{"id":251,"date":"2025-12-14T02:36:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T07:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/roane\/?p=251"},"modified":"2025-12-14T14:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T19:13:08","slug":"george-jones-memorial-mt-zion-baptist-church-by-snyder-roberts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/roane\/george-jones-memorial-mt-zion-baptist-church-by-snyder-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"George Jones Memorial \/ Mt. Zion Baptist Church, by Snyder Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(from the book, <em>Origin of First Baptist Church of Oliver Springs 1846-1980<\/em>, by <strong>Snyder E. Roberts<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>The Church of Christ at Sulphur Springs had an arm in the Wheat area that later became the <strong>George Jones<\/strong> Memorial Baptist Church. This arm was first known as <strong>Robertson<\/strong> Schoolhouse which was a log building located a few yards east of the present <strong>George Jones<\/strong> Memorial Baptist Church. The Sulphur Springs Church minutes show the following developments. The Sulphur Springs Church met at <strong>Robertson<\/strong> Schoolhouse on the third Saturday of September 1852, and held a protracted meeting of some ten or twelve days. Preachers <strong>Alfred Agey<\/strong>, <strong>Elijah Walker<\/strong>, and <strong>William R. Jackson<\/strong> were in attendance. As a result of these meetings, 36 members were received into the Church by experience, letters and enrollment.<\/p>\n<p>On June 1853, the arm of the Sulphur Springs Church at <strong>Robertson<\/strong> School House met and received 8 new members by letter, including the <strong>Reverend Samuel Hendrickson<\/strong>. In August of 1853, three more members were received by the arm.<\/p>\n<p>At it&#8217;s July meeting in 1854, the Sulphur Springs Church received a petition from the <strong>Robertson<\/strong> Schoolhouse arm, praying to be stricken off and constituted a church of the United Baptist Church of Christ which petition was received and said prayer granted. The following names were stricken off to constitute into said church (Mt. Zion):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alexander Smith<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Margaret Smith<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mary M. Robertson<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>George G. Smith<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sarah Smith<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Charles M. Smith<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mary Smith<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Margarette Ann Smith<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Elizabeth Y. Smith<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Malinda J. Ward<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>John Dawn<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Catherine Ballew<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jacob Ballew<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Samuel Hendrickson<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Benjamin L. Hendrickson<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Julina Smith<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mary Ann Smith<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Arizona Smith<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sarah J. McKinney<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Missouri Right [Wright?]<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nancy Right<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Joshua Christenberry<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mary Christenberry<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lucinda [Boyd] Grubb<\/strong> (descendant: <strong>Wanda Albers<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Susan Hendrickson<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Samuel J. Hendrickson<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Mt. Zion Baptist Church minutes for May 1901 show &#8220;we move that the name of our Church be changed from Mt. Zion to the <strong>George Jones<\/strong> Memorial Baptist Church.&#8221; A report was made by a building committee; the building was later dedicated. The Moderator was <strong>Rev. Ben Peters<\/strong>, and the Clerk was <strong>J. R. Arnold<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>George Jones<\/strong> Memorial Baptist Church building is still standing, and annual homecoming services are held there in October of each year. (pub. 1980)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(from the book, Origin of First Baptist Church of Oliver Springs 1846-1980, by Snyder E. Roberts) The Church of Christ at Sulphur Springs had an arm in the Wheat area that later became the George Jones Memorial Baptist Church. 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