1. May the 24 the church met and after worshop preceded to business first Examination made of our Ripeness for Constitution by Elder Richard Newport and Elder John Parker and being found ripe were constituted . . . Secondly Elder Newport agreed to attend us by request of the church 3d agreed to hold church meeting at Molders meeting house the 3d Saturday in june Adjourned . . .
2. June 24 church met at hiccory valey meeting house according to appointment after worshop preceded to business 1st Recd. Joseph Adkins and Rachel Adkins by letter 2d Recd. Sarah Huddlestone by letter 3d recd Nancy Huddlestone by letter 4th recd. Susanna Molder by Expn. 5th Recd Metheny Dunkin & Jemima Simmons under our care 6th appointed Church Meeting at this place the 2d Saturday in July adjourned . .
3. June 28th Church met at hineses creek worshoped and proceded to business first Recd Mary Vaugn by letter 2d Agreed to Sayin to purchas Church Necessesaries Adjourned .
4. July 19th Church Met at hiccory valey worshiped & adj.
5. July Church Met at Hin-Cr. worshiped and proceded to business first received Richard Newport and Hannah Newport by letter Adj. (Note: Richard Newport and Hannah Hinds were married in Knox County,Tennessee in 1800)
6. August Church met fourth Saturday held a Sacrament on Sunday and Adj. . .
7. September 19th Church met H. Cr. worshiped and proceded to business first the Asociation Letter Recd. aprov'd 2d Rich Newport and Valn (Valentine) Molder the messengers 3d Allen Brock applied for letter for himself and his wife gr. (granted) adj.
8. October Form Church met after worship proceded to business 1st received Wiley and Peggy Warwick by letter 2d agreed to Lookout a deacon adj. . . . CH
9. December term Church met after worship proceded to business the choice of the Deacon refind then chose John Warwick and Pleasant McBride to site Valentine Molder to reset meeting Adj. . .
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12. March term church met and worshiped proceeded to business first received William Bledsoe Judith Bledsoe and Judith Brock 2d a letter of dismission granted to George Harper 3d Brethren Vaugn and McBride set apart as deacons by the laying on of hands
and prayer by Richard Newport and Phillip Parkerfld. adj. . .
(Richard Newport served as the church's pastor until 1815, at which time Brother Elder Valentine Moulder was called to take the pastoral care of the Hindses Creek Church, and relieve Brother Elder Newport, "but still to receive and admonish him as a father.")
* Minutes courtesy of William Tharpe, Union County Historical Society, P. O. Box 95, Maynardville, Tennessee
Parentheses by Linda Shay, 4th Great Granddaughter of Richard and Sarah Newport and John and Nancy Warwick, and 3rd Great Granddaughter of Wiley and Peggy Warwick.
On the third Saturday in October, 1818, delegations from twelve churches, mainly from the Tennessee Association, met at Cedar Ford Church in Claiborne County, and organized Powell Valley Association. The churches and delegates were as follows: Hinds Creek (Union County), John Warwick, James Ishams, John Goss and Richard Newport; Gap Creek (Claiborne County), William Jones, Thomas Murray, Aaron Davis and Jacob Lowder; Cedar Fork (Claiborne County), Samuel Pitman and Absolom Hurst; Buffalo Creek (Grainger County), Josiah C. Bunch, John Ferguson, James Dyer and David Watson; Davis Creek (Claiborne County); John Sharp, and Fred Bolinger; Glade Spring (Campbell County) Joshua Inglish; Powell River (Campbell County), Thomas Boydston; Big Barren (Claiborne County) William Cook and Samuel McBee; Head of Richland (Grainger County), John Kidwell and C. Rucker; Big Spring (Claiborne County) Richard Harper, Joab Hill and Hiram Hurst; Coal Creek (Anderson County) and War Creek. Thompson's settlement in Virginia was also represented.*
*PATHWAYS History and Genealogical Journal, The Union County Historical Society, Volume 15, June 1996, Number 2.
THE HINES CREEK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, ORGANIZED ON APRIL 20, 1952 AS WARWICK'S CHAPEL WITH
13 CHARTER MEMBERS*
*PATHWAYS History and Genealogical Journal, Union County Historical Society Incorporated, Volume 10, December 1991, Number 4
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