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Cooleemee Baptist
Cooleemee Baptist Church Compiled Information from the Collection of the Martin-Wall History Room of the Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina Cooleemee Baptist Church Table of Contents History 1-20 Events 21-30 U> £ f Building 31-37 in y- Ci. <C <2 ^ OflVle County PuDfiC HDran ^ Mork®;vi|!o r* rj Cooleemee Baptist Church History Pages 1-20 r UJ ^ O ^0 ^ o v> 1 VT) P <C \ \n iii j~ «-j r{ X tJ *7^. ^ C6HU/^e^yu^^<^ J2ru. /f^ Z~^7>LeeVt>iv-4 ^ C/Xt^jtu^yrk^ \^CyOi^^ y"7? ' • Born - The Town of Cooleeraee . u ; U} £ ■j o o i m Op 13 c DO O O :x (/) < r* r- r- i^ O O DO 13-< > vr> . y^* ». X ' o' cd ■ rs' It is true that out of monuments^ names^ proverbs^ traditions^ private records^ and evidences» fragments of stories and the- likep we do save and recover somewhat from the deluge of timeo So it is from the fragments of stories and private records that we learn how the town of Cooleemee came into being« It was at the shoals on the South Yadkin river that a cotton mill was built in ISbOf, howevera this mill did not surviveo The i-lebane family later built a mill at this locationp the land having been purchased from Fanny C<, HairstoOn and deeded to BoFrank iuebane June Ip 1S99 (Recorded in Book 15j, page 573b in Davie County Courthouse)o It was then deeded to CooleemeeWater and Power Kanufacturing Company on July 22^ ld99 and was later converted to The Cooleemee Cotton Millo In 1906 the property was deeded to Erwin Cotton Kill(Recorded in Book20p page 9)o **God is always present in history - working out His purpose through people and events'* o So it was that Mro Samuel Jesse Tatuffl was found in the nearby community of Jerusalem.. Mr.. Tatum served for many years as county Surveycr in his native- county - Davieo He was also engaged in the lumber businessc The land purchased by the Cooleemee Cotton Mill was well timberedp and it was the desire of the company to use the timber on their own land for the building of a complete town^ A contract was made with Samuel Jesse Tatum to move his lumber mill to the site of the new town^ and begin the task of building what thousands have since called., with a great dealof pride, my home town of Cooleemee., In 1B9B Mre Tatum movedhis family to Cooleemeeo Miss Pink Tatum^ the youngest daughter of Mro and Mrso Tatum was the Virginia Dare of Cooleemeep being the first white child born in the new towno The first house was built in Cooleemee in lB9Bo The first family moving to Cooleemee was a Mto Baity and family^ living in the first house on Main Street above the squarep just beyond che Cooleemee Service Stationo Realizing the need for a boarding houses that the men busy cutting timberp and building housesp might have a place to z c livep Mro and Mrs* Tatum operated the first boarding house in a large two story house on the crest of Main Streeto With the growth of the community there was a rising need for a school^ so the privilege of'using one of the newly built four room residences on.Main Street for the purpose of a school bouse was grantedp until such time when a school house might be builto / Ui '\ H- \n i'liss Sadie Tatum became the first school teacher in Cooleemeep teaching four months a year at a salary of S25«00 per montho After teaching school for two years^ she became a student in the newly established Baptist Female University^ now Meredith Collegej, in Raleigho Upon completion of her studies there^ she returned to Cooleemee and accepted the position as office assistant and stenographer to the manager of the Cooleemee Mill Among those mentioned as founders of Erwin Mills we find the prominent names of Erwin^ Holt and others» It is interesting to find street markers in the town bearing the names Erwin« DukCj Wattp Holt9 Harris and Ruffin - all of whom had prom« inent roles in the successful operation and growth of what is now known as Erwin Mills, InCo Eo Wo Thomas served as the first manager and was followed by James Webb and To V. Terrell in that order. Mr. JoWoZachary who came to Cooleemee as bookkeeper in 1906 became manager in 1916, serving both the mill and the community with heart® felt concern until his death in 1934o Firm, yet gentle, l^ind, considerate and attentive, it was truthfully said of his passing ® "a great father and friend to all has left us"o The horse and buggy history of Cooleemee must include mention • of the medical missionary services of Dr. A. Bo Byerly and Miss "Vic", his sister and faithful nurse© Dr. Byerly came to Cooleemee in 1904 and when physically able, always responded to the call for his services - day or night, to the rich, and poor alike, and it was not unusual for the good doctor to., receive a side of pork as payment for his timely services in delivering a new citizen or for bringing one of his patiepts through the pneumonia crisis© The town's only