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HISTORY

Of

DOUGLASVILLE CHARGE

Bright Star Church

Flint Hill Church

Midway Churc:h

Mount Vernon Church

Winston Church

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~~ The Name 0 the church is idway.. '.l.'his church is located approx­

mately three miles east of the ouglasville town city limits. It is

located on 8 state highway o. 92, which is a dirt road leading from

oug asville, a. to. Atlanta. It is in the open country.

This church is rather old and its membership rather scattered

geograpically. The parish boundaries, however, extend about six miles

south of the church, three miles northward, and approximately two miles

to the east and west respectively; Qowever a great number of the mem­

bers fall even further outside this boundary.

The community surrounding the church is over-lapped with other

communities and also several Baptist churches.

The physical church is situated in approximately the center of

the property which is owned by the church. This consistes of an acre of

grounA. It is two acres in length and 2 acre wide.Th s property is bor­

dered by woods with a steep ecline on the eastern boundary.

The building, which is a weather-boarded exterior and a sheet

rock interior, is now in very good condition•• This was accomplished

by a complete remodeling which was one in 1947-48. A new roof was

placed on the church this year. The seating capacity of the church is

160. More space can be made available by using the two ajacent church

schoo rooms. The chu:chh is gas heated. ,.e feel that the inside of

our santuary is one of beauty. A new pulpit, new alter, new pulpit

furniture, nd new pews make the church most comfortabee and most

attractive. We have only one piano.

Connecte to the church santuary is the SUnday-School annex. This

annex has three rooms and a kitchen. These rooms are used by the chil­

dren'a and the youth departments. ~llding doors make it possible to

convert this area into one large room for recreational purposes.It

is also used in this way as an assembly room and as a dining room.

The kitchen is well furnished with electric stove and dishes.

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Civil Before the conclusion of the .mxk ar a group of men and women

met n the home of one of their number an formed the nucleus around

which the church as estab1ishe • This group, which met about one

mi e rom the present location of the church, met regularly. They

did not erect a building. This group later forme the charter members

of the church when of icia11y organ ze • They were;

Mr. and Mrs. J.S.Bobo

'11'. and Mrs. Hiram Dobo

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bowen

Mr. an ~rs. '\'ebster Bowen

~ur. and 1:Ts. Z••• James

Mr. and iTS. l!' • .. , inn

IY1r. and J.xs. lieorge Prickett

.r. and N'a-s. ::>outher ----- nitia1s lost.

fr. and Mrs. Press1ey.­

After the eiv 1 oar, Mr. Hickory MC' irk, a Baptist, gave the

land which is still the property of the church and the present building

stil stands on that land. The first building stoo untn1 1905. Dur­

ing the winter the roads were almost impassable and often times very

fe ou1d attend services.

This church has ever been a pa n in the hands of the cabinet and

conference. t has been move so often from one district 0 another and

from one harge to another that sometimes the people ho as supposed

to be their minister. 11". "ill J ames, present chairman of the Hoar pf

Stewards, said that for one or two quarters one minister fai1e to

preach in the church. .hen asked by the presi ing e der hy he had not

been to 1~dw8Y his repl :as that he did not know that it be10ngeg to

his circuit. tie had seven churches that year.

~nday Schools have been organized and d·ed. It was about 1942

that the present sunday school was organized and it was destined tm last.

~his school at the present is rather strong and ia growing.

uuring the 1930's this church had one of the largest Epworth

Leagues in the district. local ~reacher on the work, who during that

period was president of the league, told me that it was not the least

unusual to have between 100 and 150 boys ahd girls present. ~his was

during the pastorate of the Rev. red Gwin. ~he constant change in

ministers and the curtailing of services caused the collespe of this

movement. It has been reorgan zed under capable counselors this year

and our attendance has not droppe under 20 a d has reached 44. ,e

won the attendance banner at the Marvin ~ 1 iams ~ua-District meeting

the first time it was offered.

It was only a few years ago that a se was organized. This s

our most active group. 1rs. R.J.Henley is the Preside t.

We have a Men's Club and r. Thad Connally 1s the President.

he church budget last year was Eroudd ~800.00. This year they

have raised this b aroun 50~.

List of pastors and presiding elders attached. \This list may

not be exactly correct until 917.)

