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Deep Creek Baptist Church 


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4 April 2006

Churches
Deep Creek Baptist Church 

The following is from an article which appeared in the Elbert
County Examiner newspaper on 13 Sep 1994: 

"Deep Creek predates Civil War - By Diane Owens. 

"A little one-room log house near Dewy Rose was the meeting 
place on Sept. 9, 1859, for the beginning of Deep Creek Baptist
Church. A Presbytery comprised of six ministers and four deacons
from Rehoboth, Harmony and Antioch churches met to organize a new
Baptist church for the Deep Creek community. On that date 24 
letters of the new congregation were received into the church. 
The membership called the Rev. Asa Duncan as their first pastor
and met together in the log house for the next 13 years. 

"The Civil War was experienced during part of this time and the 
members met sporadically until 1872. Because of the need for a 
larger building Alexander Hall donated 2 1/2 acres of land for 
Deep Creek Baptist Church upon which they built the present 
church. The membership continued to grow and in 1890 some of the
members felt the need to start a new church nearer their own 
homes and organized another meeting place. Only 13 members were
left at Deep Creek Baptist Church but they continued to spread
the gospel and their membership grew steadily until 1903 when 
they decided a larger building was needed. 

"They erected a brick church with white wood trim that year 
and over the years have added additions of a Baptistery, Sunday
School rooms, a fellowship hall in the basement, and a separate
fellowship building later.....Deep Creek Baptist Church is 
located one mile south of Dewy Rose at the junction of Nickville
Road and Deep Creek Road..." 

[Submitter's notes: Another article from the Elberton Star 
newspaper indicated that the organizational meeting in 1859 
included ministers Benjamin Thornton, L. W. Stevens, J. H. 
Goss, B. Goss, J. P. Rowe and Asa Duncan.]

Submitted by: Chandler Eavenson