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Cherry Hill Lutheran Church
Cherry Hill Lutheran Church Compiled Information from the Collection of the Martin-Wall History Room of the Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina ^ Table of Contents Early History 4-7 Cherry Hill Lutheran Church Centennial Homecoming, July 29, 1973 9- 10 Pictures of Cherry Hill Lutheran Church 12-14 Cemetery Census 16-19 Newspaper Articles 21 - 60 >- z'. t u« S P Davie County Public Library o cL X o Mocksville, North Caroiina Early History ^ Pages 4-7 7- <=£ oL Ui % c) 1 2 "C ei X 5^ o> Ui X ci. d X o Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina Ui X o qL X CD CHERftI HILL lAJTHERAN CHURCM The congregation ^8 by house on October IS I stone of the church was laid this time was Hev. H. of the Heidelberg Evangelical Church. .>■ )Ci <jd j'j X 0 1 1L <£. oL % "fn 6 3o y W ~0< c r- 0.1 r- C r o O CD 5 CherzT' Hill Church in Davie County The white f^ame church, standing intact although used only once each year, is located two miles £rom South River off Highway 601 in Davie County. It is not uncommon for 400 to 500 members and their families to congregate on homecoming day for worship, picnicking and renewing acquaintances* The church drew its name. Cherry Hill, from the fact that it was located on the site of a large and fruitful cherry orcliard that dated back to slavery days* Officially, the church is known as Reformation Church in the records of the North Carolina Lutheran Synod* Cherry Hill once had a flourishing congregation of more than 200 members. Some members died while others either moved or changed their memberships. Because of dwindling membership, there was talk of abandoning the homecoming service in the late 19208 or early 1930s. It was then that the late Mrs. Julia Thompson of Spencer, nearing 90 years of age, protested: "If you decide not to have these meetings," she said, "I will still come here each summer, bring my lunch, sit on the church steps and pray a bit, eat my own picnic and go home*" Since then, the homecoming has become more successful each simuner* ^ The offering is used to paint the white frame church and to have the cobwebs and dust cleared away for the annual summer pilgrimage. •si cL \J 1 2 <s: cd >i> X LIBRARY CO UJ X cJ =i X a -5- List of members of the Luthem Church at Raf Commencing October 25$ 1873• J«G. Bowles and R«£. Zink, pastors. Mfia,e3 M, MUler Daniel Sharp Edmon D. Cells n Joseph F« Delap Elijah Miller Thos. C. Varner Chas. L. Varner 0. Davis George Swicegood V/esley D. Lents Julius Ledwell TUios. Aron U'mphres Talbert R. Sell Female Catherine Miller Margaret L« Delap Martha A. Miller Magdalene Click Catherine Pennington Mary A, Fisher Amanda Walls Minepy Foster Catherine Berrier Elitia Sowers Anna Livengood Sarah Livengood Elizabeth Davis Christina Ashby Mary An Atkinson Mary E. Davis America Arian Sarah E. Ledwell Mary F,C. Miller Sarah A. .Cells Edith Grolley Ossanna McSwaim Agnes Sowers James Davis Jane Talbert >- cL cs: u 3: CJ OAVIE CO. PUBLIC UBRARy •.■OCKSVILLE^ m is 1 ; X k'j 6 utcboand JetMiabXew Ref ormfttlow o>t FoXioMing Is a list of Pastors wbo huve jue^c^w. bod woriced In the Dutchamua^s Crc'iilc affa o^: i'avlo < ae appears In the Lutheran Lrchlvea at ^llshury and uXsu recorded in the Minutes oT the XAJitheran ^^nod| or L« C* George Soelle, L765*1778 Pastor Wartraann* 1772 " Moravians Richard UtXey, 1772-1775 Paul HcnJcel, 1785-1709 luthe runs Arnold Kosdhen, 1789-1600 Paul HenUel, 1800-1805 J42dwie iiSafHert ^ 1805-1816 Oottlleto Schrober, 1^09 Gottlieb Schrober» lolb-16<&l Ho J. Mller, 1816.ie;Ll v a- Js Mllcr, 1821-1843 Jo B* Anthony a 8np{.ly 183d kiUiX^MMh Jacob Crlautta 1840-1860 n JL. a. Grosecloae, 1861-1863 Caleb Lents a 186^x864 W. av iCetchlea l-^uS-iaVQ J. D. 3owUa, 1870-1873 tl. W. Lrown, 1^74-1680 ii. Jull^iha 1880-lCd5 J. Uearlckf'1^8G-1C87 • li. Is Brown a 1888-1C.-2 i:. P.. ParHora 1833-1894 Ijaffimte H. il. Hs bloopa 1896-1897 uhltson icimball, 1897-1898 F- J, Wade, 1L95, and In 1896 ' Oeorgo R. L. lini^l©; 1907-^1909 J. 1, Smith, 1911-1512 W. X). Bodie, 1912-1913 w, Cs BucH, 1914-1916 xVi&trtln Luther Riaenhouera 1915-1916 14. is. iCcater, 1918-1919 C. Bs Rldenhouer, 1919-1925 <!:i f I: ft ; I'li :;KM •#l ' V tl 'it'tj Pi ill i^i f- m- li 7^. LIBRARY- ' -C'L-jVILLE,, hc Cherry Hill Lutheran Church Centennial Homecoming, July 29,1973 Pages 9-10 j y OL KL s- o t 2 ci X ' Davie County Public Library >a> Mocksville, North Carolina X % . Chorry Hill Lutheran Chiirch Centennial Ilontecoraing, July .?9t 1973 j At the annual horaeconinf^ of Chorry Hill Lutheran Church this year, a special pro gram has been planned by the descendants of the original menbers to celebrate the lOOth 'anniversary of the founding of the church on October 15» 1Q73* church was ■organized by Revorond J, D.Bowles and Reverend B. P. Zink on a wooded knoll given to "the Lutheran Synod by Jl^thias Miller. ■ . ■ ■ • ' "Any and all fornor nonibers of the coruTunity who previously had any connection the church or the adjoining ceneyery are invited to"pack their picnic baskets and. attend tho all-day neeting to renew cliildkood memories and to regain faith in their heritage. The original list of iialo members named were Hathlas Miller, Daniel Sharp, iidmond Soli, Joseph F, Dolap, Elijah Miller, Thori.TS C. Varner, Charles L. Varnor, M. 0. Davis, George Swicegood, Vfesley D, Lontz, Julius Ledwell, Thomas Aaron, Umphres Talbert, Jno. H, Davis and R. Sell, Tho fo-v^le members ^/oro Catherine Killer, Margaret L. Delap, i-hrtha Hi?Llor, Ikigdolino Click, Catherine Pcnn'ngton, Ma:y A. Fislior, Amanda L'alls, Hihchy Foster, Catherine Rentier, Anna Livongood, Elitia Sovrers, Sarah Sv/icogood, Elisabeth Davis, Christina Ashby, Mai^' Ann Atkinon, Kary 2. Divis, America Arian, Sarah E. Ledwell, Mary F, C. Miller, Sarah A, Sell, Edith Crolley, Arrianna HcSwain, Jonny Davis, and Jano Talbort. ^ From the founding date of 1373 until tho 1930*3 recpilar services woj'O hold at rChcrry Hill with pastors supplied by the Lu'thernn Synod; however, as Lutherans moved ^ «-o OS • out of the community, the church became part of a circuit with soi^vices held once a g c^: ■p Djmonth* Later tho membership dvrindlod until services were held occa.sionally. Finally, o 2 r^tho church doors had to bo locked with all tho equipient still in vjorking order,O CD ^ The mei'ioi-y of tho church and its influonco !ias never faded, c>/ery year sinco the , •< 7- doors wore locked, the members, thoir children, and grandchlldron return on the last "t: Sunday in July, Ihey cut tho grass, trim tho undorgro\fth, clean tho cemeteiy, replace Y- rS -«tho flowers on tho graves, swoop tho cliurch, dust tho pcv-Si oil tl;o stoves, open tho ^ blinds and windovrs for fresh air, kill the v.visps, clean tho B-'iblo, distribute tho 3 X h.vmnals, and dust and v.'as tho pulpit for a revival sorvico of old-fashioned wors!iip .'j /.. . - [ikii iliat hold by their forefathers^ followed by a sharing of lunch on the lorig table . erected in the churchyard. The nenibers and descendants of the original nioiebors have planned and are pro- I sontlng the follo\d.ng prograw; Call to order by Hiniel 3i Killer, president, t \ Musical program directed by Hrs, Margaret Workman Lynch, an accomplished musician, j which includes her inspiring rendition of "Old Cherry Hill" a song written in 195^ j by Mrs. Pearl ^skins and J, A. Ruth. Also selections by Mrs. R, A, Rendleraan, u woll-known solist. Sermon at olovon o'clock by The Reverend Joliri A. Pless, Director I of Worth Carolina Lutheran Hones. Presentation of now flymnals donated by the Sells family. After the 'picnic lunch fend the cutting of a large cake donated by the Killer family commerating the occasion, the group vri.ll reconvene and hear Mrs. Mary Apperson Divis read an historical account of Cherry Hill Church compiled by her Mother, Mrs. Beulah Vernon Apperson. Songs by a Coramunity Senior Citizens Group and by the Ou»ons Snyder Children. After a short business nosting and oloction of officers, the laoeting is adjourned until the last Sunday in July, 197'>'- An occasion like this occurs only once during a lifetime. Indulge in Hostalgia again 6n July 29, 1973 at Cherry Hill Church in Ehvio County, near Mocksville, N. C. d o Oil o P -r *0 n < cz F CJ • r- r- il ^ <■; 2 (- CL O CD OJ: X! vSi I vJ ad S \0 Pictures of Cherry Hill Lutheran Church ^ Pages 12-14 X >• ci csi ktt X U X 2 <c d U) r *-■ ' Davie County Public Library ui Mocksviiie, North Caroiina X o ci Cherry Hill Lutheran Church From Churches ofDavie County, North Carolina A Photographic Study by Thomas L. Martin Heritage Printers, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1957 ■11 CHERRY HILL LUTHERAN CHURCH This church was originally called Reformation Evangelical Lutheran Church, and wasorganized at Cherry Hill schoolhouse on October 15ch, 1873. The cornerstone of thechurch was laid August 22nd, 1874, by Rev. S. Rothrock, when Rev. H. M. Brown waspastor. 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V ■ . ••'■■' ■ ■ ■• , : ..:>J ^ » . 