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-Year

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

19 3

19 4

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

19 1

1922

1923

192

1925

A ointments :for lli ~ 50 Years

District

ome

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"

" Marietta

II

"

" SOuth Atl.

" II

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" "

"

'harge

nston Mission

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"

"

" " "

"

" "

Douglasville C.

II

"

" "

" II

"

Douglas vir.

"

" "

••Heidt

Vl.F.Glenn

1.R. Foote

ir

S.B.Ledbetter

"

" It

J.S.Jenkins

,t

" .B.Dillard

.• H.Cooper

"

" .H.LaPrade

..

" J.H.Eakes

" ,I

W. T.Hunnicutt

"

"

Pastor

.P.Brsawell • • HtJ KABY

" .N.MYers

L ••Huckabee

•• ogers

G.P Braswell

" L.H. ~ard

W. J. adcliffe

" A•• Cam bell

R. emaster

li.F.Braswell

It

J • .t3.Gresham

u.P.Braswell

" ...

Ii

.A.Heese

J.]'. Sparke s

,.L. Capps

A.C. antrell

H. .1~ cBrajrer

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Il~Appointments Con't,

Year

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

L932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

38

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

945

1946

1947

948

1949

1950

District

~arietta

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11

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ATL. West

Home

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If

Char e

Douglas ire

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" " It

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" Lithia Springs

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" It

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oyglasvi11e '.

II

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P.E.

H.H. Jones

" N. Thompson

" M. 1i11iams

" " "

.M.lones

" .,

" A.Earnest

~ .ROgers

.H. aPra e

B.F.Pim

"

" vJ.M.Jones

D.L.Hagoo

Pastor

.adrian 'arrick

J.I.Segars

.E. ice

R.Sissons

S.Gardner

F. Gwin

11

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" F.,!!;. Charles

R.F. Craw1e

"

L.J.Coe

" l' • R. Chambers c.;. H. b'mi1th

.R. Chambers

D.F.Brewster 0.B.Tal1y

" J.R.Melear

" v.S.Coleman

'.N.Brittain

'1'. N. Brittain

APPOlNTUENfC' FOR THE Pf 3T 70 YEARS DI§TRICT CHARGE P.E... PiiSTOR

Rome Vlinston Eission J.Tl. Heidt G.r. Braswell A.F. Huckaby.

l~l­ Rome \'linstoll Mission W.F. Glenn A.F. Huckaby 1902 Rome ~inston Mission' W.R. Foote J.N. Myers 1903 Rome Vlinston Mission TI.R. i..'oote J •H. i:Iyers 1904- Rome Winston Mission S.E. Ledbetter L.r. Huckabee 1905 Rome Uinston Mission -S.B. Ledbette~ P.E. Rogers 1906 Rome Vinston Mission S.B. Ledbetter G.P. Braswell 1907 Rome Winston Mission S.B. Ledbetter G.P. Braswell . 1908 (, .. Rome · .,Winston Mission J.S. Jenkins L.B. Ward 1909 . Rome Winston Mission J.8. Jenkins V.J. Radcliffe

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1910 Rome .ifinston Mission J .S. Jenkins \'I.J. Radcliffe . 1911 Rome Douglasville C. VI.B. Dillard A.L. Campbell 1912 Marietta Douglasville C. VI.H. Cooper R• .Lemaster . " 1913 .Marietta Douglasville C. U.H. Cooper G.P. Braswell

, . . 1914 Marietta Douglasville C. W.H. Cooper G.P. Braswell . . 1915 Marietta'. Douglasville C. ·U.H. Cooper J .B. Gresham

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_1916 South Atl. Douglasville C. W.H. Laprade G.P. Braswell

1917 South Atl: Douglasville C. \1. H, Laprade G:P~ .Braswell · . . .

1918 South Atl. Douglasville C. \"1. H. Laprade G.l'. Bras\"le:'.2. , • •• -, , I

,. 1919 South Atl. Douglasville C. W.U. Laprade G.P. Br~s~ell

1920 South Atl: Douglasville C~ J. B: Eakes C~A: Reese , . .

1921 South Atl. Douglasville C. J. H. ~tes J.F. Sparkes 1922 South Atl.

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Douglas Cir. J. H. Eakes n.L. Capps . 1923 South Atl: Douglas Cir: w: T.Hunnic~tt A.C. Cantrell

