History

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.

Members:

John James

H. Wylds

J.M. Anderson

William Blackstone

Matilda Wylds

Louisa C. Anderson

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.