Zion’s Rest Primitive Baptist Church was organized on April 23, 1949, in Rockingham County, Spray, North Carolina. The church held monthly meetings and according to its records closed on November 1, 1987. These items include letters regarding membership, a church covenant, and cards of thanks sent to the church.
This items consists of a short biography of John G. Eubanks, pastor and elder of Welsh Tract Church, written by John B. Miller. Annotations indicate it was written in 1926 shortly after Elder Eubanks' death.
This correspondence from Robert D. Haack to W. J. Berry includes thanks for W. J. Berry's assistance with research and clarification on information regarding certain Primitive Baptist churches including Bryn Zion, Duck Creek, and Welsh Tract. Included is an excerpt from a writing by George L. Caley on Bryn Zion church.
A newspaper article by William H. Wroten Jr. on the Welsh Tract Old School Baptist Church. William H. Wroten Jr. was professor of history and wrote for the The Salisbury Daily Times. This article may have been published in The Salisbury Daily Times.
The newspaper article shares the history of the Welsh Tract Church and that Reese Ryddarcks, possibly an officer of Oliver Cromwell's army, is buried in the church's graveyard. These two clippings were separated by item .008 in the physical collection but were combined because they appear to be from the same article.
This letter is addressed to the Welsh Tract Old School Baptist Church from a member of the church expressing his reasons for moving to a Lutheran church. The letter is unsigned.
This item contains photographs from the Welsh Tract Old School Baptist Church. PHBLA-WTOSBC.004a (front) and .004b (back), photographs were contained inside this envelope; PHBLA-WTOSBC.004c (front) and .004d (back); PHBLA-WTOSBC.004e (front) and .004f (back); PHBLA-WTOSBC.004g (front) and .004h (back); PHBLA-WTOSBC.004i (front) and .004j (back); PHBLA-WTOSBC.004k (front) and .004l (back); PHBLA-WTOSBC.004m (front) and .004n (back) photograph of London Tract Church.