1924 South Atl. Douglas Cir. \1. T~Hunnicutt R.E. McBaryer · '

1925 South Atl. Douglas C5-r. ~l T.Hunnicutt H,E. McEaryer 1926 Marietta Douglas eire H. H. Jonos Adrian r:::".rr1,/~1".:

1927 . Marietta Douglas Cir. H. H. Jones J .W. SeE'rc . 1928 Marietta Douglas eire Hath Thompson L.E. Pric~

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Appointments Coutlnued OF FYEAR DISTRIC~ -:.­

1929 Marietta DouglllS Ci~. Nnth 'rhC'm['..:on R. SiSSOllS

19,0 llarietta Douglas eire lJ. \1illi C-lilS S. Gardner 1931 Marietta Douglas eire M. \1illiCllll3 Fr<"d Gwin

1932 Marietta Douglas eire M. \"lilliams Fred Gwin

1933 Marietta Douglas eire M. \7illiams E!.'ed CNlin

1934 Marietta Douglas Cir. W.M. Jone~ Fred Gwin ,1935 Marietta Dooglas Gir. W.H. Jones F.~. Quarles

1936. Marietta Lithia Springs W.M. Joneo R.F. Crm7ley 1937 Marietta Lithia Springs W.M. Jones R.F. Crawley 1938 Marietta Lithia Sprin~s A. Earnest R.F. Cr[mley

1939 Marietta Lithia Springs A. Earnest L.J. Coe . ,1940 At1. West Lithia Springs fl. Rogers L.J. Coe

", .c 1941 Rome Lithia Springs W.H. LaPrade M.R. Chambers

C.H. Smith 1942 Rome Lithia Springs \l.H. LaPrade M.R. Chambers

, I 1943 Rome Lithia Springs B.F. Pim D..F. Brewster

O.B. Tally 1944 Rome Lithia Springs D.F. Pim O.B

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.Tally · 1945 Rome Douglasville C. B.F. · . Pim J.R. Melear

1946 Rome Douglasville C. D.F. Pim J.R. Ue1ear ,

1947 Rome Douglo.sville C. Vi.M. Jones J.R. Melear 1948 Rome Douglasville C W.ll. Jones V.

•S. Coleman

- - :vox 1949 Rome Douglasville c: rr:M: Jones T:W: Brittain

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1950 ROlle Dou&ln.sville C. DiL. Haygood T.N. :Brittain . ,...­1951 Rome Douglasvillo C. D.L. Haygood Selby Alsworth

· 1952 Rome Douglasville C. D.L. Haygood Selby Alsworth

1953 Rome Douglasville C. D.L. Haygood Selby Alsworth . .

1954 . Rome Midway~Mt.Vernon J.Hamby Barton Joseph Ada. 1955 Rome Llidway-Mt. Vernon J •Hamby .Barton Jack Nevlso:.~)

1956 Rome Midway-Mt.Vernon J.Hamby Barton Jack Neusc~~

Appointments nGn~l~utd

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1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 196Lt 1965 1966 1967 1968

.. 1969

1911

DISTrFQI

-Rome

Rome Rome Rome

Rome

Rome Atl.S~~.

Atl.S.H. Atl.S.VJ. . , . Atl.S.H. . . , Atl.S.\7.

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Atl.S.Vf.

Atl.S.\l.

Q~;'~ ;~~ ~SWR

Mid'73.y-r:t. 'VernOll J •Etil"1by Fu.r~,0J1 C. C. Cliett

Hidway-!.1t •Verno;:, .• HillJllJY 52' ton C, C. Cliet·c

r.lidway-r.~t.Vsrnon ..T .. Hw:1oy iL:rt0n JimIJ1Y ticl!e:.l

Hid-"1ay-Et. vernon rarks Sego.Y's .Jinr.1Y HeNGell

!,:lidway rnrks SP[.;~J."'~' Olis Harden

Midway Pc.rl'::s Seg:ar:3 otis Harden

llid',7ay J oDcph FJr.C!~ rt i s Hardon

- Hio:vay Joseph Black (\' lIGil Shenton t!ic:.vay J_ oseph Black 0' Neil Dhonton Midway Joseph Black O'Neil Shenton Midway Joseph Black McArthur Brantley . . Midway W.C.Bowen Mc}~thur ~rantley

Kendall .M.Taylor Midway \"l.C.Bowen Kendall M.Taylor

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