5fcr \xej'^-K',i-Tif*"-4f, •MiMm 5. > ^ 'i Cemetery Census ^ Pages 16 -19 ■>- 01 a. tu X. u i 2 is: ci in X h' ^ Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina ar o cd- =i X \S 030 CHERRY HILL LUTHERAN CHUR Davie County North Carolina Cemeteries Page 1 of 4 Cemetery Census Cemetery Recoras on the Web I HOME I ABOUT US I CEMETERY LAW I HOW TO HELP CemeteryCensus.com i d. d Ui XJ X u a d X x> Davie County North Carolina Cemeteries other NC County Cemeteries Brought to you in partnership with Davie County Historical & Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.ancestrv.com/~ncdavhas/ if Index of All Cemeteries AlDhabetical Index of All Burials Previous Page Use the following to search across all the cemeteries listed. Example: "Smith, Roger" (yes, use the quotes) Search for: | Submit Query 030 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. CHERRY HILL LUTHERAN CHURCH Location - on Cherry Hill Rd, off Hwy 601. Coordinates: 35d 47m 57.0s N; 80d 30m 00.3s W Click here for Google maps From Mocksville, drive Highway 601 south to Cherry Hill Road and turn left. Survey by Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society. Aaron, Conrad (b. 1902 - d. 1985) Aaron, Edd L. (b. 1881 - d. 1940) Aaron, Edna E. (b. 1883 - d. 1950) Aaron, J. H. (b. 3 Sep 1846 - d. 24 May 1926) Husband of Sallie Aaron. "Rest in peace." Aaron, Little Pearl (b. 8 May 1905 - d. 15 Jun 1906) Daughter of W. H. and M. C. Aaron. "At rest." Aaron, Margaret L. (b. 13 Oct 1912 - d. 11 Dec 1912) Daughter of E. L. and E. E. Aaron Aaron, Mary C. Beck (b. 9 Nov 1861 - d. 21 Jul 1934) Wife of W. H. Aaron Aaron, Sallie (b- 30 Nov 1843 - d. 6 Jun 1913) Wife of J. H. Aaron . Aged 69 years, 6 months, 6 days Aaron, William H. (b. 14 Oct 1852 - d. 30 Dec 1925) Gone but not forgotten. Apperson, Beulah Vernon (b. 6 Mar 1889 - d. 25 Oct 1963) Apperson, George Marshall (b. 2 Jan 1894 - d. 30 Jun 1971) Baker, Grace Swicegood (b. 14 Dec 1893 - d. 22 Nov 1932) Bessent, Bess Wood (b. 30 May 1894 - d. 11 Aug 1939) Call, H. E. (b. 31 May 1916 - d. 1 Jun 1916) At rest. Call, Ida A. Young (b. 1 May 1875 - d. 19 Feb 1936) Call, Marshall (b. 22 Sep 1869 - d. 29 Dec 1945) Caudell, Eliza A. (b. 11 Apr 1819 - d. 18 Sep 1901) Caudell, Ishmael (b. 17 May 1817 - d. 15 Mar 1900) Cemetery Census This contact Informa tion Is Not for arty cemetery. This Is contact Information for the owner of this web site. Alien Dew 3230 Walters Rd Creedmoor, NC 27522 dick to E-mail us at: A]lenDew@ CemeteryCensus.com Contact us with updates, corrections, additions. When sending data, piease specify the County where the cemetery is located. a? nj 9 ^ O 9 =2 o =3 o. _C3 c: Z3 o o Q> CO O CO o c. http://cemeterycensus.eom/nc/davie/cem030.htm 12/18/2018 030 CHERRY HILL LUTHERAN CHUR Davie County North Carolina Cemeteries Page 2 of 4 19. Collins, John Williams (b. 3 Apr 1938 - d. 10 Jan 1972) 20. Dean, Dinah Wood (b. 1895 - d. 1937) /^\ 21. Farris, Coleman D. (b. Jun 1832 - d. Aug 1905) Co. K, 57th N.C. Regt., C.S.A.. "He fought a good fight." 22. Felker, Elizabeth (b. 21 Jun 1830 - d. 15 Aug 1896) Aged 66 years, 1 month, 5 days 23. Hendricks, Amanda A. (b. 30 Jun 1829 - d. 5 Feb 1908) Wife of Joseph A. Hendricks 24. Hendricks, George McClelland (b. 1865 - d. 1935) 25. Hendricks, Joseph A. (b. 27 Nov 1826 - d. 20 Jun 1904) 26. Hendricks, Thomas J. (b. 20 Feb 1858 - d. 17 Sep 1924) 27. Jeffcoat, Bettie Hendricks (b. 15 May 1868 - d. 27 Dec 1897) 28. Knight, James Woodrow (b. 9 Feb 1923 - d. 11 Dec 1944) Died in the service of his country, Leyte, Philippine Islands, World War II 29. Little, Christine Owens (b. 25 Jan 1896 - d. 11 Dec 1954) Wife of Joseph Franklin Little 30. Little, Joseph Franklin (b. 15 Apr 1888 - d. 20 Dec 1965) 31. Livengood, Annie (b. 20 Dec 1826 - d. 18 Sep 1905) Wife of John Livengood. "Asleep in Jesus." 32. McBride, Ora Owens (b. 1891 - d. 1959) At rest. 33. McBride, Virginia (b. 8 Aug 1919 - d. 8 Aug 1919) Infant daughter of J. F. and Ila McBride 34. McSwaim, Jones A. (b. 12 Sep 1882 - d. 9 Jul 1883) Son of R. P. and L. A. McSwaim. Aged 9 months, 27 days. "For of such is the kingdom of heaven. 35. McSwaim, Richard C. (b. 7 May 1884 - d. 23 Feb 1885) Son of R. P. and L. A. McSwaim. Aged 9 months, 13 days. ^ ^ "Suffer little children to come unto me." 36. McSwain, A. Bruce (b. 3 Oct 1884 - d. 23 Aug 1934) 37. McSwain, Floyd Grissom (b. 2 Apr 1889 - d. 23 Feb 1969) 38. McSwain, Gertrude G. (b. 2 Dec 1890 - d. 9 Nov 1985) 39. McSwain, Lucy A. (b. 9 Mar 1862 - d. 26 May 1925) 40. McSwain, Pauline Blackwood (b. 14 Oct 1904 - d. 6 Jan 1958) 41. McSwain, Richard Parker (b. 26 Apr 1856 - d. 19 Aug 1933) 42. Miller, Catherina (b. 26 Jan 1814 - d. 17 Dec 1885) Wife of M. Miller 43. Miller, Infant (b. 13 Dec 1934 - d. 13 Dec 1934) Daughter of D. B. and Veola Miller 44. Miller, J. Albert (b. 17 Jul 1853 - d. 4 Nov 1924) 45. Miller, Jerry Wayne (b. 22 Nov 1944 - d. 16 Apr 1978) U.S. Army J 46. Miller, John Albert (b. 19 May 1917 - d. 2 Mar 1980) J 47. Miller, John Albert III (b. 19 Jul 1943 - d. Jan 1944) ' Son of J. A., Jr., and Isabella Miller 48. Miller, Julia Christina (b. 12 Feb 1849 - d. 17 Nov 1935) Aged 86 years, 9 months, 5 days 49. Miller, Lillie Thompson (b. 6 Aug 1876 - d. 2 Apr 1963) Wife of J. Albert Miller ^ 50. Miller, Mathias (b. 25 Sep 1807 - d. 1 Sep 1891) ^ Aged 83 years, 11 months, 6 days ^ 51. Morris, Martha A. (b. 26 May 1846 - d. 27 Feb 1890) ^ Wife of T. F. Morris 52. Owen, J. Frank (b. 5 Jun 1845 - d. 22 Jul 1914) With Christ in heaven. J 53. Owens, Abe M. (b. 27 Aug 1872 - d. 26 Mar 1962) 54. Owens, Bulah (b. 6 Apr 1931 - d. 6 Apr 1931) ui 3- http://cemeterycensus.eom/nc/davie/cem030.htm 12/18/2018 030 CHERRY HILL LUTHERAN CHUR Davie County North Carolina Cemeteries Page 3 of 4 Infant daughter of J. S. and S. S. Owens 55. Owens, Carl W. (b. 27 Jan 1895 - d. 2 Feb 1895) Suffer little children to come unto me. 56. Owens, Clyde (b. 27 Nov 1917 - d. 10 Nov 1918) Our darling. 57. Owens, Franklin (b. 1 Jul 1936 - d. 1 Jul 1936) Infant son of J. S. and S. S. Owens 58. Owens, Lester H. (b. 8 Jul 1931 - d. 29 May 1971) Cpl., U.S. Army, Korea 59. Owens, Lula/Eula ? McCulloh (b. 13 Jan 1878 - d. 3 Nov 1918) A loving mother. 60. Owens, M. Ellen (b. 14 Dec 1872 - d. 11 Mar 1922) She has gone to her home in heaven and all her afflictions are over. 61. Owens, Marta E. (b. 16 May 1891 - d. 20 Feb 1893) Budded on earth to bloom in heaven. 62. Owens, Ruth (b. 9 Apr 1929 - d. 9 Apr 1929) Infant daughter of J. S. and S. S. Owens 63. Owens, Sarah C. (b. 23 Mar 1838 - d. 17 Oct 1903) Wife of J. F. Owens 64. Seaford, Donnie B. (b. 26 Jul 1894 - d. 17 Aug 1895) Daughter of H. R. and N. D. Seaford. "Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep from which none ever wake to weep." 65. Seaford, George W. (b. 1 May 1888 - d. 22 Aug 1895) Son of H. R. and N. D. Seaford. "Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep from which none ever wake to weep." 66. Sells, Edmond DeBerry (b. Unknown - d. Sep 1880) Aged 27 years 67. Snider, Jesse J., Sr. (b. 22 Apr 1920 - d. 9 Jan 1977) 68. Snider, Samuel P. (b. 21 Sep 1926 - d. 27 Feb 1928) Son of Gal and Polly Snider 69. Spry, Ellen Dennis (b. 1858 - d. 1934) Wife of Thomas F. Spry 70. Spry, Thomas F. (b. 1862 - d. 1927) ^ 71. Swicegood, F. B. (b. 25 Oct 1869 - d. 7 Mar 1957) ^ 72. Swicegood, Fannie E. Myers (b. 1839 - d. 1917) Wife of H. S. Swicegood ^ - 73. Swicegood, G. F., Esquire (b. 15 Nov 1861 - d. 28 Jun 1926) ^ 74. Swicegood, G. W. (b. 26 Mar 1836 - d. 21 Nov 1901) ^ ^ yA;ged 65 years, 7 months, 25 days. "Gone but not forgotten." 75. Swicegood, George (b. Unknown - d. Unknown) ^, 76. Swicegood, George Hiram (b. 28 Aug 1908 - d. 12 Feb 1910) o, * 77. Swicegood, H. S. (b. 1838 - d. 1915) § J Husband of Fannie E. Myers Swicegood O 78. Swicegood, Harry Green (b. 5 Apr 1912 - d. 31 Jan 1949) 79. Swicegood, Hobart McKinley (b. 28 Jan 1900 - d. 12 Aug 1900) >■ 80. Swicegood, Paul P. (b. 27 Feb 1914 - d. 1 Sep 1928)^ 81. Swicegood, Robert (b. Unknown - d. Unknown) u» 82. Swicegood, Rosa (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)^ 83. Swicegood, Rosa Belle (b. 23 Sep 1901 - d. 20 Jun 1924) , 84. Swicegood, Sarah H. (b. 27 May 1839 - d. 30 Apr 1911) 2 Wife of G. W. Swicegood. Aged 71 years, 11 months, 3 days.< "Rock of ages". "A loved one from us is gone, a voice we loved iscd stilled, a place Is vacant in our hearts, that never can be filled." ^1—1 85. Thompson, Joe Troy (b. 17 Jun 1928 - d. 18 Jun 1928) Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Troy Thompson ■4 86. Thompson, Julia A. Hendricks (b. 20 Feb 1858 - d. 24 Apr 1939) Wife of Pleasant J. Thompson http://cemeterycensus.eom/nc/davie/cem030.htm 12/18/2018 v> ■c o 030 CHERRY HILL LUTHERAN CHUR Davie County North Carolina Cemeteries Page 4 of 4 87. Thompson, Pleasant J. (b. 1 Apr 1850 - d. 21 Sep 1923) 88. Vernon, Mary Hendhcks (b. 1 Sep 1853 - d. 30 Nov 1931) 89. Wagner, Belle Owen (b. 1879 - d. 1952) Wife of William F. Wagner 90. Wagner, William P. (b. 1874 - d. 1928) 91. Wagoner, Infant (b. 20 Aug 1912 - d. 9 Jun 1913) Chils of W. F. and S. 8. Wagoner 92. Wagoner, Infant (b. 26 Nov 1902 - d. 26 Nov 1902) Chils of W. F, and S. B. Wagoner 93. Whlsnant, Diane (b. 20 Nov 1949 - d. 20 Nov 1949) 94. Whisnant, Harry J. (b. 19 Jun 1928 - d. 13 Jul 1928) Son of W. R. and Mae Whisnant 95. Winders, Little Nettie (b. 30 Get 1890 - d. 2 Sep 1891) Daughter of 0. C. and M. A. Winders. "Asleep in Jesus." 96. Winders, Lucius Claud (b. 7 Jul 1892 - d. 23 Oct 1892) Son of 0. C. and M. A. Winders. "Asleep in Jesus." 97. Wood, Joseph Moody (b. 29 Aug 1899 - d. 24 Sep 1901) Son of R. A. and L. A. Wood. Aged 2 years, 24 days 98. Wood, Lula Hendricks (b. 3 Aug 1870 - d. 5 May 1921) Web page updated 24 July 2018 Index of All Cemeteries Alphabetical Index of All Burials Previous Paoe This web page is Copyright (c) 1996-2017 Cemetery Census. Ail Rights Reserved. All photographs are copyright © by the owners of each photograph. Please do not copy the pictures and upload them to other web sites without permission. Doing so is a violation of United States Copyright Laws. website by Allen Dew 4- http://cemeterycensus.eom/nc/davie/cem030.htm j cj 12/18/2018 Newspaper Articles Pages 21-60 > <£ q! 0 X u 1 -z fa/ a- i- er» Davie County Public Library ■X. Mocksville, North Carolina <J cJ 3MLY fcSTORY OF CHElfflIF" HTLL/LUTJ^ CHURCH; ¥^. 'J. . . . . - — -lannual' Home "pid: ^.^Meinprial ;;jS.ervice Aieid ptvUh«riT?Hnilci^|3ay, >J.iily 28i;h, it T^ill b0. interr festing" to repewv the beginnings pL tois churph ..which was to '^h mefa- pbekrs pi tiip •old-.itinioh -church at ^^saleoL ^huge.^:^- ^mp..that hpntaing^^^^^^^ .!recoj;di§ 'pf pfie' ' - 'HelSefe ; Ey^ ^tjtoh^^-^ld ^ouse) ^anfd ^th^e ^ ; ^hureh, .gives .'aiso 'a-Btatem^t-*pf;^^ p^e organization irof^^iom pby .CherryJEijlh3Sv^^^ ^ist the-iii^^ membeto^ pittegJon^O^o^ £ - The corner-stohptoJ,|rae church ^was Jaid August .22iia; ' ||874,;"hy Hev" S. Rcnjthrodk.'tThe n gPiastpr -at" tWs time, was Rev "H." BrPwn, Whe first.gtave inlhe ^ phurph .^.pe-metery was hiade fpre: toe 'la^ng of the .obnier-- stqpe, /the^record stating:v?Hu^ ^ c<«^Sl?n^y,cJE^ ;the;-Evapge'lic.al Lutheran.•church,; ^rst ^gi'avp^at XJh'eirr^^iH^^ .SpH;^en, ^ibpthoaembers bf .thb^Luth- ^lah ••Church .^Ithat olac^;; !EpL i^pllowiiig is the list, of ihembersj- i^pmn^hcing: - Oct ^Idth, v 18731 ^'Male ?-;^j:^dille|',-^ameI 5hai^^^gd^nd ^Seli; ;^epV iP^;^Delai^ ^l^lijah rlVIiller," ^i'hos/fC.' "'^arheri^ ientz,.; gne ^aiilier^ Mar^tbt 'CSm parthajMler, ,^aga^^^ iCat.hafihe.;^enhington, |Eish», :^Ainianda Walls,;;VMin&.v ^pstdiy ^tharihe "Bemer,;Rlitia growers, A^Ahna Hivengdbd,^:5arapwicegood,'Eliza^^^ |stiha 3A.shby^ Mary. Ahn iAtki'sohr ^ary .E..=: Davis, ::^erica,;Atiah P.^t^h E.. Ledwell, Mary*.- F.