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1871-2021
1871-2021
"Let us use our heritage as stepping stones to a greater future, for yesteryear is gone and tomorrow is ever before us. Let us face tomorrows with confidence, unity, dedication, and a clear and decisive Christian witness."
"Let us use our heritage as stepping stones to a greater future, for yesteryear is gone and tomorrow is ever before us. Let us face tomorrows with confidence, unity, dedication, and a clear and decisive Christian witness."
-Gloria Edgar, Jean Bugg, and Minnie Lee James
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Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church History 1871-1971.pdfMLB ByLaws.pdfHistory Book 1972-2021.pdfRules of Order and Government.pdfMt. Lebanon Directory 69.pdfMt. Lebanon Directory 94.pdf2001 Directory.pdf
The Church Plat
Original Church Covenant from 1871
Original Church Covenant from 1871
As we trust we have been brought by divine grace to receive the Lord Jesus Christ and by the influence of His Spirit to give ourselves up to Him so we do now solemnly covenant with each other as God shall enable us to walk together in brotherly love, that we will exercise a Christian care and watchfulness over each other and faithfully admonish and entreat one another as occasion may require that we will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together nor neglect the great duty of prayer for ourselves and for others. And that we will endeavor to bring up our children and such as may be under our care at any time in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. And by a lovely example, endeavor to win our kindred and acquaintance to the Savior to holiness and eternal life. That we participate in each other's spiritual joys and endeavor with tenderness and sympathy to bear each other's burdens and sorrows. That we will follow after the things which make for peace, and speaking no evil one of another, avoiding all whisperings, doing nothing through strife or vain glory. We will, as far as possible, administer to the relief of the needy and distressed and by our cheerful contributions for the service of God's house, his ministers and the poor, encourage our deacons in the faithful discharge of their duty. That we will labor to find out the cause of sinness in a brother as soon as it is discovered or expressed and to remove it if possible and to submit to the order and discipline of the church as far as is consistent with the word of God. That we will seek divine aid to enable us to live circumspectly and watchfully in the world, denying ungodliness and worldly thus remembering that as we have been voluntarily buried by baptism, and have been raised up from the emblematical grave, so there is on us a special obligation henceforth to live a new and holy life. That we will endeavor to support a faithful evangelical ministry among us, and support it as we may be able in destitute places. That through life evil report and good report in prosperity or in adversity, seek to live to the glory of Him who hath called us out of darkness into His marvelous light and has promised to be with His people even unto the end of the world.
As we trust we have been brought by divine grace to receive the Lord Jesus Christ and by the influence of His Spirit to give ourselves up to Him so we do now solemnly covenant with each other as God shall enable us to walk together in brotherly love, that we will exercise a Christian care and watchfulness over each other and faithfully admonish and entreat one another as occasion may require that we will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together nor neglect the great duty of prayer for ourselves and for others. And that we will endeavor to bring up our children and such as may be under our care at any time in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. And by a lovely example, endeavor to win our kindred and acquaintance to the Savior to holiness and eternal life. That we participate in each other's spiritual joys and endeavor with tenderness and sympathy to bear each other's burdens and sorrows. That we will follow after the things which make for peace, and speaking no evil one of another, avoiding all whisperings, doing nothing through strife or vain glory. We will, as far as possible, administer to the relief of the needy and distressed and by our cheerful contributions for the service of God's house, his ministers and the poor, encourage our deacons in the faithful discharge of their duty. That we will labor to find out the cause of sinness in a brother as soon as it is discovered or expressed and to remove it if possible and to submit to the order and discipline of the church as far as is consistent with the word of God. That we will seek divine aid to enable us to live circumspectly and watchfully in the world, denying ungodliness and worldly thus remembering that as we have been voluntarily buried by baptism, and have been raised up from the emblematical grave, so there is on us a special obligation henceforth to live a new and holy life. That we will endeavor to support a faithful evangelical ministry among us, and support it as we may be able in destitute places. That through life evil report and good report in prosperity or in adversity, seek to live to the glory of Him who hath called us out of darkness into His marvelous light and has promised to be with His people even unto the end of the world.
Done this 16th day of July 1871
John James, H. Wylds, J.M. Anderson, William Blackstone, Matilda Wylds, Louisa C. Anderson
Richmond County Georgia
We the undersigners and duly authorized regular ordained ministers of the Gospel do hereby certify that we have this day constituted the above mentioned persons as a regular Baptist Church upon the covenants and articles of faith written above.
Original Church Members
Original Church Members
Members:
Members:
John James
H. Wylds
J.M. Anderson
William Blackstone
Matilda Wylds
Louisa C. Anderson
Deacons 1871-Present
Deacons 1871-Present
Deacons
Deacons
John James 1871
H. Wylds 1871
John Anderson 1879
J.L. Peterson 1882
Lervis Walker 1882
Nathan Blackstone 1887
J.B. Anderson 1887
Joseph A. Raborn 1907
J.D.W. Goodin 1907
John H. Wylds 1907
N.N. Blackstone 1913
W.E. Burch 1913
G.B. James 1913
C.I. Wylds 1913
L.L. James 1931
J.D. Anderson 1933
K. Key 1933
L.F. Beall 1935
Alfred Bailey 1944
Willie T. Fletcher 1944
Robert L. James 1944
W.E. Morgan 1945
Guy Morgan 1948
M.F. Dickey 1948
Willis Powell 1949
Howard Inglett 1949
R. B. Boyd, Jr. 1949
Lamar Morgan 1953
Forrest Prickett 1955
Samuel Quiency 1955
John D. Wylds 1962
Eugene Whitaker 1962
J.T. Bugg 1962
Miller Mims 1962
Fred Hendrix 1962
John Chavous 1965
D.W. Oliphant 1967
William J. Girardot 1968
R.A. Newman 1969
Jimmy Epps 1969
Will Mills 1973
Darrell Dungan 1973
Paul Testino 1974
Duke Williamson 1976
Johnny Goodin 1976
Tommy McGlohon 1977
E.B. Newsome 1978
Jimmy Townsend 1978
Walter Tipton 1985
Sammy Tolbert 1986
David Garrett 1986
Chris Landrum 2001
Jerrell Kicklighter 2004
Ricky James 2005
There are no active Deacons at this time.
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