newspaper, the weekly Cooleemee Journal, was founded by J© C© Sell, Sr©, in 1906 and continues as a success*^ ful publication, now owned by J© C© Sell, Jr©, and edited by his wife,, Maxine© One small building, long since removed from the town, was the log hut with barred windows located on the parking lot directly « rn across the highway from the present Erwin Mill Personnel iip og Office© The log hut, measuring about 6' X S' was better known iw ^ • as the "calaboose"© Some of the town's senior citizens recall ;o SS that Mr© Q© M© Goodman came to Cooleemee in 1911 and served as S P c Constable for a number of years, helping to keep law and orderni o in the community© Like any other town back then, Cooleemee 2 c had its' share of week-end "fire water" victims, and owing to ^ 5° the limited facilities and crowded condition of the little log ^ calaboose, there were times when Constable Goodman found it ^ convenient to chain one or more of the offenders to the Goodman bed while the gracious, hospitable constable took to the floor© «.3- In the year 1908^ with much in evidence to indicate an already prosperous and happy village^ fire razed the Picker Room section of the millp bringing manufacturing operations to a complete halto To the early inhabitants ^ it was indeed a dark day for then as now,, the mill meant foodg clothing^ shelter - all the- provisions necessary to family and community comfort« FeWj, if anypfelt that all was lost and that it was time to look else*- where for a means of livelihood o To moat^, including the mill owners^ it was time to fight back « to rebuild to get the wheels turning again® With pioneer determination and effort^ the good citizens Joined forces with management to do Just thato In a few short months^ it was evident that out of dis aster ^ came a bigger and better place to workj, a happier community in which to live^and a strong management-employee bond that has carried over right up to the present time® Just recentlyj an old timerg former resident^ whose heart doubtless remains in Cooleemeog was heard to say » '*It was the prettiest place on God's green earth and the beauty along the banks of the South fadkin river was something to beholdg especially down on tho rocks^ referred to by others as the shoalso" It was on the South ladkin that the late wr® Charlie Carter operated his motor boat service - ferrying., the mail and passengers to and from Cooleemee Junction^ some ' two miles up the river to a point just above Riverside Hotel^ • and on Sunday afternoons^ taking the young in heart on a river cruise© Park Hillg located to the west atop main street and overlook ing the riverg was a favorite spot of many who came to play^ courtg or Just pass the time of day© It was here toog that many still recall the annual Fourth of July celebrations when it seemed that every family came with well filled picnic baskets to Join in fun and fellowship with a true spirit of patriotism - to listen to the triumphant strains of the local band under the able direction of Mr© Floyd Nail© Still another favorite spot was the ball park wherej, in later yearsg night lights were installed along with the tall wood fence and the pompous grandstand© The spot was then named "Lewis Field" in appreciation of the contribution made by Mr© p K© P^ Lewis us president of Erwin Mills© Cooleemee was then < a "hot" baseball town and the attendance at games often rn exceeded the town population by several hundred© o 8o y -2 S rn o Z C O CO > 3 f. 4^P (C 1 m 4* i) o O P <3 CO -0 < c P 2r- C. ir o tn i—z c O 00 Or^anlzlmr The Churches The creation oT a new town brought with It moral and religious problemsj, resulting in the birth of four churches to help meet early spiritual needs of the communltyo v The Episcopal congregation, the church of The Good Shepherd, was organized and the first building erected in 1901,. Thia was under the direction of Dr, Johnson Murdock of Salisbury who was owner of the Chestnut Hill Cotton Mill^ The first minister was Rev^ Thomas Trott^ The second minister was Rev^ S, Jo My Brown„ who was the father of the beloved music teacher of many, Miss Ola Brown^, now residing in Salisbury^ ReVo Brown was minister from March 1906 until Karchg 1920o The present church was built In 1925o The Rev^ Jy PL Downam started the Methodist church in Cooleemee in 1901a Sunday School and worship was begun in a residence on Ijuke Streets Services were later moved to the community hall over the J. N. ledford store.. In the fall of 1901, Jo B.. Craven was assigned to Cooleemee as the first pastOFu Under his leadership the first Methodist church building was erectedo The building committee for the church was composed of So Ao iJula, Wy HobsoHj Co Co Tiller, Wo R.» Gulberson and Jo Bo Graveno^ The trustees were S., Ao Dula, Wo Ho Hobson, Bo. Ijaraes, Wo Ho Cutberson and Jo Wo Parkero The first building was a wooaen structure which