Author: J. C. Flanigan
Publisher:
Published: 2015-07-08
Total Pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9781331000914
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from Gwinnett Churches: A Complete History of Every Church in Gwinnett County, Georgia, With Short Biographical Sketches of Its Ministers There are eighty-nine churches in Gwinnett County, Georgia. The number of churches belonging to each denomination, together with the total membership of the same, follows: Missionary Baptist, 11; 5,211 members. Methodist Episcopal, South, 22; 3,026 members. Primitive Baptist, 6; 204 members. Presbyterian, 5; 241 members. Methodist Episcopal, 4; 263 members. Christian, 4; 263 members. Congregational, 2; 234 members. Protestant Methodist, 1; 150 members. Undenominational, 1; members, none. The history of these churches is given in the following pages. The data, the number and the names of the members of each church, together with all other items of interest, were secured from the pastors and the members of the several churches. Records were carefully investigated. In addition to the history of the eighty-nine churches located in Gwinnett County, this work contains the history of Shiloh Primitive Baptist church. Walton County; Winder Baptist and Winder Christian churches, Jackson County, many of whose members live in Gwinnett County. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: James C. Flanigan
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Published: 2016-08-26
Total Pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9781363273898
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Author: James C. Flanigan
Publisher:
Published: 1999-01-01
Total Pages: 503
ISBN-13: 9780914923152
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Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Published: 2013-01
Total Pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9781313715720
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author: Nancy Tatom Ammerman
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 460
ISBN-13: 9780813523354
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Why do some religious institutions decline in the face of racial integration whilst others grow? How do congregations deal with economic distress? This study of congregations in the face of community transformation includes stories of over 20 congregations in nine communities across America.
Author: Nancy L. Eiesland
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780813527383
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Focusing on how the religious congregations (all Protestant) of a particular town adapted to a rapid influx of newcomers, this book makes a significant contribution to sociological literature, in an interesting narrative style. . . . Eiesland's work is the perfect complement to that of other major contributors in the field, such as Robert Wuthnow, Wade Clark Roof, William McKinney, David A. Rootzen, Jackson Carroll, and Nancy T. Ammerman.
Author: Sonny Seals
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780820349350
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Forty-seven early houses of worship from all areas of the state. Nearly three hundred stunning color photographs capture the simple elegance of these sanctuaries and their surrounding grounds and cemeteries.