-^^ Miller, :-Sarah^,SeIl;Edit^^ey, Oflranna-=^^McST^iim^- Vjennde V^arib ' OAVIE CO. PUBLIC UBRAR"^ |\/1.0CKSVILLE, NC r ,iCi; R A n ' E.. EVEI-ii^!G POST SaI_ ! SS'Jr---.', M. C. D-- nn Reformation !.,utheran Plans p7rh lioinc'-ominc: r.oOraia;!:'.-: :^:-iiO!-aa Church.. •■>ne of the cT»?5t Lulfieran churches in Pv:hh C;.roI*na. • .'Id its riTTh i">ciccomir? .\.;y First kntcvn o_. Outchinan Creek Luihersn Church, it was huiii about ITW and moved to its present location in the Cher- rv HilJ section of Da vie County in 1872. While there hos been no formal church ser\-ices at the church since 1925, homecoming has been observed each year since 1908 \iith the exception of two vears during World War J. A memorial senice will be held at the homecoming. Those families thai are dcscendents members of the ch.orch are asked to attend and bring a flower in memory of deceased ■ * membe.r.s. .■\cn\ities ai th.e homf-roming Will begin .= ! 10 a rn. Davie County Public UbratvMochsviltei 13. IChenry Hill Home' T cL d iu I <J i £. Gi- Ui •z >^^yerything is in ..re^pimess rtor r35lfe:, ^nual.Hpm©<>>nim^ te be iiel^ at 0ierry Hill Church, lin-Dayle County, on Sunday, July vi7th. / This histoiic old biulding ^ fas usei but once a year for home- j rponiings,' ^^d for -funerals< •The I ^Id'bell in the steeple wfll - icing | its chimw at 10 -o'clodc: next s Sunday ifoir a good.program lp get g •^deryeayi'^^veiy one last ye»,| feaid i^was the best ever held, bu^| ime omeets are tp make -thi^|| iihe b^t ever. ' pinner ^viU 'be served picnic I Style under the' old -oaks. 'Evem i ;dne.is expected to bring' b The officeis for the event are ,W. A. Sells, Ciharlotte, /ftes^ Wade Seaford, ^Washington, P. CXi^Vice- Pies.; Mrs. billy bliller, Treas., hd Mi8. Edna -Mrojci. S^isb j^pretary. pfiVAF record iiO kA U> 3:- O d 3: cj a3> >- <s: Ui 3: -fj 1 2 4: o: ii> Si -i i to a^' An' oT d R viu vKci ry > iTHf'■tountry Xntheran jcburch known Gherr^. Hill—r- ^will Rct a new coat of paint. :3nside| "and ont ind. "a . variety of _ rose hushes for a garden"because of the Interest of "^^a -faithful ex member, ;.Mrs. .-W,: T Workman ;^f 229 Mocksville .avenue, 'Sallsburv. ... .'Mrs.. Wbfh^an ^w prize .on the "Hearths Besire" prq.:; ^ram heard over WSTP and ^pb :Mutua1_'StaVions^^ Workman wrote: -^paintenongh;—; ^nongh tpvpaint; the tblp deserted ^trnciurei!^Tose V|bnshes, . and.; ®ntch oyer-and ptheV k pbr. Mrs!^Woikmah;:"^;^'rv^!avr^ iln .^iier detter whichwoh the prize ^rizerMriCW -'jOnAop of ,4.,L^.nbll|?surrpu^n by!3arge.bak.tfees stbiids. a Tquaint =ii'tie frame.^chu'rqh;';^^^ : the oentury^m^r^st, known; as^':^ .•Hill chnrch. ^ It .^4 so .ceiled ' ciuse ' back ;^o~ .slave days "V-be church site was ia cherry grove.^: K: ' This jchnrch. 'has- voply -twpj members. ^; At obe time. ;it; 4ad - a' fl louring'congregation, and it was; not nnusdal back io .hbrse add bu,g-| gy da> s for a crowd of 200 vto at- i tend Sunday seryiceR.^.:;As 'years, passed many movep some; transferred memberships bnd .many ; -have died. ^ ~ ''x) ■ 'v' ,. .' "Only one service a .year is held there noW and that ,.is^ the ^annual day ' in July ..the /'cob wehjs^./are broken away from -;Uhe .|!lept;; bell' and it rings out -m 7 c!ear;tone. calling the two menibers; villagers I and .friends to wprsiiip-^itfi#:' .• I' ^T'grew upiu tins "little town Ichurch but later mdyed away and [^transferred. my membership, but itj|hpld's. precious memories for me..'Itl^asrihere my ■mother, father and Igrandmbtherworshiped^Ood.. c ^ -'Each '.year I go back -.there iwith;my phiidren and Telive'lbgaiti ^y girlhood days. - - A £% ' [hss bd atained glass windows 'mor4cen'es of Ably-arit, vbnt "J.;lbve•pay ^^ome chnrch —the; little white -:f>itirr.Ti nri»K \ pod.,p!| Jampis.^x'r ir, de^re Js ;^tcr4^nie;?°9ps^;y^^maintfp4 the' r meibpnes' it Shouldbe^^ngh fof painting lEe Mn4de i rAbe ;^by ^ribbds _;df '^l4fry;Hili^.bpfch would :be' ■cyeij.^'gfste-fnl;j^ll^ir^rrfhi iindb^.i^ ' / ^ l^e^only t^Jmembers'uow las!far as kbe ktmtys. are |ffrs.^^^Milieiand;/he^SQo;^j %lbert>Miller l^i^aeptiob the :l^n^ j The JiaintWdlUbeco 'byjLelanid Moore Paint and IJil. Coini^.a ny Vo:f :^baflestown,^ :C., ^htough .the l-llSikncer ." brothers iE?atnt atoae. fSali^bury.--Cooleemee I. # V/ a FniDAY Evbnlng, July 30, 1954 -j s ai at X 2 <L cL X tr zi • J». rf Jv .••>*«> ^ -s re :— ; — >. ; ; — n a • • n • U]iil(D>6k(g.4 a Year '••**• / * *'•-•'* J n • Jt *• • • ; , . ^ / ' ** • *• • . _ **• «'•' • • • • % (bounty Church, Abandoned by Congregation Years Ago, StiU jy:-^raMs Members and Their. Back on Eomecommg Bay J • By FRANCES nnreirrM t>..iw —.1.- i". v - v. / . • n .' •••"■. ~ * .By FRANCES GRIFFIN iluth, now of liigh Point berIt" Stnlintl epccUl Writer '< jl ;«OcAsVUXE -- John Albert•* IV Jl Miller says laiighinRly thatil.ne sweeps out the church "once;«a year, whether it needs it or >no(.V' But, then, for a great many i years, there hasn't been much{ net-d to sweep out old Cherry Hill} Lutheran Church except once■^'"cvery 12 months. j-i ^®st Sunday•iiJ-July, nobody goes there towphip any more. And the imie iW,.U5 church with the hand on?lh0 Bteeple that points heaven- t ward has stood silent and de- •sertcd.v".'It has beeti only when the sons•and grandsons, granddaughters '*^'*n'iage and great-grand-. cbLdrcn of its former members'• come .back for the yearly•homecoming that its doors areunlocked, it pews dusted and its"yellowed songbooks opened onI old-time hymns., That's the way it was last Sun-day . . , was .a leader in the Jerusalem com-m.inily activity. which centered at (he church; when LawrenceSe.'Js, now of Charlotte, rode hithe buggy with his father up the slope 'and between the oaks tothe ft ll-day program of the home coming. Cherry Hill Church had been organized on Oct. 15, 1873, In Ihoold long school hou.sc that stoodacross the road and burned onlya few years ago. Mathlas Miller, gra.ndfatlicr of the man who nowRlvc.s (he church its annualsweeping, had given. the woody .«5hip had so dwindled that the minister, who served the• church as a part of his circuit,was released and, though thechurch building was still sturdy. Its doorS were locked. • but its members neverquite let It go. Every year since,except a few during World B'ar11 when gasoline was limited,they have come back with theirfamilies for ■ the homecoming.And when, they could come nomore, Ihclr sons and daughtersclung to the tradition. The homecoming always has used to freshen her church inside and out. " , •- -• The same Bible was on the' altar, the same linen underneathit, tbe same tall oil lamps beside it. The same pasteboard-back hymnals were on the pews,and the same eld bell ra.*::*clearly—though, with each puU ofthe rope, the rusty mechanism squeaked with a sound nearly as loud as the bcU's. . .. THERE WAS a time, however,y .len Iilrs. Llllle Thompson Mil- •Icr. ROW of Durham, went tobuiiday school there; when J. A. to build'(he one-room clapboardchurch. The cornerstone hadbeen laid Aug. 22, 1874.But even before the buildingwas finished, the infant of Ed- mond and Annie Scil had beenburied in the little cemetery be- fide it.Later the tombstones came tobear the names of Miller, Swlcc-fc ood. Call, Knight, Wagner, Cau-dcll. Aaron. Sells, Thompson,McSwain, Hcnricks. Thus, themembership of the church haddecreased. Other members longago had moved away, many tobe buried elsewhere.. ■ ' ". About 39 years ago, (be mem- July. Nobody has to be reminded of the day.Lasl Sunday. they were backagain — with hands ready forshaking, dinner baskets .laden,flowers fresh for the graves and. a plan in readiness to revive the old-fa.shioncd worship that hadcomforted their forefathers.A few days beforehand, KellyCall, who lives nearby, had gone over with his scythe and cut the • grass of the churchyard. He hadraked the cemeterj' smooth andbi)njcd the bruslj. The church • Vi'os S'n'ept (uju uusitfd. .'J . -v/ • ^ ,0 C • JZ> as By MJD-MORNING of honic-_ coniing day, cars had begun to drive up under the oaks. Men.^and women, some with stepsa Ht^e slower than last year, •. went into (he church where a, big vase of gladioli had beenplaced in honor of two of the old-. cst—John and '.'Abe" Owens, 82- , ycar-oUl twins.There were younger folia, too,\ ^vho . couldn't remember when ' • Tegular church services wereI held at Cherry Hill, and some -were so young they weren't evenaround at the la.st homecoming. Tl-.cre were about 100 In all.Almost every one came In timeii.;lo.go Inside the church for the I service.t • Desjiite Its abandonment, there}.. was nothing dilnpidalcd aboutI .Cherry Hill. About five years f- ago, Mrs. W. T. Workman (Idaof SalLsbury, a one-time.picmbcr, had won 25 gallons ofI,; paint on Ihc "Jlcart's De.sire" ra- ■ did l)|-n['|-:inl (Iiirl U l.n.l I....... THE PEOPLE Fir.LED nearl.vall the psVi'S. Sojac ci {)i.*» youn:;- er ones looked out i.he un screened windows onto the longpicnic table that waited v.ith such promise. But it was aa at tentive congregafion who listened for more than an hour to a young ministerial student atBob Jones University, Greenville, S. C., Lavoy Johnson, whodelivered a scrraosi based, as hesaid, on the one real mcs.sasc cfany church, abandoned or opened every Sarulay: "Jcs'.isChrist died to save sinoers. rr.dli you will trust liim, He wiU save you." ■Jesse James Snyder' Jr. cfRockwell, a crcat-great-grandson of one of the twins' Le:nr:liouorcd. sang a song, "It Is libSecret What God Can Di," in a childish soprano. And Lawrcuce^lls fi skcd for a collection to 'help pay the cxpcn.ses of iJieCherry Hill Hotnccomin.g As-snci-ation. which spoaaors the annual event. HE ALSO URGED the folksto "reconvene al 2 o'clock." For, at that time, plnn.s were to be' made: Cherry Hill was going tohave regular services again.Will! Mr. Johnson's help. Its htllwas to ring out on one .Sunday afternoon every month."Here." s.iid Mr. Sell.s, "we'regoing to have the old-fariiioiie i gos[tcl again. Tlio.'-e .who like u can come and gel it. Those whodon't — well, we'd rather llicy Would .slay away."Wlinlcver happens lo the plan,the little while cimitli, .Maiidi-n' •SO .solidly for f/0 yr.-.rs, will heready. As Mr. .Scih .said, "Thechurch is here. l>l(ibo;!y "c.'iii tn:;c ~^aGE'12-f=^—^-hursday41ornino.-<Tul¥~23"-1-959— III ' i Cheriy liiU Chiircli in Davie County." r". -u' -. .. ' " , . ¨ Davie Church, Homecoming is Planned - By Jim Hurley Jr. SALISBURY — An 85.