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Amiss, Alice Reid, Lucy E. Eastham, William G. Wood, Elvina Moore, Sarah M.* Moore are believed to have been the charter members. These members brought letters stating they were members of good standing in a church of the same faith, Mt. Salem, which is near Washington, is thought of as the “Mother Church” as many of the charter members held membership and worshiped there.
Although^ Thaadeus Herndon ~ was instrumental in the building of the church, he was not called to administer to the flock which he had gathered. In October 1854 Barnett Grimsley became the first pastor of the church. During the first year of Mr. Grimsley’s pastorate the church was admitted into the Shiloh Association and sent the following delegates—Alfred Dearing, Braxton Eastham, James Moore and Dr. John S. Browning.
Within the next few years the debt incurred while building the house was eliminated and the church was more thoroughly organized by the election of a faithful corps of deacons namely: Anson Dearing, Alfred Dearing, and James Moore. Each of these continued to serve as lohg as he lived. Dr. John S. Browning was elected clerk land served faithfully for many years. Dr. Browning was the youngest of this group.
During the Rev. Barnett Grimsley’s pastorate the war between the states was fought. In church records we find no direct references to the war, but in the church yard we find a simple shaft on which is inscribed, A. C. Willis, Mosby’s Command, Killed October
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