stood'for about thirty years,, On May 10, I'/Jl in quarterly conference, the following building committee way elected for the present brick churchs Jo V/, Zachary, Chairman To Pegram, Jo Eo Smith, Jo Go Crawford, Co C„ Tiller and Co W, Alexander^ At this time, Rev. Go Wo Clay was pastor, Co Wo Alexander was recording steward and Jo Go Crawford was Sunday Sciiool Superintendento The present church was built in 1932.. On October 16 1901, a commission of Concord Presbytery, .consist ing of Reverends W.. Co Brown, Fo Mo Alle*! and Elder So Ao Wood- rull met at Cooleemee,, No Co for the purpose of organizing a ciiurcho After due consideration, the commission dissolved the church at South River, N, Co and an organization at Cooleemee way electedo Cr Fr, Mo Allen was the first pastor, serving from October 16, 1901 until 1908 The first elders were Mro Ouorge Wo Fowler and Mro Ao Abercrombieo Other elders were Mr. Jo M.. Co Penninger, ordained December,, I903„ and Mr.> S^ Smart, orcia Ined March 20^ 1910.. Mr., To V., Terrell was the first l.^:rmenmit resideat member^, Mpo George Wo Watt3„ who was riiiaacially connected with the mill then,, donated ^250^00 on the new church buildingo It la" indeed fitting that the church ytiT'.ias on the street titit bears his name. The Sunday Scaool ^ way organized <.arly Irx the life of the church, has had steady c.ijU aevelopmtMit, and hay served as a means of bringing iii.ii.y i;ito Lhr; church men.bershlp. 5 The First Baptist Churchj, as did the other churches ^ and the town of Cooleemee grew up together® It was the outgrowth of a Sunday School started by^ the second resident of the town^ Samuel Jesse Tatum® The mill granted his request to use one of the newly constructed four room houses on Duke Street for a place of worship^ so a Sunday School wrs organized with Mr® Tatum as Superintendent, As soon as the J® N® Bedford store was completed8 the Sunday School moved into the hall on the second floor® In 1901^ the church was organized with twelve members^ with Rev® C® H, Utley serving as the first pastor^ J® W® Creasont, deacon and S® J® Tatumj, clerk® A® building committee was appointed and plans started for a place of worship. The material as well as money for the building came from nearby Baptist churches in Rowant, Davie and Iredell counties. The wooden building was completed in 1905 and served as a place of worship until March 16j, 19478 when at the beginning of the morning worship servicej, the church was completely destroyed by fire. For two years the Cooleemee School building was used while the present brick building was under construction® There are many sons and daughters^ both at home and away^ of whom Cooleemee is Justly proud. Numbered among them are successful doctors8 ministers^ businessmen and educators^ the., latter including Dr® Hugh Lafler^ noted historian of the University of North Carolina, Dr, Lefler is a son of the late Squire and Firs, Charlie. Lefler^ prominent first citizens of the town8 and almost every school child throughout the state has learned to know Dr, Lefler through their history text books, The bit of research and labor required for setting down on paper this fragment of-Cooleemee*s past was undertaken with a sense of gratitude for all those who have contributed through the years to help make this little town on the shoals a good place to live^ worky play^ worship and to visit. Doubtless^ there will be others> years hence^ who will record for those now very young or unborn^ many of the present changes and events taking place in Cooleemee, There will always be those who live or have lived in the community that agree with Cicero when he wrote -"Not to know what has been transacted ^n former times is to be always a child, - If no use Is made of the labors of past ages^ the world must remain always in the infancy of knowledge". m o ^8 9 ^ "0 < c P 00 r- C o Z C O oo a I n "• Sourooa of Inforioatlon on oar^ histoxy of Cooleeoioo* ' Compllod by Mra^ Charloa leloy and Mrs. Frank Sedera, Cpoiaemaa# NfC# The reoorda of looaX ohurchea^ ^ptiat# fipiacopaX# Hethodlat and Froabyterian Klaa Boaa Tatum# SaXlaburyi Hra* Sadie Tatun Durhaja^ Luinbez*tQnf N*C« I Mr* Henry Hobaon# SaXiabuxy^ N«Cf I Mr* Peter Halraton^ Davle Cototy^ N*C* o > < . m O g o P C/) "D < C r- DO r* 1- r" o z c O cn ? 5 ) I n 1 a 1 A - D A V i E C O . 