-year-oi d ^ 'tfiurch with only two remaining ;inembers and no pastor will have •its annual homecoming service -Sunday. . The white frame durch, stand- dng intact although used only once ; -each year, is located two miles '.from Soutb River off Highway 601 in Davie -County. u- ^ • It Is not uncommon ior 400 to 500 members- and their families to congregate on homecoming day :ior worship,- picnicking and re newing acquaintances. The church .drew its name.'i I Qierry Hill, from the fa^ that ltj was located on the site of a large | and fruitful cherry orchard that; dated back to slavery days. Offi-; cially,. the church is known -as; Reformation Church in the fee-! . ords of the Korth -Carolina Lu-! . .theran Synod. .. Cherry Hill once had a flourl^-'i • ing congregation of more than 2001 members. Some members .di^i while others either moved or; \ changed toeir merhberships. The j'■ only remaining members are Mrs. jJ. A. Miller of Mocksvllle and her j son, J.,-A. Miller Jr.,-who lives in:the vicinity of-.the church. . . Abaiidonuig Service " _ . '| Because of dwindling merhber- ship, there was talk of abandon-; ing the homecoming service in the. late lfl20s or early 1930s. - ... - ' It was-then that the late Mrs. . Julia Thompson of Spencer, near-ing 90.years of age, protested:-'-Ifyou decide not to have tiiese;• .meetings," she said, "I wiB still j come here each summer, bring imy lunch, sit on the church steps |- and pray a bit, eat my'own picnic, ,and go home." j Since then, the homecoming!; has become more successful each: : summer. The offering is used to!! paint the white frame church and; ; to have the cobwebs and dust; ; cleared away for the annual sum- i mer .pilgrimage.Speaker for the homecoming; tins year will be the Rev. Edwgrd! ; B. Joyner, minister of music tet ' the First United Church of ..Christ- ; in Charlotte. After bis message, i visitors will spread picnic lunches ; - end have a song-fest in the after- •, noon as has been the custom for j : more than 50 years. ^ ] CKurcKeTTOLn — clKcwlj f/iHCherry Hill LutheranChurch Homecoming- Over 85 years ago (the Oherry/Hill Luthiran Church, located -twoinil;i3 frcm ficuth River on the^ Alcdkoville .highway in I>avieCounty, was organized. Its namewas d&i'lvcd from the fact thatit was located on the si.e of alarge fruiClul dherry orchard hack: iii il2ve'ry"-days. 'Once a flourishing oongregatlonoi over 200. today its mimbershii)nornbers _exactly two, buj. .it..i;5nc: unii.-ual fcr 400 to 500 form-; er members and 'their fatniiies to, congregate on homecoiming* day'' for worship. Sunday School willbe held at 10 a.m. and Preachingat 11 ajn. After the worship service a . picnic - stylelunch will be spread, as ■'h«s beenthe custom f-or the past 50 years.A song rsrvicc ■wiH be held in the1. afternoon..The Rev. Edward B. Jojuer will•be the preacher. - IEKne^fftiSt RecoapTHuft.so Pac-e 5'OHERRT HILL CHURCH . . . Scene of the annnal homecoming to be held Sunday.CO. LiBRARX ' ^^MOCKSVlLLEi NC - (. ht^f».Ky H-iU.K,c .- 'i; - .;r.•"V:tN. ..»• .^i- -%. • -0 ^ A/:^JTpwSjfL^CHERRY HILL HOMECOMING — The annual Homecoming of Cherry HillLutheran Church will be held on Sunday, July 31, beginning at the morningworship services at 10:00 A.-M. followed by lunch spread picnic style- There willbe singing- in- the- afternoon; -—.- . . .Our 68th AnniversaryAnniversaries are laden with mixed emotions. Tojeach person in advancing age, there is a feeling of sadness caused by a sense of loss. Oldsters look back upon things which they experiencedand valued, and deplore the fact that the newgeneration has discarded them, and plunged into behaviour which contradicts the values which oldstershold dear. The oldster must look back and lookaround. There are a lot of vacant chairs in the home,church, business and professions, and those left behindfeel a sense of loss.There is some difference in the experience of aninstitution-like a school, church, or business organi-ztion. Individuals who make up the institution feelloss as only individuals can, but as members of aninstitution, much of the past is carried on into thenew. In institutions the past and present merge, andindividuals and organizations embody and carry onmuch of the best^pf the past. Ideals which have provento be worthy carried on and in them the oldgeneration lives ih the new, so that, as the Scripturesay: "He being dead yet speaketh."in the Journal we have endeavored to carry onin the spirit and the Ideals of the founder. He isremembered in a deep affection; and while we liveand move and have our being and responsibility in adifferent age, we hope and believe, that those whocame before us continue to live with us in making the!JOURNAL an instrument of communicating the old'spirit into a new and ever-expanding world. We feeljsome pride in thinking that we have, in some degree, !fulfilled this purpose, and that we are a part ofyesterday, and today--and shall try to so live andwork that we shall have some part in the future.An institution has a continuous life, and we are proudto be a part in the life of the Cooleemee JoomaLGetting out a newspaper is not an ice-cream-and-cake job. It h^ its trials and tribulations, its discour- nagements and frustration; yet, it has a glory, evenif only in a small way it contributes to the life ofthe community.DAViE CO. i-USLiC LIBRARYMGCKSViLLE. NC )No one is more sensible of our tauures tnan vve^are, and we are constantly trying to improve, But\,there is a glory in our associations with the peoplf^in pur area; our subscribers, advertisers, readers.;' ' From all these^ wg' draw warmth of spirit; friend"-i ship, affection, faith and courage. It makes us gladjto be alive and live and serve our generation in such; noble company. We have measur^ the hearts- ofthe people in our community, and we know that they! are rich in sympathy, affection,. and. understanding.To us, all this" gives a glory to life which mak« us. happy to be a part of a community so rich in those•spiritual qualities, which'gives us an apprecation of; the past, satisfaction in the preseht, and faith in the• future.-even a hope and belief in an eternal life.i There are sor many things that we would likef; to say, but to all we say; THANK YOU FOR EVKlYr^] THING— and hope'that you imderstand^ . C,-;9^J?<2^9 - 19" ftu)OAV!E COLIBRARYMOCL^SViLLE^ NC 'n i II > >•' Old Churches I saw in Sunday's Post March 16. a ^ry St. John's Lutheran Church being the oldest i;ut|ieran congregation to l?S^ saif. itv^was built Here is a script' ta^i^n jBfom the ^tory of the Evangelical jLutberanSynod and M^teriuni^f .N.C. Reformatiicm Church is located at the soutoem point of Davie County, N.C., eight miles South of Salisbury. In 1764 n a colony from Germany settl^ ten miles north from, the present location and wect^ a church which was called and sometimescelled "Dutchman's Creek Church." The old church book records the first baptom as having been administered on October 2, 1766. This is the oldest positive date connected with any Lutheran Church in N.C. and the house they erected is supposed to have been , the first church in all that section of *•; we county. The (^ngregation seems to 1 have lapsed for the records is that i: new house was built to 1819 about eight ^ i^es south from the first location and I that congregatipn was organized to 1823 i: and was named "New Jerusalem." ^ ^ ..®Sato the congregation lapsed^ from October; 15, 1876. A new con- j gregation was organized to a school : house by Rev. J. D. Bowles and Rev. j P. E. Zink ^ut one i^e souto from Jerusalem and was named I "Reformation" and sometimes called I "Cherry Hill Church" and a new house I was erected. This is a nicely finished frame building 55 feet by 35 with a sMting capacity of three hundred and fifty. • In 11871, the old Heidleberg Church was sold and a stone wall built around the old grave yard at that place. Reformation or .Cherry HiU, which is known by still, stands but has not he(d regular services since 1825 but stilln has a homecoming day there every year, toe last Sunday to July. The old ones . have passed on and the fourth and fifth generations of the ones that buUt it still carry ,on and keep up toe pretty cemetery. - . MRS. CALVIN SNIDER Rt. 5, Box 389 . ' ' Le^gton 2^ 3 Hf-'' - ^ V 4 *1 CL ct iU X KJ 2 cL it* X dr t 1/3 iU Cj ci X <J davie CO. PUBLiC LIBRARV mocksvillEj r-'c •^0 Chuh'^Chi$' ' CnedM Hiul) )Page 350:Nicholas Click on account of theMeeting house jFor 21^ 10 Nails @20Debit4.20Page 369Meeting house.for 10^ 10^ Nailsfor 2j<i 8d dause of theDebit@ *262.00@ 2e.50@ 251.25o>for 25g->sp » 5 r 5 J 5 g.i S o-'p-^ » » o ' s5|s.f S-agg g-ss-^ p-S-IS g s f B g^s-lss^ ..0-- 8 ?S » 8 3 « C-l- : &§ £»§« Fr■5 § S sP.S ? S-g-og-5-s-"rc:S?xS SpB-a®®g.5 5 S ~ sett 5'c ® c © ttF'i,B/<2:As*—?gs^ ®F "i .•< t oa S. o. r*" o S .p j:. o,'» 12 -'DAVIEtX)UNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, THURSDAY, JULY 26,-1973CKe/ry Hill Lutlieran Church /o Observe Homecoming SundayRlHie Qierry Hill LutheranChurch will observe its .100thanniversary and annualhomecoming Sunday, July 29th.A special all day program hasbeen planned and is scheduledto l)^in at 10:30 ajn.The Rev. John A. Pless.executive director of the North 'Ciu-olina Lutheran Homes, willdeliver the sermcm at 11 a.in.Mrs. David A. Reiidleman willbe accompaniest for the songservice.Presentation of new hymnals,a gift of the Sells family, will bemade by Laurence H. &Us. The ,-hymnals will be accepted byDaniel B. Miller.W.A. Sells will give the address of welcome, followed bythe sermon entitled "Values iThat Last" by Mr. Pless. Mrs.Margaret LyiKii will sing the ]offertory solo "How Lovely Are, ihy Dwellings."L All former memb^ of the' Community vdx) previously hadany connection with the churchor the adjoining cemetery areinvited to attend and renewchildhood memories. Those,attending are asked to bring apicnic dinner which will beserved following the morningservice.Following the me^, a largeanniversary cake will be cut.The cake was donated by the"Miiler family commemoratingthe occasion.At the afternoon service, Mrs.Mary Louise Apperson Davis•will read an historical accountof Cherry Hill Church compUedby her mother, Mrs. VernonApperson. A memorial servicewill be held during the afternoon, followed by a shortbusiness session with election ofofficers for the Oierry HiUHomecoming Association.Featured at the afternoonservice will be a solo by Mrs.Lynch enUUed "Old CherryHill." The song was written in1954 by Mrs. Pearl Baskins andJ.A. Ruth, and copyrighted byRuth the same year.The congregation was ;founded on Oct. 15, 