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AcKENDRE::: : ETIIODIST OHU:-{OH

Three and a hal~ riles est of Lav~enceville, on the LaN.encev'lle­

SU1'lanee Ro:..d, sta Ids _.cKendree Ohurci , if: ich has t.:e na e oi' ,.., S"OJ : c-

Kendree.

In t.e year 188" several ..;eople living in the communit~r resolved to

,:old a relir;ious . etin j 80, a bush arbor 11aS built. 'he .everond Kasc­

cinsco 1eid, "lho las t: en pastor of the Lawrenceville. etl 0 :ist Ohurch,

and the 11everend T;[. I:. I inn ,ere invited to hold a neat_nee The ore;aniza­

tion 01' the I:cKendree Ohurch resulted froM t l 1a.t neeting.

One acre 01' land "Tas p'iven by r rs •.artha ·ollI:la.ker and an adjoinin

acre "Tas ""iven by 1·:. .J. l:ontgor!l8ry :'01' church purpose S j the land ,.,as deeded

to the "ollol:ling trustees to be used by the 'e bel's 0:::' t· e ' . E. Ohu:'ch,

Soutl, for ralin;ious nur"osoo: T. O. R. Lo.niar, G. 'l. ::affett, L L•. oeu­

les, ''l. J~. Ke:.n, and Jo ill Taylor.

'J:he firs·t . ouse ",as buHt on '~hc land r;iven by _ • B. ::ont:'oror ,

ana "as used both ao a church 0.: ...(, u. oc>ool fro' 1804 un\Jil 1896, 11 .e'"2 the

ne~·, c 'u1'ch 'ao buHt. .'ho 11.8: as of the members in 1 84 \'101'e ao fo11o\'1S:

T. O. R. Lanier, I~e ,:. H. S:o.i-i...h, G. .afi'ett, ~T. L. 00"")108,I

'r ,.O. "') Jackson, John laylor, G. R. O. Lanier, J. H. vollins, J. • HUl,

G. 1/. Scott, '. J. 'axe:', J. ':. H..:. "!lie, Fluker

Davis, J. IT. JJa~ier, J. ':f. rloberts, O. A. 0001::, E. B. omson, f.,. C. Hall,

O. '-'. -:OU11. , • 3irdoo g, G. T.-Durha , .2..os. Houz;ns, O. :. _~e- i',

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O. J. ,itc' ell, • . L. Tillcro n, !::'l1i Roberta, G..• ':ui'i' , os Jo' n-T.

~ TT V ouncr ,

Isav Gossett nd E. ""1ie, 3. e .bers; an ~,'o folIo/ins e'ale er­

bel's: .:. O. 1·0. ier, .atr' ok, S••Limier" Ke' ..p, A, o. :af'fett, S, A.

Snith, ::110. la 'lor, Ifanc" ree., ~ ilV reer, Lucretia 'inn, .ary a no,

llrt'18. "ell,' er, .. 1 • ee r 106, L; dia 'Tolls, Anzo }ree , ". O. Davia, J.

son, J. • n::'ia, enrv JO~'.!lBOn, ',. ' . Yni~ht, J. L.

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C. Bir ao g, Susan n inn, L. 0011 ina, 'artha1

~r3.aier, .. L •. a -e\'1, S. 8. ur}:a. 1. S. voll ins, .• t;'. YOLmg, S. . 001­

1 ins, la to. 8pa,'ks, T ula Yo no', O. :l~rnie, r. j. 8"'0.1' -:S, S. \oberts,

I. S •. uf'f, L. D. ..Jirdsl" ~, .. :::. Johnao , ::. :T. ;1'( 'i, AI' ce Jo'lmoon, ~u-

nice Jo:mBon, liz-a .:itc.e 1, 0.1"- Jo'ms ,?e . ina ,j!' .il :a :;1'0' , .

l.o)erta,Jao!,::son, S .•

. axoy, ~. L. aynie and Jane uohnson.

:t var'o a tiT s efforts er uild a ne'·/ c' urch, but the

efforts ahlo. B fa:'1pd. In 1.95, 'I'ile Ja 'ea "a~rlor ,as 1'08" or, lu~ber

it . 'as aa led ane. rau1ed on the 7G..m buy 'bOot aa no' unt' 1906, un­

del' tle pastorate or Dr. ixon that the new c'urch as _itmlly built. t

as a n::uch larrer an. botter hOLlee t .an t' 0 old one and c at abo·t ~1,200.

It 'las built uuon the acre of land "'iven b I,joa ..art' a "(11)3.':81'.

: cKondree las attac e ...u the a re~ceville Oha1'~o, 3ainesv'110 Jiatrict

0;" 7,he ·o.'t'l1 ~'O 1'rria 00nfc1'en06. In 1911 it 0.0 c: an e to t e "orcrooa

01 cuit. An in 1926 i las c 3.'1(";'ed "'0 a ot'e1' c'arC"e' "or an'- "car it

\'111a on t' 0 '1renceville charf"e a ....ai. r"', ·as ,,' a.n ....ad jn 1946 t t.'e 0("

391' in , ""ire' it.

