Paint Creek Regular Missionary Baptist Church, Gallipolis, Ohio

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, United States

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Also known as: Paint Creek Baptist Church; frequently called the "colored Baptist church" or the "Third Street Baptist Church" in historic local newspapers
Current Location: 833 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio
Website: https://www.paintcreekchurch.com
Wikitree Category for Congregation: Paint Creek Regular Missionary Baptist Church, Gallipolis, Ohio

Contents 1 History 1.1 Founding Members 1.2 Pastors 2 Members 3 Sources

History

The Paint Creek Regular Missionary Baptist Church was founded in 1833 when the founders met at the home of Isaac Lewis near Paint Creek, on the outskirts of Gallipolis, Ohio. In its early years, the church met in a large barn near Spruce Street in Gallipolis. Around 1870, they bought the land for the present location at 833 Third Ave. in Gallipolis.^[1][2] The new church building there was dedicated on 7 Jun 1874.^[3]

Founding Members

The founding members of the church were:^[1][2]

• Rev. James B. Stewart (first pastor)
• Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Lewis
• Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howard
• Susan Ward
• Judith or Judah Ward
• Fielding Spears
• Gabriel Hurgo (first deacon)

Pastors

Pastors of the church include:^[2]

• Rev. James B. Stewart (first pastor)
• Rev. Isaac V. Bryant
• Rev. Nelson Barnet
• Rev. J. M. Riddle
• Rev. Smith
• Rev. O.P. Wright
• Rev. Edison
• Rev. Madison
• Rev. Freeman
• Rev. Bass
• Rev. B.F. Reed
• Current Pastor on church website

Members

Church members can be found in the Paint Creek Regular Missionary Baptist Church category.

Profiles can be added to the category by placing [[Category:Paint Creek Regular Missionary Baptist Church, Gallipolis, Ohio]] above the Biography heading.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Church History," Paint Creek Baptist Church," https://www.paintcreekchurch.com/welcome : accessed 28 Oct 2023).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Itinerant Inspired New Faith," Gallipolis Daily Tribune [Ohio], 27 Aug 1940, sesquicentennial edition, "Gallipolis's Churches" section, page 8 [image 88 of 111 on Bossard Library Digital Newspaper Archive]; image copy, Bossard Library Digital Newspaper Archive, (https://bossardlibrary.advantage-preservation.com : accessed 28 Oct 2023).
3. ↑ Dedication of Church Building at 833 Third Ave.: Gallipolis Journal [Ohio], 4 Jun 1874, page 3, column 1; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/gallipolis-journal-dedication-of-paint-c/134240183/ : accessed 28 Oct 2023).