1873, iorganized by the Rev. J.p. |Bowies and the Rev. R.P. Zink, |and was officially known then,as in records of the NorthCarolina Lutheran Synod, as iReformation Church. lThe same frame building stmstands on a wooded knoll twomiles from South River off theMocksville Highway on thesame site given to the LutheranSynod by Mathias Miller.From its founding 100 yearsago until the 1930's, regularservices were held at QierryHill, with asters supplied by theLutheran Synod. However, «Lutherans moved out of thecommunity, the church becamea part of a circuit with servi(^hdd once a month. Later, themembership dwindled until' semces were'held there only^i occasionally. Finally, fliechurch doors had to be locked asit was, with all equipment stillin working order., The memory of the churchand its influence has never; faded. Every year, there is a1 beehive of activity in andy around the old buildingTbe last Sunday in July everyyear is truly a homecoming formembers, their childri^ and•grandchildren who come back. to their religious home to renewmemories and acquaintences.Original list of male memberswho chartered Cherry Hillinclude Mathias Miller, DanielSharp, EJdmond Sell, Joseph F.Delap, EHjah Miller, Thomas C.Vamer, Charles L. Vainer,M.O. Davis, George Swicegood,Wesley D. Lentz, Julius Led-well, Thomas Aaron, UmphresTalbert, Jno. H. Davis and R.Sell._.. '■ • i.'i ' »'... •'f,-CELEBRATES CENTENNIAL — Old Qierry HillLutheran Church in Davie County wiU be 100 yearsold this year. For many years, the church h^ been"locked and silent except for the ^ast.Sunday in July,when descendants of charter members gather fohomecoming. This year will be a i^cial dascelebrating, marking the centennial anniversaryCPost Staff Photo by Bob Bailey)Female members were •I Catheran Miller, Margaret L.Delap, ' Martha Miller,Magdeline Click, Catherine, Pennington, Mary A. Fisher,Amanda Walls, Minchy Foster,.Catherine Berrier, AnnaLivengood, Elitia Sowers,Sarah Swicegood, ElizabethDavis, Qiristina Ashby, Map'Ann Mkison, Mary E. Davis,America Arian, siah E- Led'well, Mary F.C. Miller, SarahA. Sell, Edith CroUey, Orrianna.McSwaim, Jenny Davis, andJane Talbert. -7-DAViE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARYMOCKSVILLE, NC i : - • n ^ : ('.e- .-A- r ' ^ '■ ■^' ' VilLt.urchin Da vieWinston- Salem Jl)I]rnj^Winston-Salem JournalMonday Morning, July 80, 1973^pen for a Day[ "My .father's heart was in».-the.church and so is mine.I Sells said, adding that he hasihymns and prayers and afterthe sermon, there was lunchon the church ground's. attended more than aO of the-homecomings.By Monte Plottstaff ReperttrOCKSVILLE — The doorsof Cherrj- Hill Lutheranhurch of Cherry Hill RoadJar here opened for the firstid only time this yearjsterday, • The old' woodenlors have stayed closed mostthe time since regularJnday services at the churchere stopped in the 1930s.They open once a year, onle last Sunday in July, and0 r m e r members andascendants o f membersgather in the old building fora homecoming service anddinner on the grounds.The last Sunday in July isalways special to churchmembers but yesterday "wasan extra special day. It was.the centennial homecoming ofthe church which was foundedOctober 15. 1873.The shaded,.'hilly parkinglot in front of i£e .church wasfilled with cars long beforethe 11 a.m. a^rvlce. Members,their children and grandchildren had cut the grass,cleaned the cemetery behind-'the church, dusted the pewsand put out the new hymnalsdonated by the Sells family.Laurence Sells of Charlotte,who presented the hymnals to• the church, could trace hisroots back to one of the'original church members, asmany of those attending theservice could.His grandfather. EdmondSells, 'was a charter member.. Edmond's son. W. A. Sells,'0 r g a nj 2 e d the firsthomecoming services at the:church. ' • i' -W».,•<=m- s 'ms ■Tie . Rev. John A.\Pless ofLexington delivered ,the, sermon. His grandfather.T^iSjnh Miller, was an originalmember. Pless's topic,"Values That Last," . fit the-old cAiurch with its sturdywooden pews, tattered carpetsand foot-marked aisles.'r 'Today, as -we preserve'what has been-handed downby our -forefathers," Plesssaid, "we should respect theirjudgement and faith." -"We would "do well to goback to the values which our■fathers lived by," he said.>, "We need to establish^worship and religion in ourhomes and lives."r It was hot in the old churcH,Xi^.and people fanned themselves.with paper fans. There wereTables were filled withmeats, salads and dessertsand there was enough foreverybody. -A huge cake,veiled to keep the flies away,.featured a replica of thechurch on top. The cake wasthe creation of Mrs. DanielMiller, Mrs. Daniel Miller Jr.and Mrs. Mary Ann' Bargerof Mocks\'ille. They worked.three ^ days baking anddecorating it.Daniel Millgr, president of"this - ^year's homecomingcommittee.= "said be remembers ^he church 60 years ago.before'. Lutherans startedmoving out of the community,causing the church to finallyclose its doors for regularThey came back, an elderlylady said, to look at the past.There are. she said, few suchplaces to come back to./ 973OAViE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARYMOCKSVILLE, NC ' / / ; I . >- d, CL Uf 2 OS OJ X Fppner- Members» of^ottpuail ! ' A . / Journal Sut^R«pQfi-\ •■''■*'■• '' ''Hv!; 'MpCKSViJLi;.K'f Hill ttieran'. :C|iDrch. on ■'«, Cheriy Hill; Road , nearkjliere 'ii• Ayill. open Spday' to to -o^y |!;■ \ydrship;siei^q^ y|a>ii?'llj!v Regular.jSuiidayrservici^I the churcjti ^toppi^ in ths S'ijr|S«i I: ^th,1 !5'^Siind^iOfjai^^;..}nemhers>aRd des^^U members wili gn^eir in thi^ld?^ ^^^Ibert Hles^^^^utivnidii^$6r of North Carolina:LUj^^■ Homen^^; iirVSafUsburyli!!^'delivOr thn s^n^^^;' A pi^jc^ innch m^ 12 i^p - piiniv^iia ^ jrgr6und$.f'?!«.'' vJ CL ATy _5l) ' ^ l< <5" Defendants I■TpX^ther^'/^t^.^ Anothen . year has passed, j/nnd once again ..people will 'gather Sunday; iiat" historic •:F Cherry Ifill Lutheran Church J , in Dnvie "County" for its i once-a-yenr service. ' 'The Rev. John A. PfessVexecutive director of the],Cffprth Carolina .Lutheran: 'Hpmes,. will deliver'Hth'O^! ; sermon ; for this annUaL'I Homecoming Service, at; it "' a.m. Sunday's services., begin^l pt I0;30a:m. r ^' A' picnic lunch *• will]? beiIji served at nooni^ and;^the!( afternoon program jvijl - . '' consist of special music and a-, business meeting conducted ]by.R. B, hfiller fi l, president:!f the Hpihecnmihgv JSOciation<..^.■■ .:■•^•■^ -rtCherry Hlir Church-[celebrated its .' centennial)ibservance in July, 1973. / \ jChildren,: grandchildren >iffend great- grandchildren bf:^li iorraer Cherry Hill niembers^j]K/gather for a period of woiiship'fand fellowship at thp yf [ service. I!:'" fvjf I'M*! P®S ^ 1-n^6 v> X oL y\ I f LJ. o o 3 ^ ■33 Cheriy Hilliutheriijii Homecpming js i- . ,, -M,,.The aimuid HomecQmiiag of ^ C^eri^ HiU- Lutheran Church.- : Davie ,County, -will bo held. i Sunday, July 25. The sermon at11:00 AM be by the Rey. . John A. Pless, executive ^ director of the N.C. LuQierah Homes.- '.-.:.,.. A.piciac4ui)ch ^ be spreadat noojiJ, i-'The alteraoon session wiU ,include si son^service, special Jimusic by The^^y Inspirations, % and a brief business meeting. ' The Homecoming Association « is composed of the following s officers: '"President .-rR,B..■■ Miller HI; • V. Pires.A- ^erry '-..holler; , Secretary - Peggy-1' Miller - C^oiflhe-g ;/-fbe aimual Homecoming is' ;the .only' service h§ld in this..;,-centujry old ch'ujrch,' and each ''.yoar:. it attracts.; childron, ''grandchildren, ' aiid great* : grandphilj^rei),,,• Qf former .■,rineifibers,jji" " ' ' 7"- >- Cj£ •ci X o I) 2 a ai r \r> u> ir' o d tj ■iS «lv.% A piiriog his infeistry^ lie ^resi-Hill Utheran ^hurch wiU g! Bilwieegood.oual homecpming Sunday.^It^WlUrbe the •,■iS<ct-Ayo ■: "; w v^ DAVfB Cp, PUbuc r to roDAVfE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARYMOCKSVILLE, NO o A Landmark The old Cherry Hill Church on Cherry Hill Road is a landmark In Southern Da vie County. The dates 1874, 1900, 1924 and 1972 are painted at the top of the building, just under the bell tower, but their significance is unknown to the Enterprise-Record. (Photo by Jim Barringer). * • ,;J3AVIE. COUNTY 'ENTERPkjiSTE R£(^ORD; , The Salisbury Post, Monday,'July'^27,"^92— ChUrdh opens doors jcji •■* V.j'.Via.'A . •.• ^ \ - 'I -■—■ ttf~-.S5S?ff -W n--/ .w .-''t .>*..? . •" . , ^ i -s.:^ ^ — -lAMea aARRtNain/THE SALISSURY POSTPeople file in for annual service at Cherry Hill Lutheran Church near Mocksvllle Cheiry Hiir lives on Some 50 people took up their places in the pews of Cherry Hill Lutheran Church nearMocksvllle Sunday as the church opened itsdoors for once-a-year services.The rural church ceased regular services inthe 1930s. Descendants of the people who madeup the congregation return to the white framestructure annually to celebrate their heritage.People like the Millers, the Aarons, the Swicegoods and the McCalls."It's just something that you do." explainsTippie Miller of Salisbury. "It was myhusband's grandfather that gave the land andthe lumber for the church. After the churchclosed, his mother and all the family remained active."■ A few days before the annual service, familymembers open the church's old wooden doors,scrub the pews and bring back the sanctuary's shine. •! - .This year descendints made the pilgrimageto Cherry Hill from as far away as Marylandto see their relatives and hear the Rev. Karl Park preach."It's part of tfieir heritage and they comeand bring their children," Mrs. Miller saidHer mother-in-law, Catherine Miller Miller Tipple Miller and family members died in May. She and her sister, Mary MillerHerman, were both remembered in a. candlelight service Sunday.Bobby Miller of Salisbury now heads thechurch's homecoming committee — representing the third generation to lead the group. The Saltsbury Post, Monday,^iluly'"27rY§92-f The Rev. Karl Park leads congregation; regular services ended In 1930s OAV!e CO. PUBOC DBIWtt DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, July 24,1997 • 'Old Cherry Hill' Historic Davie Begins Effort To Restore Old Church Once innre we are fiolherecl logalher. And O how ii make our hearts thrill, To meet with our friends and our loved ones, Afjain on the Old Cherr)' Hill. We played here together as children. Gathered in sunshine or rain, This hoincconiing day u'f 'II he happy and gay, and renew old ac<iiiainlance again. By Mike Baniliurdt Davie County Enterprise Record "Tlie Old Cherry Hill" wilt not be forgotten. Pearl Baskins and Arthur Ruth wrote the song in 1954, nearly 30 years after Cherry Hill Lutheran Church, or the Refonnation Church as it was known when built in 1873. But the church building still stands in .southern Davie County, where Cheny Hill and Point roads meet. And every year, descen dants of original meniliers gather to celebrate their heritage, to renew old acquaintances, to worship at the "old cherry hill." Services begin Sunday at I, I. with a message by the Rev. Karl Park, retired Lutheran minister and archives coordinator for tlie N.C. Lutheran Synod. A covered-dish lunch will follow. Tlie annual homecoming this year will take on a special mean ing. Historic Davie has taken on the old church as a restoration project, with hopes of bringing it to its original luster, of getting Please See Old Cherry Hill -Page 4 The steeple will require extensive renovalion. ■' 'i '. '.