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Description:: Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church was founded on October 28, 1899, and located in Martinsville, Virginia. Several names are used throughout the records books including Primitive Baptist Church at Martinsville, Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church, the Church Street Primitive Baptist Church Martinsville, Virginia, and Chatham Heights Primitive Baptist Church. Reference is made to the church meeting at a new location in Chatham Heights in 1963 which may explain some name variation. The church typically met monthly during which time minutes were recorded in the church record books. The first entry in this record book is July 1986 and the final entry is December 1990. Two letters are included, one from July 1985 and the other from March 1995.
Subject:: Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church and Primitive Baptists
Creator:: Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church
Location:: Martinsville (Va.)
Language:: English
Date Created:: July 26, 1986 to March 25, 1995
Resource type:: Text
Identifier:: PBHLA-MPBC.011

Description:: Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church was founded on October 28, 1899, and located in Martinsville, Virginia. Several names are used throughout the records books including Primitive Baptist Church at Martinsville, Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church, the Church Street Primitive Baptist Church Martinsville, Virginia, and Chatham Heights Primitive Baptist Church. Reference is made to the church meeting at a new location in Chatham Heights in 1963 which may explain some name variation. The church typically met monthly during which time minutes were recorded in the church record books. The first entry in this record book is October 1954 and the final entry is August 1958. One additional entry from September 1989 is included at the end of the book.
Subject:: Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church and Primitive Baptists
Creator:: Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church
Location:: Martinsville (Va.)
Language:: English
Date Created:: October 9, 1954 to September 23, 1989
Resource type:: Text
Identifier:: PBHLA-MPBC.003