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Oaabaall a^ppllaA yaanary 1988— Baoanbar 1988» B, y, PatMB Mirob 9, 1984 —May 80,1986, 9f Of Johaaan aappllaA Jana 6, 1986 — Saplambar 6, 1986, 1 8f Bf BAroaa BoTambar 1, 1986 — Ouna 1, 1980, Af Sf StoBiaoBlra July 1990 0—OalPbar 1948, Of Bf Spry anppllaA Oobobar 1948 —• BaaaBbar 80, 1948, 0. Bf Bayatar yaoBary 8, 1948 — fabraary 88, 1961, Jf 1. nalB April 9r4 SnoAay 1961, 8a baa taalTO aatiira Aaaoaaa, n^eb ara on bba rotating alataB an4 a Sim&ay Sabool Araraga of ^ouaA «vo. bpnAraA alxty ataraaa ooAar Bia laaAarablp f : , i ; ! ■llllaB OBona I /V Qiigapi^panpn Of 1 CoQltemee, Baptist-r Churcl#;'-^ , Organisation" of Copleemee Baptist ChutcH and a brief his tory of Samuel Jesae Tatum, who was th© moving spirit In establishing the ch^rc|r at Coo- leemee. .. • n • > (Note: The First Boptisf Church of Cooieemee has re- cently completed new Educa- tional Building and now has the Sunday School all under one roof for.the first time in a num- ber of years. The Juniors, Inter- ^ mediates, and-- Young People *■ nave been meeting in the ""school ■building. If,is fitting, to. publish -the following article written by • ;,.|he dauhgter of the one person , inhp toas most influential in es- ■tabiishinp a- Bapti^ Church .inpuT . town. She wg^s acht^rter >•! member and a Jaithful 'Sunday ^ I;,-School teacheVj served as' Church. |ji' ; .Clerk fox a number of years, ; toas active in the Woman's Miss- 'iofuiry Work, ^n^l her marr\fige jtp'' a Baptist miritster when shell topic her membership to' his ',church.) - I •Just before the turn of the century ti^e beautiful little' town of Cooieemee, DavieCounty, ^2ame into existance. j'!• I suppose there is no doubc^l that the lovely Indian name of ,tha town came from the home', "place, Cooieemee Plantation, of ; Jthe Hairaton family, ownera of" ^the land which w-as purchaaed'j. ifor the erection of Cooieetweely iCotton Mills. Some years laterkthe naqie of dhe , jpiUs wa^ I changed to The Erwln Cotton ) i Erwin MilU. There ia a'^gOnd ^that on an ! Indian bpy was fanningwith a piece of by ^^1 {'small stream fed by a nearfeyi jspring. When ask^ ^hat he < was doing he ' said, VCoolee ' mee". Whatever the origin, the'lovely little/' town that W«8,ito nestle along the ;bajiks.''hf the ' South Vadkin Uiviw in Davie County irWen a 'was to signify comfprt « and ^pleasu^^able enjgypept of^'the j ,waters of the.'fahjacent j, which wp'ul^'be converted^ into I turbinesanid"other' machinery^which ya^,'to give, empl^ymMh ," ;people." ' M'; y S.J.Tatum . »ii^ iL . On the,lan^a of this-planta-l . tiOn was ^uch timber nepded, '• in''the cohatrnctlpn,' of;p^uses,|i store, buildings, drug "'store '■bank, postoffice, schpoj^igvery-yi V thing necessary in any" newly j ' •' constructed town. The special 1 need was to find a man with aj lumber lmi\\ to move on the' nlace and convert the timber, into lumber that could be us^d.. in the construction ^of, such •buildings. • ''',1 ',: .1 . A man was found in a near by town who, in addition to farming and mercaintile intpr-i . eats, owned and operated' a lumber mill adequate to meet the needs at Cooieemee. He was \ approached and accepted the invitation to move his equipment to the site of the neWj town and proceed with thework assigned to him. j This was how Samuel JesseTatum, son of Ezra Washing-| ton Tatum and Sophia Click Tatum, came to Cooieemee in the late 1890's. He was a oe-'. voted Christian Jaypian, hav ing his home chuych at Jeru salem for many ye'ara as Sunday School Superintendent,'and as :church clerk. He . had||teacher im^he. Sunday school, also served '^tas ' clerk of the ■ South Yadkin Association foc ■ twenty-six years, and on im portant commitleQa for the 0X7 ' nansion of tho Baptist cause in. the Association.• -,^on. ^after the jpoved to Cobleetoee he had a vision not only' q|, vliuilding^bouses ^or nu^ reward, havinjf^^fiCM'mbed' to typhoid fever. j^fs •' boQ^ tests in the church'cejmetf^ at ^erusatein where, he' spept roioet of/his ' life. The Associa tion at its pext, meeting, Sept ember 1'903, dedicated; a! page in the-Minutes to.bia jpempry, giving his picture -gpd owing statement;. ^ "s, J. TAmf . » "Born October 5i i8.47.. piedfl^bejas. isoiV'r:;, 5; V. i,,,; i.- tA • BAPTIST —' From Page 1 n^ple to live in, but to pro^ fiding ^ placf? where the peo ple could " assemble for tbe 3tu4y of Gpd's Wor^ apd wTiere, woraftip services coul;4^^1bf^ii<^ He wagtV business laymap^'bltt; his main buaiess" was serving the Lord and he knew that a happy churcfc Ute would piean happier people. Accordingly^ wheij a number of houses hgd bepn completed, he went to thp^ officials "of the miU and town apd asjced per mission • to ,upe ' ouft I ."Pf . : tl^J small dwellings recently buiia for the purpose pt organizing a Sunday'^chooj. ^permission was granted and he b^nine tlje moving spirit in' t)^P organiza tion of th© first Swp4ay« PP'hoot in the new town/'P^f^piee, and became its' firi?^i'^pprid- tendept. From', tlj©' :beginning this Suday ' sch'opl rfUle^ * growing bo®d In ^9 to^n and it was . pot long uptU a phurohi organisation was a visible re-" suitl Very d^lnitely the church owes its beginning to the efr forts; of' this cpnseorated lay man.^ In 1900 the pburch wa^ formed- as a mission of. J&ru- ..saleih church. April 1901, *t,he' Executive ; «oard of the ^uth Yadkirt, Association, ot which he y^as a member, sent Rev. Charles H. Utley to take cbargo.. of the newly organized church on ath.