-.i ■•••v.'. J- ... , Sharon Earnhardt, Terry Deadmon, Tippi Miller, Julia Fatten and Andy Beauchamp stand inside old Cherry Hill Lutheran Church, discussing restoration possibilities. - Photos by Robin Fergusson Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NC DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, July 24,1997 V-J,' i I 'i: Old Cherry Hill Lutheran Church Restoration Historic Davie Project Cundiiucd From Page 1 comniiinity vi)liin(ccrs organized lo pnl a Slop (0 the vaiidiiltsm thai has plagued the old building for years. •The news was like an answered prayer for Tippi Miller. Her husband's great-grandfather gave the land for the church, "We're just so excited about ya'll doing this." she said last week, a few days before the annual pre-honiccoming cleaning project. • -Historic Davie board member Julie Patton brought up the idea of restoring the church, .still owned by the Lutheran SyntKl. She was touring .old ceniclcries in the ct>unty and 'immediately noticed the oiti church, still standing on nxrks it had Iwen j>iaced on in the 187()s. Ilicre was grafllti on the walls, and weeds surrounded the building. "I said. 'Oh. this is such a shame'." I'atton said. "I called the Lutheran SyiUHl and said she (Miller) ncetis help. We need help." Historic Davie is counting on area residents to pilch in to help preserve the old church, which ctuikl be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Patton said. For its age and lack of use for 50 years, it is in remarkably good shape, said Andy Beauchamp, a builder and Historic Davie president. The most work, and money, will likely be spent restoring the steeple. It features hand-hewn logs, original pine floors and pews. Volunteers hope someone has taken the original shutters, as well as the oblong, double gate pot-bellied wood stoves for safe keeping, because they're no longer in the church building. "I just hate to see it in the shape its in." Beauchamp said. "Hopefully, if people can see what we've got here, they will be willing to help. Tills was a country church, you won't have any extravagant woods or features." Tlie thought of replacing original cedar shake shingles docs seem a bit imposing, he admitted. Patton said if re.stored. the church could be a fwal point of tours of Davie County. It could be used for old-timcy, country weddings, or maybe for a Gemmn Christmas celebrations. She hopes area civic groups will become active in the restoration, and use of the church. "I think there are a lot of people here in the community who have ties to this church and don't even realize it," she said. "We've had great interest already." Terry Dedmon was one of the first to lend his support. "If more things aren't saved, they'll be lost forever." Dedmon said. "Individuals are doing things (to preserve history), but things like this need groups of people. "I'm just one of those people like Julie and Andy who think letting something like this go would be a disaster." Dedmon envisions looking at (he church from the cemetery. Unlike many old churches. Cherry Hill is still in a rural area. "You can look at this place from the cemetery. You can imagine horses and buggies, maybe a Civil W.v scene. ThLs is an old rural church still in a rural setting." Cherry Hill Lutheran Church was built on the site ofa large cherry orcliard. with the land and lumber donated by Maihias Miller. It was built in 1873 and still sits on four large rocks as its foundation. Dates painted onto the front of the church indicate years it was painted. For more than 70 years, it has rarely been used for more than the homecoming, a once-a-ycar pilgrim age for descendants of members. Because of that use. the Lutheran Synod has retained ownership. Anyone interested in making a contribution, time or money, should contact Historic Davte's Cherry Hill Restoration project. 107 N. Salisbury St.. Mocksville. NC 27028, or call 634-453.3. Tippi Miller and the other people who have ties with the church will appreciate the effort. "Just to keep it ... was like a prayer being answered." she said. Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NC DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, July 24,1997 i •■■f' -■• ^ '.j roads'^n southern °" °"9™' ™'='< foundation off Cherry Hill and Point- Photos by Robin Fergusson ' Davie County Public Ubraiy Mocksville, NO ..,|.,*>«|.k^ — „\Cir Qi I -X \ T" J I > ^ i ^ d Cherry Hill Lutheran Church Est. October 25, 1873 Restoration Project Davie County Public UbraOf MocksviUe, NC I'rjson ing iho pasi. creating iho fuiure.. MM o ) I Lit X ex. JX fZJ An Old Church... An old country church is being restored by Historic Davie, Inc. It is known as the Cherry Hill Lutheran Church. It sits on a lonely knoll encompassed by noble oak trees. Our forefathers cut the wood to build this church from this land. Originally called Reformation Church, it is a daughter church of the Heidelburg Church and New Jerusdem Church. It derived it's name from the site, which was a cherry grove. It was organized in October, 1873 by the community. This church has aged through years of time and misuse. Through these years, the descendants of the church and community have realized the importance of her heritage. Heritage preservation is so important to our current and future generations. For this reason. Historic Davie, Inc. has agreed to coordinate this project to restore Cherry Hill Church and to make it available to the community for weddings and other Christian associated activities. Please help Historic Davie, Inc. by volunteering with your time, donations & supplies. A work day of Sept 27 & Oct 11 8:00a.m. has been set. Call for information 634-9533 or 634-4533. Historic Davie, Inc. The foundation of our group is the preservation of our county's heritage. Historic Davie, Inc. is a non-profit organization administered by a nine-member Board of Directors who serve as volunteers. By our project of restoring Cherry Hill Lutheran Church, we hope to bring to Davie County a sense of pride of what our ancestors gave to us. Contact us at; Historic Davie, Inc. 107-AN. Salisbury St. Mooksville, NC 27028 Julie Fatten 704-634-9533 4 Polly Gales 704-634-4533 ju MB Cherry HUI Latheraa Church ■<« WoikPUn y ci O » •z eC U> 2: 5^ » vn iwl- % u ci- a: o Conttiflor Const. Maleriat&Ubof Voluniecr Eslerior 1. Scrape dk Palnr. a. Walli-S 3.187.00 S 700.00 b. SoOlt 332.00 100.00 c. Steqtic 300.00 100.00 (L Shunen 300.00 100.00 2. FaiMdbtfwt-Bcniove bride and replaoe with CcMstooe 480.00 130.00 3. £hraiMSIWf»-itawveaiidieplaoe«rilbwood 430.00 173.00 4. Ae/rfoor-Twotettofdoon 3.300.00 3,000.00 3. fUplaee-JeateiscftiiuSita 11.330.00 10.330.00 6. Replace aad Repair- Danayd tfafing ttid aoBit 600.00 100.00 7. Ae/t/dor^TIiiee windows tasbei 600.00 400.00 8. Aep/bwEsterior light St attiaaoe 330.00 100.00 9. Steeple Repair' a. Shutten 1.200.00 430.00 b. Roof-Coiver LOOO.OO 230.00 c. Spire 3S0X»100.00 10. RaoJ- Faint 2.500.00 300.00 II. HaadRaHtUboetaxaaoe 200.00 100.00 12. Sfaifl&fcfliy fee patniiag&iqair at steeple consiniaion 230.00 230.00 13. Leveling Door jBitX .1,000.00 400.00 14. Laadseaping: a. Topsoil 3.000.00 1.000.00 b. Drive 123x20 1.300.00 300.00 C. hildng Lot 123x63 3.300.00 1,800.00 d. Ckaniip 300.00 . ' -0- 13. Chiaaiey 700.00 300.00 Interior 1. Palirt a. WaUs S 2.730.00 340.00 b. Ceiling 1.730.00 210.00 c. Baloooy 830.00 100.00 d. Pews 2.300.00 300.00 e. Ftoof 1.730.00 210.00 2. Electrical Rewire a. Lights 1. Six electric lights 1,800.00 1.800.00 2. Eight oU lamps 2,000.00 2,000.00 J. Altar a. Three spindles 230.00 130.00 b. Rclinish 1,300.00 180.00 C. Caipet 400.00 300.00 4. Floor Repair 260.00 100.00 5. Replace-Staves I.300.0Q 1.300.00 TOTAL 336^.00 328,093.00 . ,.c ^ ,.c n!\V - Ht Salisbury Post, Saturday, July 26, 1997 Saving a church 19.12 JAMES BAnRltMER/SAllSBURY POST belfry, but they'll have to MAKING PLANS: From left. Sharon Earnhardt, Julia Patton, Tipple Miller, Terry Dedmon and Andy Beauchamp talk about restoration plans. DATES: Church milestones marked on outer wall. Davie group to restore Cherry Hill Lutheran BY WESLEY YOUNG SALISBURY POST An old ritual took on a new meaning this week. For years, descendants of the congregation of Cherry Hill Lutheran Church have gathered on a weekday in July to scrub floors, shine furniture and mow grass at a church that stands aS a lonely sentinel on a mound in southeastern Dovie County. Each year's cleanup precedes a worship service on the following Sunday. Tomorrow will be no different: Be there at 11 a.m., and you can take part in the annual service. > See Church, Page 8C HOME TO BIRDS: Buzzards now live in the move for renovation. Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NO Salisbury Post, Saiwday, July 26,1997 •REW: People arrive to clean Cheriy Hill Lutheran. Church > From Page 10 But those who love the church are hoping a new resto ration effort will put a halt to the damage that takes place the other 51 weeks of the year. "You would really want to Just cry," Tipple Miller of Salisbury said, describing the scene that awaits descendants each year. "Since January, we have had two beautiful potbellied stoves that they (in truders) decided they needed more than the church did. Our windows have been broken, and we have put shutters up but they are going to get in." Vandals have spray-painted the inside of the church and broken several railings. It has always been used for whatever people tend to do with abandoned buildings," Miller said. - To spare the church further indignities, descendants have even "thought about tearing down the building on their own and converting the land into a park. Now they won't have to do that: Historic Davie Inc. has undertaken a project to restore Cherry Hill Church during the coming year, and make the building available to the com munity for church and other activities. The group whl pass the plate for its historic preservation effort during the Sunday ser vice. "If we don't do something, the church is going to be gone," said Julia Patton, with Historic ; Davie Inc. "Right now, there are buzzards in the belfry. We < will repair vandalism, repair 1 the paint, repair the security on 1It and take care of the cem- i etery. . The ; foup is welcoming any donations of money and nhvsi- cal effort. ^ The church will remain in the hands of its owners, the 3 Lutheran Synod of North Caro- - Iina. ) But Historic Davie will be 5 able to use the building for, say, the kinds of weddings where the bride and groom ride away in a horse-drawn carriage. Or maybe someone will want to use the church in the filming of a movie, Patton suggested. Miller said her husband Rob ert's great-grandfather, Mathias Miller, donated land for the church, which the con gregation built on the site of a large cherry orchard. The congregation once claimed 200 members, but membership dwindled until in the early 1930s, regular Sunday services ceased. None of the members of the church still live, although descendants of those members carry on the tradition of one annual home coming worship service each year. Peggy Lorabardi flew in from Baltimore, Md., to attend the event, as she has done for 25 years. "My great-grandfather was one of the founders," she said, As a child, Lombardi attended the reunion every so often while her family lived in Iredell County. When she was 15, she went to Baltimore to live. "In 1972, my brother died and was buried at Cherry Hill," she said. Since then, "I couldn't miss it for the world." "I can't wait to see it look as It did when I was little," she i said. J Andy Beauchamp, a building contractor who chairs Historic Davie, believes the church is 1 basically in good shape and that ' most of the restoration will be 1 "cosmetic." t MMES B*RRINOER/SIVLIfOlFly I VANDALS GOT INSIDE: Vandals spray-painted Inside church after breaking through windows. "It is the oldest standing wooden church in the county," Beauchamp said. "The con dition of the building is really good for its age. We want to clean it up and keep the vandals from doing what they've been doing." To Sharon Miller Earnhardt daughter of Tipple Miller, the annual cleanup has been a chance to see great aunts and other relatives. "A family reunion was what It was to me," she said. "It was sad as the years went on and fewer and fewer great aunts and uncles were here because they had passed on." "It really hurt coming up here and seeing the vandalism that has taken place." At one point recently, state plans to realign Point Road threatened the old church Tip- pie Miller didn't budge from the land until workers Came and pulled up their stakes. On the front of the chur. just below the wooden steep are painted four dates: 18 1900, 1924 and 1972. Those a the dates in which the chur was built and then refurbishi When Historic Davie gi finished, the church shoi shine like it did in its heyd.- One big change, though: new date will join the othe already on the side of ti church. The church is on Cherry h Road, right off V.S. 601 goi north into Davie Comity frc Rowan. Historic Davie is c cepting contributions — mom labor or materials — towar the restoration of Cherry H Church. Write Historic Dav Inc., 107 N. Salisbury S Mocksville, N.C. 27028' phone 704-634-4533. Davie County Public Librao' Mocksville, NC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, July 23,1998 Renovated Cherry Hill Church This Sunday will be a special day at Cheny Hill Lutheran Church. Not only will the historic church at Cherry Hill and Point roads in Davie County be celebrating its 125th anni versary, it will be doing it in a reno vated sanctuary. Historic Davie is in the process of restoring the church, which hasn't been used forregular services for more than 50 years. It's only use, up until the renovation project, was for the annual homecom ing on the fourth Sunday in July. Already, it's been used for a wed ding. Julie Spillman Koontz, who started the renovation project, was married there this year. She hopes the church, which dates back to the lS70s, will be used for more weddings and events, for teach ing young people about their ancestry, even an old-fashioned German Christ- To Celebrate Anniversary mas celebration. The public is invited to Sunday's homecoming. Bring a filled picnic basket for the service, which begins with a message and presentation to Historic Davie at 11 a.m., followed by lunch. The church will also be re- dcdicatcd. The windows have been replaced in the church, as have the doors, which have been equipped with metal covers and an alarm system to deter vandals. Inside, the alter rail has been re paired. Fresh coats of paint have been added, and the grounds have been cleaned. ' Work is continuing on the steeple.' Koontz saidbuilding suppliers have been a major source of funding for the* • project, as has been a $10,000 grant, ... * which Lynn Rumley helped the group get from the N.C. Department of Cul- tural Resources. ~. „ o o 'J Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NO Koontz shows Mace and Harpe some of the work that has been done in the sanctuary. - Photos by Robin Fergusson Davie County Public Library Mocksvilie, NO Linda Mace, Slayton Harpe and Julie Koontz of HIstoric DavIe meet outside the church. Davie County Public Library Mocksviile. NC Friday, July 21, 1998, Salisbury Post Historic church renovated BY WESLEY YOUNG SALISBURY POST A year ago, Cherry Hill Lutheran Church had buzzards in the belfry and spray paint on the inside walls. Those who come out this Sunday for the annual homecoming service will find what a difference a year can make. The church is on Cherry Hill Road, off U.S. 601 just over the line from Rowan County. Historic Davie Inc. has earned out extensive renovations. The inside walls sport a new coat of white paint. Oil lanterns hang on the walls as they did in the days before electricity. New wooden posts give the altar rail a complete set of teeth. And the buzzards are roosting some- . where else. "The steeple had to be completely restructured," said Julia Koontz, with Historic Davie. "We had to replace virtually everything in it." The restoration project has even I replaced the two wood stoves down " front that sat in sandboxes to protect the - wooden floors. But don't worry — with - all the high temperatures the area is U having, no one's going to fire them up this weekend. The homecoming service begins at 11a.m. Sunday, and is the only regular worship that takes place in the church. The church hasn't had an active con gregation since the 1920s. But family members of the original congregation have been gathering once a year for many years to dust the old church, open the doors, worship and remember their loved ones. The restoration "is an answer to a prayer that we have had for a long, long time," said Tippie Miller. Her husband's great-grandfather, Mathias Miller, donated land for the church on the site of a large cherry orchard. "The church was desecrated and in ruins," Tippie Miller said. "They saved it." . . Miller is one of the trustees of the church. When the church became inac tive, ownership reverted to the N.C. Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Under an agreement with the Synod, Historic Davie will get use of building for functions that are in keeping with the building's character. Koontz said the church will be an ideal spot for couples who want to get married in an old church—the front drive's perfect for a horse-drawn carriage getaway. Koontz herself got married in the church May 2. people have stopped by from time to time to admire the progress. Koontz remembers the time a woman drove up unannounced and said she needed to go to work. It turned out that the woman's adult daughter had died, leaving behind the wish that her mother help on the restoration. Mother and daughter had previously stopped by the country church. ,. Thursday, John Williams stopped by to have a look at the work and say he > See Church, Page 2A LOOK: Trey Carey watches trucks. i O Davie Countv Mocksviller -Fridtty, Salisbury Post Kn )ii x: Church > From Page lA was going to try to make it to the homecoming. "We've got ancestors down in the cemetery," Williams said. "I was here as a little fellow for homecoming." Work is not finished on the restoration, but Koontz pre dicts it will be before the next homecoming rolls around. Re storers hope to put a new copper roof on the steeple, replace the original shutters, and carry out other remaining tasks. But those who come to the homecoming will notice the new gravel on the drive, and plants that Wal-Mart donated iu.st this week. Historic Davie received a $10,000 grant from the N.C. Department of Cultural Re sources, and Koontz credits Rep. Julia Howard and Sen Betsy Cochrane, both of Davie County, for help on that. The project has received volunteer help and donations from de scendants of the congregation' and other interested people. Peggy Anne Lombardi flew in once again from Baltimore, Md.. to help get the church ready for homecoming. Her great-grandfather was one of the flounders of the church. Thursday, she was happy with the restoration and the Imowl- edge that the church will live on. Vandalism had gotten so bad several years back, that de scendants of the congregation had figured it would be better to tear down the church, rather than watch it fall prey to vsuidals. Meanwhile, the church cem etery has had'some restoration work through the efforts of the Christine Miller Cemetery Fund. . • j The Rev. Jay Boggs, a retired; Air Force chaplain, will lead i Sunday's service. Boggs is pastor of Amity Hill Lutheran .Chucch in Rowan CountV.,and was also pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Mocksville. That church has a connection to Cheiry Hill: It began with worship services at the church. During the service, worshipers will remember family members and friends who have died in the past year. A picnic lunch will follow. Everyone is welcome to come, organizers say. .a J X y oi cL U) X VJ » u: ci a> X■- V/ vfo 53 _Fricia).,July24, 1998,Salisbury Post li • v/- i ^ m'MM.;- i /i Jii tLf. .. . V- ^i ¨ •v^::^|P ,. NEW: Tippie Miller. Trey Carey (at rail). Julie Koontz holding Brooke Carey, and Peggy LombardI, Sharon Earnhardt at work. esvie County Public Librae MocksvlHfi, NC ^Friday. July 24. 