Outcome of historic associations

Comments interspersed below:

 

The Ketocton Association holds their annual session at the High School Auditorium in Warrenton, VA the 2nd weekend in August annually, if you are inclinded to attend. It is about an hour southwest of Washington, DC.

 

This Charleston Association is probably the/a descendant of the original - http://charlestonbaptist.net/. Keep in mind that often such associations represent only one of several possible descendants bearing the same name.

Sandy Creek in 1992 was part of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and the Southern Baptist Convention, and it would appear to still be so - http://www.alsbom.org/associations/. If memory serves, the Sandy Creek Church itself remained Primitive Baptist until it dissolved.

I have a 1994 ABCUSA Directory. Unlike Philadelphia, these associations are not listed in the regional organizations. My guess would be that they were either absorbed into reorganizations or operate as local associations, if they still exist. There are ABC organizations of Rhode Island (org. 1825), Connecticut (org. 1824), and Vermont & New Hampshire (org. 1990).

There are two Kehukee Absolute Predestinarian Associations - Kehukee and Eastern Kehukee - which together comprise about 10 churches with about 50 members. Kehukee counts its origin back to 1765 and Eastern Kehukee to 1983. But in their 1983 minutes, they state, "...First Annual Session of The Eastern Kehukee, Formerly Part of the Original Kehukee Association..."

The Dover Association appears to be connected with the Southern Baptists in Virginia - http://www.doverbaptist.org/. I have a 1990 minute, and they were SBC then.

There are at least 3 associations with the name Elkhorn. One is Southern Baptist and part of the Kentucky Baptist General Convention - http://www.elkhorn.org/ - probably to be considered the "lineal descendant". There are two Primitive Baptist Universalist "Elkhorn" associations, but they only count back to 1861 on their minutes. I have also heard that there is supposed to be an Absolute Predestinarian Elkhorn association, but I have never been able to confirm it.

Salisbury - Absolute Predestinarian Primtive Baptist; I got this information from Elder E. Robbins a couple of years ago. There were 4 remaining Salisbury association churches in fellowship with one another. They still considered themselves the Salisbury Association, but did not meet in an annual association meeting.

In tracing associations from the past to the present, it is sometimes difficult to determine which one should be considered the "true" descendant - the side with the majority at the time of a split? the side that held closest to the original constitution? I think good arguments could be made to support both of those positions. Perhaps they should all be regarded so - since they are. I would be interested in others thoughts on this.

 

Bro. Robert.

Confirmed. The Elkhorn Association was principally located in the same area as the Universalists factions (Southern West Virginia). My great-grand uncle, Elder Henry Drury Halsey was their moderator for about 40 years. He died in 1916. There remain two churches, Zenith and Glenwood Park, but their pastor, Elder Bruce Branch, died a couple of years ago, and I don't know what there current status is.

As an aside, Henry Drury Hatfield, named for uncle Drury, son of Devil Anse Hatfield, was a member in this association, and was governor of West Virginia in the 1930s.

 

Bro. Robert

I was under the impression that the plain Kehukee Association had dissolved. I know several of their churches are still extant, but independent of any association.

Jeff.

 

Bro. Jeff, thanks for the information. I have a Glennwood Park Church in Mercer County, WV on my list as an independent church. It was corresponding, at least as late as 1999, with the Buttahatchie-Hopewell of AL, Sulphur Fork of Texas, and other associations. I don't have a Zenith Church on my list. Doesn't mean it no longer exists, just that it's not mentioned in any minutes I have (or I've overlooked it). They also may not be in correspondence with any association.

We could probably say that the plain Kehukee barely exists. It appears the Kehukee probably divided 3 ways - Kehukee, Eastern Kehukee, and independent churches. The Kehukee printed minutes at least as late as 2001, and had 4 churches - Briery Swamp, Bear Grass, Rocky Swamp, and Great Swamp - were served by Elders Harvey Holland and Harold Pittman (and I think they may have been from another association), and corresponded with Upper Country Line, Black Creek, Contentnea, and Seven Mile.

 

The Georgia Baptist Association is part of the Georgia Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention.
Some links:
http://am.gabaptist.org/common/content.asp?CONTENT=649&PAGE=397
http://www.geocities.com/baptist_documents/1811cl_mercer.html
http://www.sbhla.org/bio_mercer.htm

 

This may be a question way out of left field, but, does anyone know of any constituted and still meeting Primitive Baptist church in Canada, particularly the Alberta/Calgary areas ?

My wife will probably be working there, and I may follow her within the year.

Thanks.

 

SHort answer is no. The closest I know of and would be comfortable with would be the Gospel Standard Chapel in Choteau, Montana.

Jeff.

 

Dear Pinyobaptist,
The only ones I am acquainted with in those areas are Landmark Missionary Baptist and most of these are absoluters.

It may be the Lord has plans dear brother

God Bless

Bro. Dallas