^lf ^tirae basis. Appii^tion for ..jpembership in the A^ssociation. was, made and it was admitted^.fpemhership Septen^l^ 100?.. ''i,-". At the Associatiopal meet- ipg' ip September .1902, .^mr uel Jesse Tatum sei^ved as clerk for the Igst On .^<<tpber . , lerk of the South Yadkin Asspciatibn twenty-six years pi the twenty-nine,' years O.f, its existence." ' ' '1 .' In thes^e ia^ue uf theMJn-' utes the fpHowihg'. statement, was recorde<^ ' '• > •• , ^ ''Yo^^ coromitt^, r reeords with sorrow what iBeenjs .,to us the untimely death oi. the be loved S. Jf. TatumJ^^hb was the efficient clerk oif this Ass ociation y twenty-six. of the tweaity-nine years bf its exis- 'tence. He departed'thip, life, on October 2?, 19Q2, at..the 'age of fi<ty"fi^e' years. Brother Tat- um ^ tP^thfui and. heofrty the work of this' body,^pd his life was pf^. ered' ja? ia Jibing'sacrifice up- ^ the alter of ^1? Lprdj. We deep-1 ly.-deplore the, loss 'of' this good man^a star: of the first mevni- j tude' among hie .brethren. A'ter ;several r weeks suffering from typhoid' •fever,' he fejl asleep in Jesus 'aftC'r ' biddipg each membey. uf h^e family a^ affectionate i">|areweU, , "Se^yent of^ God, well' dope; ' Rest■ Ifpm, thy Moved pmploy:The'-battla. fpught; ,.tl»e vic-fory.wobr''' ; iEnter the Master's' .jpy.'' ' i :• Sv WfiW.AiM.' ■■!.,%:£lnd8ey,- I . . Committee, 9n> mlJ«aries.iCoole,emee' BftptlWISmurch is^npWr-'/v^'fetyrlive years _ old. , '^owh , and prospered, arid siiice;^;;;.)^the nepr future/a new .Educa'-^tional Buil4in|r 'Wfll be I de^|cated it .^^.;|ittmg .toj^glyPthis Nbit ^,hi9to^ginning of^he'^church apd a .brief sketch of the life pf theman who ^vpn a. vision' inthe. town thr'pugli' succeeding years.'"'-' Truly, "the worh^,,. pgsses,'butil tha work goes bp;?'' -" - *' ^ iJl .'^adie Taturo -Jiurham AI.U 5 CQ O O uj ^ -J.CQ sM Q_ c/) 6 g I : E X T E R I 0 R o f n e w C O O L E E M E E B ' ^ T I S T C H U R C H l v - v - W ! : > . : ; ; ' v ' . \ i i ; ' : - . : - V ' V x ^ f T V - * ^ r ' > < x \ ' l a d e 3 i m d a y % o ' ^ L g l ^ e ! l S ^ ^ ' ^ ^ ® ^ ® ® ' n ; B . ■ E o y e t e r . ^ " s e r v i c e l i - e i a a ^ y - ' T h f e R e v . i ^ 3 L ' H h . C v • 1 ^ 1 , i - ± « A i i i i E « s u 5 r , . ^ - ' . > a p t i s t S . 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F ^. ^ / ' D e p a r t m e n t wa y ar g a p ( | ed in 19 2 1 an d ha s gr o w n uq be r s b T an d c - e f f i c i e n c y nn t i l - ^ f o c - c< pa s t . , tw o - ye a r s it ha s - he f d -. t l No r t h Ca r o l i n a ef f i c i e o c y ba n n e ^ fo p th e .G e n e r a l - Or g e n i z a t i o n Ad u i t - d e p a r t m e n t s i - A; . co m b i n e j E en r o l l i h ' e n t o f 16 5 wi t h te t t un i o q an d on e st o r y ho u r th e de p a r t m m ^ le a d s al l ch u r c h e s ^ f th e - st a t e ^ l : v; Re ^ / A. T. St o i i d e n m i r e th e pr e j se i i t t> a s t o r i^ tl i e ^ th i r t e c n t h > " " ai t l i o u g l t he cl a i m s , no t to b e s u ^ ,s t i t i o u s . l ne v e r t h e l e s s he ^p e c t s ke e p bi s ey e s op e n as he tp o l c i i t h wo r k on Er i d a y as be i n g th e th i Ue e n t h pa s t o r , ma k e s a co i u b i n ■t i o n ha r d , to de f e a t / .Q t h e r pa s t d i we r e Re v s ; C. Ca s b w e f e " jb h n ' A , Sp m m e s , S: Sw a i i n » . % J. Ad a i n s ^ ^ ^ - . W ,o a , li ^ C. Ma r l e y , W. t. Ha r r s - H, . Fr e e m a n , X) . F? Pu t m a n v - T - . C Jo h n s o n qn d W. t» - Ba r n e s , . • On l y th r e e ' m e n . Re v s ^ J. Ad a ; Gr u b b . Wi l l i e Kv i e s - an d - Wi . La h e y ha v e be e n Ji c e n s e d aq d i i nu m b e y o f la y wo r k e r s , , wh o , at nb w do i n g gr e S t th i n g s . fo r _ t^ ki n g d o m , . h a v e De d m t e N ^ 'y . Th e * ne w Ba p t i s t - Ch . u r d b » ~c e n f ^ f ~ c 6 m p t e t e ± - a t ~ C o o I e e m c ^ wa s . de d i c a t e d ^ Su n d a y * mo m i n i i Th e pa s t o r , Ro y s ^ to g h A e r . wi t h Ac .l o y a l me m b e f s ■ ar e to . be ^ > co n g r a A I a t e d on A co m p l c t i o h of Ai s ha n d s o m e nc . Fo i i s c o f ^ w o r s h i p r A Sc h u l m i ri A TW c t M u ^ Sy s t e m , id v e i th e / A u r c h - h y Eu g e n e Ba m of Hi c k o i T i in ho n o r (| f hi s fe A [ th e la t e HA r ^ Ba r n e s , of Co o l ' - i me d i pl a y e d se v e r a l hy m n s o I; in g Ae dc d i c a m r y pr o g r a m Si I Ay mo r n i n g s ^ / : " ; * / \ DA V I E Rg r n n f > Oa v i e Co . P * ® " * ' Wo c K s v i W e , N. '^ ^ e e Ae Cf i i a i r c h Bi u r n i Ti b e &' o I e e m e e Ba p t i s t Ch i a ^^ A p d st r u c t u r e wa s de s t ^ y e by Si m Ay / mo r n i n g - T\ pi a n j ^ Ad a fe w se a t s we i r e sa v e Fi r e w a s . A p u A t fi ^ '^ a v e st a ^ c fr o m ad e f e c t i v e Ai e A ne w b u O d * ^ in g wi l l be Er e c t e d at an . ea r l y ( QA V I E CO . PU B L I C Li B f U i < MO C K S V I L L E , NC DA V l E Rt C u f v J 3- IL ' n^ 1 Cooleemee Baptist Church Events Pages 21 - 30 w La -J O o "CJ l- v> l- O- <1. V yfi a) o: o ci rz) wwwro.W'""'WlocKsville, NO DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPR^ RECOIU), Au^l 29,199^! •F.