1998. Salisbury Post DAVIE COLNTV ENTERPRISE RECORD, Nov. 12,1998 '&•> '■'■■■'¥ IV''. Ill 9 X -c i- I.Q p_ "Qabe" Mazie will be at an open The 1998 Mocksville Christmas omament features a painting ofold house Sunday 1 -5 p.m. at Woodworks Gallery InLutheran Church, which was restored this year by Histonc Davie inc Mocksville to sign the 1998 ornament,ornaments will be available at various downtown locations beginning Nov. i o. . _ Robin Fergusson Cherrv Hill Church Featured On Ornament By Jeanne Gcither Oavie County Enterprise Record ; • * t ■ The restored Cherry Hill Lutheran C'huivhwiUbe featurcdonMocksviile's 1998 Christmas ornament. i; Taken fromapaintingofthechurch - by local artist G.P. "Gabe" Mazie. the • bmameni which has become a Christ- • tnas tradition for many Davie residents •willmakciis 1998 debut Nov. 15.at an • open house. •; The artist will be available to sign •ornaments t-5 p.m. at Woodworks • Gallery on the square in downtown • Mocksville. according to Linda Mace of Historic Davie. Refreshments will be pawided.Beginning Nov. 16. the ornaments will be available at the Davie County Chamber of Commerce. Mocksville Town Hall, local banks and various downtown businesses forS6. Also lor sale are prints of Mazie's painting ol Old Cherry Hill Church. The prints are available at Woodworks Gallery. Serendipity Shops. Collette Art and Framing and Daniel Furniture for S40 unfram'ed. Cherry Hill Lutheran Church was established Oct. 25.1873. Restoration of the old church was the primary project of HDI in 1998. The church is available to the community for wed dings and other Christian activities. To paint the old church. Mazie said he took several photographs of the building to determine the angle Innn which he wanted to paint. He spent about two weckson the painting, which is on display at Woodworks Gallery. HDI selected him as the artist for this year's ornament based on a sketch he submitted. Mace said. Mazie. a retired chemical engineer who moved to Mocksville about twoyears ago with his wife Helli to be near family, has alway.s had an interest in painting, he said. He had dabbled in painting forycars but has really started to devote lime to his an since retiring in 1995. In addi tion to painting ptinraiis. he has alsodone paintings of about 10 historic homes on Main Street in Mocksville. His paintings may be seen exclu sively at Woodworks Gallery, which is owned by his daughter and son-in-law Linda and Glenn Mace, but have been displayed at various locations through out the state! Note cards with each house depicted are also available forpurchase at Woodworks Gallery. He is a member of Associated Art ists of Winston-Salem and tha David son County Museum of Art. o : w <5) j:: O Davie County Public Ubra«Mocksville» NU DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Dec. 17,1998 Restored Cherry Hill Lutheran Church By Mike Earnhardt Davie County Enterprise Record Julie Koontz was sickened at the sight she found at Cherry Hill Lutheran Church last week. When she walked into the door, it was obvious vandals had broken into the his toric church in southern Davie County. An old wooden cross had been torn firom the wall behind the altar. It was turned upside down and used as a guide as the vandals painted it on several places-in the church. She called the Davie County Sheriffs Department, and then went further into the church. That sickening feeling worsened. On the front pew. the vandals had painted the words "God Is Dead." On the floor in front of the pew, a pentagram, a symbol associated with Sa tanic worship, had been painted. She was heartbroken. Koontz led the effort with Historic Davie to restore the old church, which has stood for years at thecomer ofCherry Hill and Point roads. It had been the site of vandalism in the past, but this was the first case since Historic Davie took over restoration of the building. She called for assistance after seeing a light on in the building, when there shouldn't have been one burning. She said neighborhood residents told her the light had been on for about a week. It made her • wonder if promises of routine patrols of the church by the Davie County Sheriffs Again Falls Victim To Vandals -4 Department had actually been taking place. Historic Davie has spent thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours of volun teer time restoring the building, which is used once a year by descendants of the founders of the church for a reunion. When thatrestoration began, the church was in poor condition, partly because of age and partly because of vandalism. At that time, among the words painted on the walls was the name "Jason." Vol unteers found a photograph on the floor. wi th the name Jason on the back. They did their own investigation, and found who was in the photograph, Koontz said, but they heard nothing more firom law en forcement officials. That "Jason" lived in the neighborhood. The church and an old house further down Point Road have been the victims of vandalism for years, Koontz said. An old outhouse on a hill behind the church had also been turned over. Koontz Please See Vandals - Page 7 !y 4 O Davie County Public Library Mocksvillei NG DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Dec. 17,1998 n MVi-^4 j:;?!; i Julie Koontz of Historic Davie looks at the damage caused by vandals to the newly restored Cherry Hill Lutheran Church. - Photos by Robin Fergusson Vandals Damage Historic Cherry Hill Church Continued From Page 1 suspects that Historic Dayie will have to pay to have that filled in. although a more appropriate chance would be for the vandals to return, and fail in the hole, she said Already, the building has been painted. Windowshavebeen replaced. The altar, podium and pews have been refurbished, and replica old stoves re placed. The steeple is being fixed. "We've spent most of the money," Koontz said. "Right now, we need money to buy a security system." The group bought outside lights to help with security, and blocked off a road thai went around the church, out of sight from the roads. They hope that the shock from the recent vandalism brings the commu nity to action. Cherry Hill Road is bu.sy. and anyone who drives by and sees activity at the church at night should call the sheriffs department. The sheriffs department has put the case into Crimestoppers. meaning a reward of up to $ 1.000 is available for information on who committed this crime. You do not have to reveal your identity. Call 751-1111. A cross torn from above the podium was turned upside vandalism. and used as a guide for the Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NC - DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, July 22,1999 Cherry Hill Homecoming Planned The annual Homecoming celebra tion at Cherry Hill Lutheran Church will be held Sunday. July 25. The church, which dates back to the 1870s. has not been used for regular services in more than 50 years, but the homeconting tradition on the fourth Sunday in July has continued through- out-the years. The old church, located on Point Road at Cherry Hill Road has under gone numerous renovations thanks to Historic Davie Inc. and a grant from the N.C. Department of Cultural Re sources, including new windows and doors, fresh painjfrj(nd'an alarm system to deter vandals./ Last year those gathering for home coming rededicated the newly reno vated church and celebrated its 125th anniversary. This year's service will begin at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Karl Park, a retired Lutheran minister from Salisbury, de livering the sermon. I The worship service will be fol lowed by a business meeting and pic nic on the grounds. Divio County Public Library Mocftsvilte, NC A i o s- o d 51 C-VWXlLCWtS - CDAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Aug. 12,2021 - |iH .=3 0)Q- =c ^3 OO oO 2The little white churchThe tradition continues at Cherry HilltK«air f^Tftendecalong with their extendedEy Ellen BishopTo the Enteiprise"The Church in the Wild-wood" by Pitts was a veryfitting prelude to play at theCherry Hill Church homecoming Sunday, .luly 25, where theRev. Jolin C. Elam of Franklin led the morning worshipservice.Indeed, it was a sweet clear-Sabbath morning in the littlewhite church that sits up on awoody knoll at the comer ofPoint and Cherry Hill roads insouthern Davie County.According to the bulletin.onOct. 26,1873.agroupof Lutheran members fromthe New Jerusalem LutheranChurch and pai1 of the OldDutch Meeting House or Heidelberg Evangelical Church,ornanized ReformationLutheran congregation whichwas also called Cherry Hill.The organization took placeill the log schoolhouse wliichwas across the road from thepresent church.The names of 15 males and24 females comprise the list ofthe original members.Mathias Miller gave theland for the church site andcemetery on April 17,1874and the cornerstone was laidon Aug. 22. 1874,Although there has notbeen a regular service sinceabout 1933. the members andcommunity have never quitelet it go.Except for a few yearsduring World War II when gasoline was limited, and last yeardue to the pandemic, the doorshave been unlocked once ayear. Many of Mr. Miller'sdescendants, those of formerchurch members and friendsfrom the suiTOunding areahave continued to worship onthe last Sunday in July.According to the Twin CitySentinel dated July 30.1954."I was -nic of the youngest toenjoy the good food to be hadat this homecoming. One ofmy fondest childhood memories is of attending this oncea year event. So. this pastSunday the 25th. my husbandand I. along with my sister.Mary Poole, Joined in fellowship with others to sing the oldhymns, listen to God's wordand to have a great meal onthe grounds. My hope is thatthe newer generation will continue to take part in preseiwingthis treasure of a church andits liistory."And, it looks as if they will.Trent and Makayla Bemyand their baby Adalynn werein attendance on this Sunday. family and many others. It wasgreat to see that the traditionof homecoming was aliv c andwell in this little church -even though it's only once ayear.Writer Ellen Frye 3ishop atage 7 months attends thechurch homecoming onJuly 30,1954.