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By Sarah Hill
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection contains records from the Hays Fork Baptist Church. Included are deeds for the church, minutes of church business meetings, dedication services, By-Laws, membership records, and church histories. One church record book from 1800s includes a section for the Black members of the Hays Fork Church.
Collection Historical Note
The Hays Fork Baptist Church was founded in 1813 under the name, "Bethel Church of Old School Baptist" with Christopher Harris as the first pastor. In June of 1819 the church was reconstituted as the "Baptist Church of Christ, Hays Fork, Madison County, Kentucky." Josiah Collins was the first pastor of this reconstituted church. In 1860 there were 100 listed members in the church, fifty-two of which were black brethren. In 1895 "United" was dropped from the church name. The church was thus named, "The Baptist Church of Christ at Hays Fork, Madison County, Kentucky." The final change to the church name happened in 1994. The current name is, "Hays Fork Baptist Church."
The church has undergone many changes and renovations throughout the 206 years of the church's life. More can be read about Hays Fork Baptist Church and their history at the church's website, http://haysfork.com/.
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Administrative Information
Repository:
Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Acquisition Source:
Smith, Samuel
Box and Folder Listing
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Box 2],
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Box 3: Membership Books],
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- Box 1
- Barcode: 31234013792377
- Folder 1: Church Deeds, 1990-2007
- Contains correspondence from surveyors and trustees for deeds.
- Folder 2: History, 1813-2007
- Folder 3: Dedication Service, 2007
- Contains history and programs used in the 2007 dedication service of the church.
- Folder 4: By-Laws
- Multiple versions of the By-Laws and proposed By-Laws.
- Folder 5: New Member Packet, 1984
- Folder of history, a copy of the By-Laws, special invitations, Certificate of Incorporation, the church covenant, and other events.
- Folder 6: Miscellaneous
- Contains a church newspaper and a letter for the members of the church discussing church attendance.
- Folder 7: Church Minute Book, 1860-1897
- This volume of church records includes a list of Black members of the church.
- Folder 8: Church Minute Book, 1898-1956
- Folder 9: Church Minute Book, 1956-1972
- Box 2
- Barcode: 31234013792385
- Folder 1: Church Minute Book, 1974-2000
- Folder 2: Church Minute Book, 2000-2018
- Box 3: Membership Books
- Barcode: 31234013792393
- Item 1: Church Membership Records, 1960
- Item 2: Church Membership Records, 1974
- Item 3: Church Membership Records
