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Language
English
Abstract
The minute books of Morgantown's First Baptist Church. The books chart the growth and change of this locally noted church
of the regular Baptist denomination. The books contain church covenants, membership lists, statistics, treasurer reports,
church committee, society and officer reports, correspondence, and Sunday school records. Mention is made of the establishment
of a mission by the church in Sabraton and of a missionary effort to the local Italian-American community. Prominent members
mentioned are: O. P. Chitwood, D. B. Purinton, and P. B. Reynolds.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Morgantown First Baptist Church Minute Books, A&M 3105, West Virginia
and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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