Date Original
1869-1886
Description
This collection contains records of church events and members for New Bethel Church in McNeil, Arkansas, dating from 1869-1886. It also contains a typed index of the names that can be found in the records and genealogical research for one of the church clerks, Samuel Hannibal Edington. S.H. Edington was the great-grandfather of the donors of this collection, Sara Johnson and Sylvia Sullivan Skinner. Also included in the collection, is a photocopy of a newspaper article on the history of New Bethel Church and its merging with Lebanon and Concord Baptist Churches to form Victory Baptist Church and photocopy of a newspaper article about the 106th anniversary of Victory Baptist Church.
Biographical/Historical Note
New Bethel Church was a church in the community of Laughlin, (Columbia County, Ark.), in the 1800s. It eventually consolidated with Concord Baptist Church in Milner, Arkansas, and Lebanon Church in Caney, Arkansas. Both New Bethel and Lebanon Church had been organized and represented in the Columbia Baptist Association as far back as 1865. Concord Baptist Church was established in the vicinity of Milner Schoolhouse in the community of Milner, Arkansas, on March 2, 1890. The three churches merged in 1894, and the new church became Cross Roads Baptist Church. At the time of the consolidation, New Bethel had 65 members, Lebanon had 14 members, and Concord had 34 members. On March 2, 1894, the name was changed to Victory Baptist Church. In 1947, Milner School gave its land and building to the church. The church still holds services in this location in the community of Milner in the township of McNeil, Arkansas, under the name of Victory Baptist Church. The pastor as of February 2020 is Lonnie Warren.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
McNeil, Columbia County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.178.001
Resource Type
Text
Collection
New Bethel Church [Victory Baptist Church-Milner] [McNeil, Ark.]records, SMC.178.001
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
New Bethel Church [Victory Baptist Church-Milner] [McNeil, Ark.] records, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
