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Southwestern District Missionary Baptist Association
Elected 2022-2023 Association Officers
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The 2023 meeting was held with Bible GroveMissionary Baptist Church
5365 Bible Grove Rd., Lexington, TN 38351, Henderson County, Tennessee.
The 2022-2023 Meeting began at 10:00 AM on Friday and Saturday, October 6 and 7, 2023
The 2024 Meeting will be on Friday and Saturday, October 11 and 12, 2024.
Association
Founded in 1846
HISTORY
BEFORE 1846, THIS ASSOCIATION WAS PART OF THE WESTERN DISTRICT ASSOCIATION. THE WESTERN DISTRICT ASSOCIATION WAS ORGANIZED IN 1822 AND IS ONE OF THE OLDEST IN TENNESSEE. PRIOR TO THIS, THE ASSOCIATION CAN BE TRACED BACK INTO NORTH CAROLINA AND WEST VIRGINIA WHEN THE COLONIES WERE STILL UNDER ENGLISH RULE. IT WAS IN THESE COLONIES THAT THE BAPTIST PATRIOT, PATRICK HENRY, DEFENDED THE BAPTIST PREACHERS BEFORE THE COLONIAL OFFICERS WHO WERE APPOINTED BY ENGLAND. AND, IT WAS HERE IN THESE COLONIES THAT THOMAS JEFFERSON, AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, MADE INQUIRY ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT OF BAPTIST CHURCHES AND ASSOCIATIONS SO THAT HE MIGHT USE IT AS A MODEL TO ASSIST IN FORMING THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. THE OLDEST BAPTIST ASSOCIATION IN THE UNITED STATES IS THE PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION WHICH HAS PERHAPS DONE MORE FOR MISSIONS THAN ANY OTHER.
THE FIRST MEETING OF THIS ASSOCIATION WAS HELD AT MOUNT COMFORT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN 1846. MOUNT COMFORT IS IN CARROLL COUNTY TENNESSEE LOCATED NEAR MAPLE CREEK LAKE IN WHAT IS NOW NATCHEZ TRACE STATE PARK. IT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST CHURCHES IN THE AREA. ASSOCIATIONAL MEETINGS HAVE BEEN HELD EACH FOLLOWING YEAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 1862 THROUGH 1864. NO MEETINGS WERE HELD DURING THE CIVIL WAR.
Member Churches of this Missionary Baptist Association |
Bethel65 Bethel Church Rd.
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Bible Grove 5365 Bible Grove Rd. Clerk: Johnny Sanders
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Center Point2225 Rowland Mill Rd. Clerk: Jenny Moon |
Clarksburg 12281 Hwy 424 Pastor: Jeff Simmons Clerk: Janicae Boyd |
Concord 3275 Westport Road Clerk: Dennis Stokes |
Cross Roads 55 Crossroads Church Rd. Clerk: Todd Kee |
Huntingdon 11110 Lexington St. Clerk: Lee Carter |
Marlsboro 25165 State Rt. 114 N Pastor: Clerk:
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Mixie 25860 Hwy 77 Clerk: Amanda Holland
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New Cross Roads 2110 Long Rock Church Rd. Clerk: Frank Gregg |
New Hope 5315 Hwy 114 Clerk: Wilma Seagraves |
New Spring Hill 145 Springhill Church Rd. Clerk: Laura Hutcherson |
Oak Grove 105 Oak Grove Church Rd. Clerk: Jimmy Wallace
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Pleasant Grove Pleasant Grove Church Rd. Clerk: Ernest Wood |
Pleasant Hill 1675 Pleasant Hill Ch. Rd. Clerk: Brenda Self |
Pleasant Ridge 5745 Hwy. 70 W Clerk: Mary Oakes |
Rushing's Creek 4005 Rushing Creek Ch. Rd. |
Shiloh 15 Shiloh Church Rd. Clerk: Larry Pritchard |
Westport 7080 Westport Rd. Clerk: Brenda Leslie |