Centennial History
1899-1999
Written and Compiled By
Gwen Causey
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The Brunswick Baptist Association
Supply, North Carolina
October, 1999
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MemberChurchesoftheBrunswick BaptistAssociation(1899-1999) Inside frontcover
Introduction iv
Yesterday,TodayAndTomorrow v
TheMissionaryEnterprise: Brunswick Baptists — vi
TheBiblical ImperativeThatWe Do History vii
Churches InAssociation viii
TheBrunswickBaptistAssociation: OurHistory - 1
HighlightsFromThe Past 100 Years 13
Churches InAndRelatingToThe BrunswickAssociation - — 1
Service-PastandPresent 23
Associational Missionaries 31
ResourceCenter - 40
Woman'sMissionaryUnion 42
CountyHome 48
DellSchool 49
DinnerOnTheGrounds 50
UnionMeetingsandSingingConventions 51
NCBaptistAssemblyatFortCaswell 52
OurChurches
Antioch 54
BeachRoad 55
Bethel 56
Beulah 57
BoilingSpringLakes First 58
Bolivia — 59
Bonaparte 60
BoonesNeck 61
BrunswickIsland 62
Calvary - - 63
CommunityChapel 64
Elah 65
Faith 66
Farmer'sChapel 67
Friendship 68
Goshen - - 69
GospelCenter 70
Grace — 71
JenniesBranch - 72
Lebanon 73
Longwood 74
MillCreek 75
Mt. Olive 76
Mt. Pisgah 77
New Ebenezer 78
NewLife — — 79
OakGrove 80
OakIslandFirst 8
OldShallotte 82
PeaceMemorial 83
Prospect - 84
SabbathHome 85
ShallotteFirst 86
Shell Point — — 87
SoldierBay - 88
Southport 89
SunsetHarborFirst 90
Supply - - 91
TownCreek - 92
WoodburnFirst 93
HistoricalTable 94
DigestofGrowth 97
Pictures - - , - - 98-119
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Introduction
The history ofthe Brunswick Baptist Association is importantto ustodayand forthegenerationswho follow
us Our descendants will want to know who we were and what we accomplished.
The purpose ofwriting this history is to preserve what is known about the beginnings ofthe-Brunswick
Baptist Association. This will help us become more familiar with our heritage and to better appreciate what our
forefathersdidto contributetothe spiritual welfare ofour lives. Knowingoftheirfaith andthedifficultiesthey faced
should challenge us to use every opportunity and resource available to make sure
futuregenerationsareawareofourfaithfulnessandwhatwe'vedonetocontributeto
their spiritual welfare.
'.'.'-'..." : . i Some events ofthe past are ofmuch more significance than others. It was
impossibleto includeall eventsofthe pastonehundredyears-toomanyannual meet-
'-'.." :; •Is .. " ings, Executive Board Meetings, and Committee reports.
m
mm What we know about our association's past has come down to us because
HP ^&, ** records(churchandassociation)werewrittenandpreserved.All futurerecordsshould
be carefully recorded and safely preserved. Those responsible should accurately and
plainlyrecord meetingsand entriesshould be madeofspecial happeningsandevents
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<<l[:>;iAhHX< : """'SMI** ".:;v:!*:v!Xrivv"~: in the lTifheeomfatjhoericthyuorfchthoermaastseorciiaaltiinont.hisbookisaresultoftheeffortsandperservance
ofRev. William (Bill) Deitz. For over 25 years he has had an insatiable interest in
church history. He has collected church histories and newspaper clippings about all
m Ji churches in Brunswick County. His files fill several boxes. Most ofthis information
came to him as a result ofourNation's Bicentennial (1976) Celebration. One ofthe
projects ofthe Bicentennial Commission was to collect the church histories ofall
denominations in the county. Mrs. Berlyn S. Lancasterborrowed church recordsand
wrote approximately ten church histories. She and Mrs. Susan S. Carson were invaluable sources ofhelp for Rev.
Deitz. Mrs. Carson wrote several church histories and served as atypist and editor forhim.
Many are the people who have been ofassistance to me. Mr. John W. Butler proved to be most helpful in
locating associational records and unpublished documents. He was able to provide names and clues that would help
make my search for information easier. While serving as Associational Clerk he prepared the church histories that
appeared in the annual minutes. One ofhis most important contributions was the Digest ofGrowth, 1899-1971. He
wasan encouragerwhen I seemedto reach adead end. Mr. ButlertraveledthecountytakingWpMicUturesofthechurches
and often made return trips to getjust the right picture. Mrs. SWusMaUn S. Carson provided the history forwhich I
am most grateful. Thiswastrulya product ofherlove forthe and the association. Shehas served faithfully for
over 50 years in many roles ofleadership, once serving as Associational Clerk. Rev. William L. Smith, Director of
Missions, and Mrs. Patricia Lewis, office secretary, havecooperated with metothe fullestextent.Neverwas I denied
accessto associational records ordocuments. On everyoccasion Mrs. Lewis assisted me, eventothepointofsearch-
ingfilesforinformation. Sheproved tobearesourceofcurrentknowledgeonthestatusofchurchesandtheirleaders.
Numerous churches responded to my request for their updated histories and/or pictures. Thanks to Beach
Road, Calvary, Community Chapel, Elah, Faith, Goshen, Gospel Center, Longwood, Mill Creek, New Ebenezer,
New Life, Peace Memorial, Prospect and Sabbath Home, and Soldier Bay churches.
Ms. Rachel MillerofMillerPrintingprovedtobe invaluableasaneditorandadvisor. Herhumorousapproach
totheproblemsofpublication madethejobseem effortless. Ms. CharleneHockett,typesetter, spentmanylonghours
at the computer. She worked diligently to prepare the material forprinting. Both ladies aretrue professionals.
Most ofthe words in this book are from other people. I gleaned their reports to the Associational Meetings,
extracted the minutesofthe Executive Board Meetings, read their lettersand correspondences, searchedthrough and
readhundredsofwritten historiesand listenedtotheirvoicesastheyreminiscedandreflectedonthepast. Withoutthe
assistance ofyou, the associational members, this compilation would not have been possible.
Becauseofour faithfulnesswecan rejoiceasGod's Kingdom moves forward in the Brunswick BaptistAsso-
ciation.
Gwen Causey
Editor