Would anyone know if there is a mambership list or a record of the early church minutes of the Providence Baptist Church in Jasper co Ga in the early 1800's. My ancestor was Geroge Ray and he lived in that area. Thanks,Ross

I believe there must be church records, probably at the Georgia Archives in Atlanta.

This is posted in front of Providence Baptist Church:

15 Dec 1810 Providence Baptist Church was constituted in Shady Dale, Jasper Co, GA. Charter members were Jacob and Jael Mercer, Martin and Polly Stanly, James and Martha Brown, Elizabeth Green, Rebecca Walden, John Ferrell, Elkany Denson. First deacons were Martin Stanly and James Brown. First clerk was James Richards. Early pastors were James Henderson, James Wilkerson, John Bogan, James Green, James Carter, W. G. Horsley, and Asa Marshall.

Marj

There are minute books from Providence Baptist Church archived in the library at Mercer University in Macon, Ga. They are on microfilm and can be requested through your local library to be viewed there. We do not at this time have a list of members from the early 1800's but are in the process of trying to compile this and review those old minute books and documents as our church will celebrate its 200th Anniversary on Dec. 10,2010 and we are planning a celebration for next fall. Please email at shadydalefc@bellsouth.net with your information in case we run across your ancestor and we would like to be a ble to contact any decendants of former church members to be invited to our celebration. Thanks, Sabrina Westbrook