- Church Celebrates 95 Years • COOLEEMEE—OnSunday.SepL 8, the First Baptist Church of CooU eemee will celebrate 95 years of min istry. Dr. Pdge Patterson, prKident of Southeastem^Baptist llieological' Seminary in Wake Forest will be the" guest speaker at this homecoming cel ebration. n On Dec. 22^ 1901, First Baptist n Church was oiganized with 12 charter members. Throughout its long history the church has sought to help people to , encounter the Living Christ in order to ; experience Cod through the working r of the Holy Spirit. Homecoming Service will begin with Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. and ' will be followed by a worship celebra-' i tion at 11 a.m. After the worship ' serviceafellowshipmealwillbeserved. Q:, \A (/) u <L o o a Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NO o s- O pi' s-g" C/» • "O =s c= c» cr o ^ ta ' r^'-- ^ii HCr^ NftL ^ r!:t\ l» Each and every Sunday morning promptly at 8:15 a.-fc.. m.. Sonny Veach of Cooleemee gives a couple of hard 1 he- >• J. tugs on the rope of the bell which stands beside ther > ' n , (li-iye, l[e drives a bus for the First Baptist Church and I I lie always leaves his home on Edgewood Circle at this l20WOOa time to begin hr^t;^(8fi*^a«;been referred to as the ' 'fDi^jr.a-iirig" of Edgewood and onjhteighbor, Mrs. 5 V7 . Sheek. jokingly calls him «at "Bell-ringing nut". But rain or shine, he never faOs to ring the beH.o C5 The bell, he says, dates back about lOO-years when it originally hung in the stepple of the old Needmore Baptist Church. (Pjioto by Jim Barripger) <P3 Davie County Enterprise Record. Thursday. October 26.1972 Retyped from original article. Reaching Out For People The First Baptist Church in Cooleemee, following the Sunday Morning Worship. By Marlene Benson Someone once said that the church exists through missions just as a fire exists by burning. The church actually LIVES by reaching out for people and when a church stops reaching out to people, that church will stop...periodl The First Baptist Church in Cooleemee has introduced to Davie County a new way of "reaching out for people" ...through a Church Bus Evangelism Ministry. Rev. Ray Pennell, pastor of the First Baptist Church, said "We have to find new ways and new methods to get the Job done and we must use whatever means and methods necessary to reach people for Jesus Christ." "That's why we have bought buses for a bus ministry. Thaf s why we have trained workers to operate the buses and why we are pouring money into this project." Rev. Pennell very strongly emphasized that the purpose of the Bus Ministry in the church "is to direct our efforts toward UNCHURCHED people. Care is being taken to avoid pulling anyone away from any church which he is already attending." "We believe everyone ought to have an opportunity to hear the good news of God and we are trying to use buses to provide that opportunity for as many people as possible." ii) j g The Bus Ministry is a method of outreach in evangelism. The outreach is aimed at unchurched people, especially children who are not attending any church. >- CO ^ Prior to any plan of a Bus Ministry, the Cooleemee church bought a new activity ^ bus which was being used on Sunday mornings to bring "anyone who needed ^ Q Davie County Public uorary ^ ' ft^ocksville, HCX. rz) transportation" to Sunday School and church. Each Sunday there were five to ten people riding the bus. The desire for better use of the bus was discussed during various church meetings, but no one seemed to know how to get greater benefits from the bus. In early February, the church pastor was sent to the North Carolina Baptist State Convention's "Evangelism Conference" in Fayetteville for three days. While he was at the conference. Rev. Pennell attended a discussion session regarding "Church Bus Evangelism". It was there that he learned of a two-day National Church Bus Evangelism Clinic to be held at Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church in Asheville in May. The clinic was sponsored by the Division of Evangelism of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. The church sent two of their members, Robert Brooks and John Chandler, along with their pastor to that Asheville clinic. While they were there, these men caught a vision of the possibilities of using buses to bring people to church. This clinic was a source of inspiration and information. The people from other churches who were already involved in very successful bus ministries taught them "How To's" of a successful bus evangelism ministry. These three men returned to their home church thrilled and excited