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Covert Baptist Church's Early History and Growth in New York
A historical sketch recounts Covert Baptist Church in Ovid and Hector, its 1803 constitution, early pastors like Minor Thomas, and the spread of new churches across Cayuga County. It notes the 1821 union with the Seneca association, the 50th anniversary in 1853, and later renovations and leadership through the 19th century. The piece also mentions early meeting houses, the county’s first Baptist church, and a May 4 1876 centennial bell moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Covert
Seneca Association
Covert Baptist Church
Baptist Church of
Ovid and Hector
Cayuga Association
Baileytown
Minor Thomas
Thomas
Second Baptist Church
Ovid
Thomas' Settlement
Samuel Hanley
Hector
Peach Orchard
Bennettsburg
Marshall
Fayette County
Indiana
James Derthick
Ulysses
Mecklenburg
Enfield
Chemung River Association
Trumansburg
Farmerville
Peach Orchard Church
Rushford
Allegany County
Lodi
J.P. Woodworth
Nathan Cole
Daniel Cole
Aaron Abbott
Hall’s Corners
Abbott
William Rees
George Hopkins
A.C. Mallory
Silas Halsey
Jehiel Wisner
Clark
Sheardown
Wardner
Rees