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History OfTodaTown CreekHome ABaptist ChurchMans (By NONA WISE RENEWThe history of Town Creek Baptist Church goes back some one hundred years when Mr. Henry Ford gave a tract of land to erect a church This land was located in the Edgefield district in the Edisto Association.The church is located about one half mile off the Old Tory Trail now known as the Pine Log Road First there was a ‘ Brush Arbor” where services were held then a one room log cabin was built and was used for both school and church.A few vears later the lob cabinwburned after which Mr. Tom Craig gave some money and lumber and with the help of some other men rebuilt a one room building It had two front doors and was used as a church. These two doors had a purpose to serve; the men entered on the right and sat together and the women entered on the left and sat together.This church building was organized and constituted in 1865 and was given the name of “Town Creek” for the small spring which forms a creek at the back of the church When the “Lord's Supper was served a large round goblet with a flat bottom like the Holv Grail was filled with wine. It was first passed among the men to take a sip and thenamong the women. It was a custom for those not taking the lord's Supper to quietly leavethe church I was told that one Sunday morning the deacons of the church got mad with Rev. Cultbreth and locked him out of the church. With bible underCLEMSON phrase. “A rr castle.” ma when applied tury living. Odom. Cler housing specu How well d six room d style or the r dwelling serfather?Implicatior study made20 families, four stages lt;cycle, livin dwelling sp wives * mot tral role ir family housi dent that t influenced b provided Presence dren and children apj factor in inf bv the manspace is ava interests amakes mlt;dwelling. !out.She savs t#-tv most rm where they and still be lend a feeli house plai venience f family.Another i studv show lv membeiwspace ma fessionalsfamilv rehomes hahis arm he turned and went to dwellingthe picnic tames down unoer housing e the oak trees and preached to borhood. ihis congregation. ! tQ provideIn 1884 some members pulled ter mter out of Town Creek Church to as we|j organize Millbrook Baptist Church Some years later these members returned their letters Town Creek ChurchIn 1896 Mrs. Jenny Roudle organized the first W.M.U. which some years later disbanded and was reorganized a few years ago.interior sp The stuc further rimportantfactors as ability, a to the m and worn*A pool maae oi cemem was ; »PaneOn ubuilt in the creek at the back of the church for baptizing purposes and was used until 1956 at which time a pool wasput in the cfturctoThe church furniture was hand carved some fifty years ago by Mr. Noble Stewart, but has recently been done over ina lighter color The church * .also has a grave yard withmrmv old graves /1_W i ndo'placed » ly from
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Aiken Standard
Aiken, South Carolina, US
Thu, Aug 20, 1970
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