by what they had seen and heard, they immediately began to try to pass on this enthusiasm and information to the entire church and one Sunday evening, some tapes from the Asheville Clinic were used, followed by an open discussion. This began to encourage a few more members and later, bus workers from the First Baptist Church in High Point were invited to Cooleemee to present a program on the Bus Ministry. ^ After this, a few more of the church people began to see there was a possibility ^ that it just might work. And although many of the members were still very skeptical ^ of the idea, two used school buses were bought by the church to go along with the one "unsuccessful" bus. After the deacons had recommended to the church that these buses be purchased and the church had voted to do so. Rev. Pennell said "We were totally committed _> o o u P a. ^ Davle County Puniic uoiao X HC oL si X -cJ to the bus ministry. We had to give it everything we had or be stuck with THREE unsuccessful buses!" After the two additional buses were purchased. Rev. Pennell and three other men of the church (Bud Ridenhour, John Chandler and Howard Quesenberry) attended another National Bus Clinic in Charlotte. Plans were then made to begin three children's worship services to become effective at the same time of the bus ministry. This would include a kindergarten Church for ages four to five; Children's Church for grades one, two and three; and Junior Church for grades four, five, and six. However, where the children worshiped was decided by them and their parents. But after almost a month of attending their own worship services, the children seem happier and feel that they are more a part of the worship services than when they attended services with the adults. It has been a most successful move, thus far. Bud Ridenhour was elected by the church to head up the Bus Ministry as Director of the program. Other workers were enlisted and additional training began. To date there are approximately 40 trained workers involved. Each bus requires a bus captain, assistant captian, driver, assistant driver and a couple of teenage crusaders. There is also a bus renovation and maintenance committee. Additional workers were needed for the children's church and numerous volunteers have helped in any number of ways whenever they are needed. The workers received additional on the job training by working a Saturday and Sunday with the bus ministry people of the First Baptist Church in High Point. Later they also spent a similar Saturday and Sunday working with the Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church in Asheville. A complete set of tapes of the National Bus Clinic held in Decatur, Georgia last February was purchased by the church. The bus workers spent several weeks in classroom sessions, listening to the tapes and discussing the situations and possibilities within their church. Getting two old buses ready for use involved many, many hours of work by Jack Lagle and his maintenance renovation crew. These men did a terrific job and when completed, they produced two very clean and attractive buses, painted blue and white to iU U) O ^ match the new bus. > H P <a. October ...The "target" date was near at hand. The proceeding Saturday, all the bus workers met, planned, prayed and set out to solicit riders for Sunday morning. I o ^ Mocksviile, W. ^ d- 3: tiJ «/> C3. -Su cD w> O d X ■z:J They went out in three general areas assigned to the three buses and for the entire day, they knocked on doors and invited unchurched people to ride the bus to Sunday School and worship Service the next day. On this first Saturday, 151 man hours were spent in visitation. Then, Sunday morning, the big day arrived and they would soon know if their efforts and hard work had paid off. Wow! Did it ever, there were 120 riders on the three buses, pushing the Sunday School attendance board up to a round figure of 300. The average attendance for the past year has been approximately 200. The second Saturday, workers were fed a hearty breakfast in the fellowship hall and then they set out for another full day of visitation. Come Sunday morning (Oct 8) there were 175 riders on the buses for a total of 354 in attendance for Sunday School and for the morning worship service. The third week of the bus ministry, there were 386 in Sunday School and the people of the church were overwhelmed with the effectiveness of this new program. When Bus Director Bud Ridenhour gave his report, he was bubbling over with joy and he made it known. "This program is blessing us so much...I Just can't hardly stand it." A good many of the people, old and young, have admitted that they "thought we were spending all that time and money for nothing," but quickly added that "Boy, I've sure changed my tune." And rightly so, far after only four weeks of the bus ministry program and the attendance has almost