;.ar~ ~reat revivals ve beel, 1e1' at t is crurch; t' '. e c conduc-:'e'r

b" Y bro' ~ nraacheraj ao e lere t 0 ,eve1'onds J. -. :::a'~es, nUl Po'inG,

Grover J. Kno"llee, .... Bette, C.• lrom, Claude Sin leton, "f • •. , Cash a.d

. any others.

A Sunda~' :::>c' 001 'TUS started eve before t' e orGanization 00&' t 0 urc ,

and loas 0.1 '18."6 been kept u in s r' r a-,-,d \'linter, ranr:ing in nu'" fro

(j) to 125. r. E. L. eo lea \'as Sunda' Sc 001 Sur::orinte. ent for )0 "oar •

J. F. Crr ·'e. '2:'he preser>t Sunday Sc 001 '3u"" rinto'l,Jent is !~. . Feeules.'

The churc has al'Ta, a bee noted fOOl' its sin l~. Sev'1ral r-ood sin""e1'

hB:ve belonr-ed to it at different times. nons ot ors t'1Ut co.' be rocalled

were T. II. S_ith, Zeke Haynie, Geo" e Sparl::s and T. A. aden. Geor ....o

Sparks cculc not b: beat as a leader on toe 01 t' e so "'s. e called t e

ne,·, books 1I:~arro'1 Go. 1 ell and did not li:o to 0;.'1'" in thel.; muc'. In the old

sacred harD e' ON every son .... and ita nu lbe'" a~1d did not rave to look i

t:e boo' to tell the nur::bEJr and lead in t '0 son. ::0 could sin'" all day

1i~hout tirin:. It is related o~ hiw that he helped .~~ e a election in

LU\-:rencevill'3 just after t'le 'Tar, in w'lic tho~ vo+ed on ador"~ion 0:' :.. e

State Const· tutio"l. It too:: a] 1 ni ht t unt t.e v0te 6 an S ar ~a id

th' cal1in,. He ot it in a rer-ular sonr, fo~ tre cO"lstitution--Amainst

~. e Co~stit'.rtio., a d aftCJr ca.llin~ all n -ht ' e '.'as per.Dectly fresh next

!Torni Jr;.

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The names of the pa.3tors Hho 1D..VO so:ved. "cKo_.drae Cl urc:1 lore as folIous:

1884 - Rev. J. R. (ing 191.2 1835 - Rev. ,. Turner and 191)

Rev. V. • Leuis 1914 - ~ev. C. . 81ift 1886 - ~~v. E. K. A-ins 1915 ­1887 - 88 - Rev. B. E. L. ':'i ill .ons 1916 - 17 - aov. l,.r. 1:. Dunbar 1889 - :'ov. Geo. L Quillian 191£', - ~ev. n. 11. "runsi': e_d 1890 - Rov •.:. I .Ed.vards 1919 - 20 - ~nv. S. G. ~.0~80n

1891 - Rev. Harloll and 1~,-1 - 'Rov. rr. 1'. JO" os - Rav. Davis 1922 - Rev. J. J. Dla :0

1892 - Rov. M. A. ~ ris 1925 - 24 - qev. Inrvin ":'r~l 2:1in 18~5 - u ev . J.E. Daric 925 - Rov. J. T lmli 1 94 - Rev. l.. A. Par ~O 1926 - Rov. :'. • Kin~-an 1395 - Rev. Jar~s ~ay1or 1<;27 - 'lev. T. --. :::lliot,t 1397 - Rev. J. '. Aust~n 1928 - 29 - qov. s. ~. ~nr1a~d

189~ - Rov. 'arril 9;0 - . P.v .1. '1ut1D.:~d

1899 - 1900 - 11 v. E. C. _Ar~~s 19;1 - )4 - Rev. '!. \' Cas: 1901 - 02 - Rev. S. E._rasuoll 19;5 - ;6 - v. Fe L. r; r.:ondson 190; - Rev. Tir_u r an 1957 - 40 - Rev. "0 J. :'cKnirht 1904 - Rev. IT. H. ;:orr 8 19ln - 42 - T\ev. J. D Venable 1905 - Rev. 'allace ~ogers 194; - 45 - Rev. !i. L. "'itehoad 1906 - _av. :ixon 1946 - Rov. ~'. '. I,unsford 1907 - 08 Rev. o•.J. I:clly 1947 - 48 - ev J. L. '1av 1909 - ~ov. C. E. Branch 1949 -50 -"1cv. J. S. :·CDO!'D.ld 1910 - ~ov. Jessant al1d 1950-- !iev. "'. P. 1e1' <Tor

- Rov. T. .a~suale

1911 - Rev. l. A. ~a~sdale

l~o recor of t:10 diotrict sUI0rinto'l e to :'l:l.ve beon l:e!lt. The onl, norcon0-1 ini'?' ll.tio·' 0:' t ..o fou Distr~.ct C'uperinte de":ts I!Q b.ave. 8 as follows: neve ~. q. Laprade Rov. I:. C. ~nory - 1929 - 52 :tov. B. TT S-'ith - 195; - )4 :'ev. J. F. Y _rbroug_ - 19;5 - )0 ,ev. Cla.ude endric!~a 19;9 - 42T

:1cv. J. F. "Ollnr;o - 1943 -4G lev. ':c-,oHry ~lro - 1947 - 49 Rov. A. _. Elizor - 1950 ­

Church :Tistrrian - .iss ..ontine "rm°Je