doubled. Each Saturday, every rider and every prospective rider is visited briefly and on Sunday mornings they board their bus for Sunday School and worship. ui C Ui U) J ^ on the bus During the ride to and from church, the teenage helpers lead the riders in lively singing. Bible quiz games, etc. A strong effort is made to provide an enjoyable time Upon arriving at the church, the bus workers take the riders to their respective classes. After Sunday School, the children are then guided to their place of worship. ^ n ■ vU a) c Ui -j o O sn u ci £ o) When the worship service is over, the riders board their buses for another enjoyable ride home. Each child is helped off the bus and across the street to his home. The bus ministry has not only helped to bring unchurched people to God's house, but it has been a big boost to those who attend regularly. They are not about to miss a service, now, they are afraid they'll miss something. In only four weeks the three buses, which some thought would never be filled, are over flowing with riders, and if these past weeks are an indication of the future success, more buses will be needed in Just a matter of a couple more weeks. Another minister of the community commented that the program has even boosted attendance of his own congregation, even though it is of a different denomination. Well, that's what it's all about! The success of the first bus ministry has extended far beyond the walls of the First Baptist Church. It is now a major topic to conversation throughout the area. Edgewood Baptist Church has already expressed a desire to begin this program in the very near future and say they'll be looking for help from these more experienced workers. Robert Brooks, one of the workers, commented that they would like "to set an example to the other churches in the area and we'll gladly share our experience and training in order to help others get this same program underway successfully. "We don't want to get the attitude that we know just how it's done," Rev. Pennell told his congregation one Sunday morning, "but we want to always feel the need to continue the work with God leading." i 1 Rev. Burchette Resigns A* First Baptist ^ ^OoL<* d. Rev. Chas. P. Bi^rqhette, pas tor of the Firat Baptist Church, for the last ten years renderep^. his resignation ^^^the congrega- tion on Sunday. Rev Burchette has accepted the pokitifiri of Secretary of Mis-Son^f ^ie Tar River Bap^^^^ Associattou to Fjf"Si"L He ^ Nash counties of and Mrs. Burchette will l»ve just|outside of the town of Loulsburg, N C - vJ Rev. Burchette's ministry ^will be concluded with the morn ing worship service on Novem ber 15th. Davi( W I oi en o Q iJ 2| o 8o S ui s . . . W. Ray Penneil has resigned as pas tor of the Fountain Baptist Church to assume the responsibilities of pastor of the First Baptist Church of Cooleemee, N. C., effective Dec. 1.-:> : tig iU c a iJ -J O 0 VJ 1 4— 1/^ \r> Ui X o ci ^"1 nome an4 Jms' On Sunday VJ, membafs of the 'F|rpt ;;|ap| Kp 'jfihc ti ^, .1^. I Stoudenmir& .v^uest 88^Ic^,V ; vra§ .>«pa?toi5. thej OHflly, lOSO^.-until st Chjirch^*lii,' C^oleenie^ '.ah4 their friend^ win' in the _ n -Wf star, also a jsruest j8|^iiKer wasipg. liie Sunday Scho^t^Jias pastor. frajh janpl^ 2, 1942 thirty nin^-^classea ^ presV^ un^il jwtb additiopal sp^e. fpj^ Si^inQre, There^^rVikj^vW " hpown an4 - • "* • (^ralma for JiiswptK" aaJfesAiiaeaif Sgfct:r(J)M pJus eight.r«^^ no^^memorBa rooms4oS each flTOri'^ere irt'S?® » tWrty snc coIVI thirty eight cisseroems ta the new building, eight ciasaroonu *T" Jfr the old basement, tlwee aep tntotions from- frjeniJa %eW rooms, "lor, one chnrchSffi^^'fa.. .f " «» Evange lrt through-tor's study, a modern Wtchan^^.'^e «tete and ,s a |on^5. one combination assembly spaaKsi^ w room and banquet hall, and On March 16, 1947 under the tW9j choir rooms. The maximum pastorate of Rev. G. L. 'Roy- pla§s,rpom se^h'gRapacity for ster, at the • beginning of "the the ' k^P^l^lonaly building is morning/worship ' service, tn«*- 540i pli|s 200 for old basement phurch building whieh totsil^k^'ating, capax:ity 740. The. cqmpleted 1905, was destr/^- thre^'pS^embly Voome will seat ed by fire.' That eyeni^^ and 360/ ijlhji''Sunday school baa until the new' and present tweuJ^ij^iyht:' general' officers auditorium wqs completed, and • ff^^wiHve"'teachers. The Sunday School and thp worship entire l^hn^ay Schopl has a/service were helji at the Coo- total eairbllment.of 535, with leemee SchooJ. with one On Decembber 22. 1901 theadditioi^'. depaltment in the church was c^anized "with orocess,. of organized, twalye, charteifr^embers -and threei. hufse^, two beginneni,'on tt(e vear : -^ne' primaiiy, one' junior, .0|«9 to the goHth/f-- •nteripediatfl;. • one young .pep-^ |ion, at, thah^til ole. pne,|idult, one extenslphi iq. Bffid. one cnadle rolj. ' ''^sociatiop. 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