Ebenezer Baptist
Church, Covington Co Mississippi
From the work of Jean Strickland And Patricia N. Edwards
©1988
Shown here are excerpts from records dating 1820 - 1872
| A
List of Members in Fellowship in May 1820 (Date Missing) |
A
List of Members in Fellowship on September 10th 1820 |
Males
Jacob
Carter |
Females
Sarah
Polk |
Males
Jacob
Carter |
Females
Sarah
Polk |
A list of Members in Fellowship the August 11th 1821
Males
Jacob
Carter |
Females
Sarah
Polk |
June 1st Saturday 1822 Met in Conference
Received
Brother Wm. Gardner and Mary his wife by Letter. |
A list of Members in Fellowship the 1st in August 1822
Male
Members
Jacob
Carter |
Female
Members
Sarah
Polk |
May 30th 1823 Met in Conference
|
A List of Members in Fellowship August the 2nd 1823
Male
Members
Esau Bass
|
Female
Members
Sarah
Polk |
Excommunicated
Jacob Carter |
Dismissed
by letter
Susannah Lowe |
December 8th 1823 Met in Conference
Dismissed, Brother John Bass, and his wife, Sister Cealy Bass by letter |
A
List of Member in Fellowship July 31st 1824 |
A
List of Member in Fellowship August 5th 1825 |
Males
Esau Bass
|
Females
Sarah
Polk |
Males
Esau Bass
|
Females
Sarah
Polk |
Dismissed
Males
John Bass
|
Dismissed
Females
Elizabeth
Alford |
Dismissed
Males
Cader Price
|
Dismissed
Females
Charity Graves |
December 1825 -- date missing-- Met in Conference
William
Gardner and his wife, Mary make application for letter of dismission
and the Church was directed to write ___ |
A List of Members in Fellowship August 4th 1826
Males
Esau Bass
|
Females
Sarah
Polk |
Deceased Lydia Rulk |
Dismissed Mary Pruett |
December 2nd 1826 Met in Conference
Brother
Luke Polk came forward for a letter of dismission for himself
and his wife Rebecca |
January 6th 1827 Met in Conference
Moved
and seconded that we have a house built for publick (sic) worship which
was carried in the affirmative- And commissioners were chosen for the same, namely: Esau Bass, George Burket, I. Polk, Daniel Lowe, and Abel Randel |
February 3rd 1827 Met in Conference
Brother
William Gardner and his wife returned with their letter. |
A list of Members in Fellowship on August 3rd 1827
Males
Esau Bass
|
Females
Sarah
Polk |
Dismissed
Luke Polk
Excommunicated Jethro Robbins |
Dismissed
Rebecca Polk |
January 26th 1828 Met in Conference
Sister Edith
Berry made application for a letter of dismission which was granted. (by
Bro Gardner) |
A
list of member in Fellowship on August 2nd 1828 |
A
list of Members in Fellowship on 31 July 1829 |
Males
Esau Bass
|
Females Sarah
Polk |
Males
Esau Bass
*I believe he & Elizabeth should be Vickers |
Females
Sarah
Polk |
Dismissed
Samuel Ainsworth |
Dismissed
Penny Williams
|
Dismissed
Cader Price |
Dismissed
Sister Bass
|
A
List of Members in Fellowship July the 30th 1830 |
A
List of Members in Fellowship August 5th 1831
|
Males
Esau
Bass |
Females
Sarah
Polk |
Males
Esau
Bass |
Females
Sarah
Polk |
| Dismissed
Males William
Lowe |
Dismissed
Females
Sister Lowe |
Dismissed
Males
Elias Vicker |
Dismissed
Females
Elizabeth Vicker |
A
List of Members in Fellowship August 3rd 1832
|
A
List of Members in Fellowship August 2nd 1833
|
Males
Esau
Bass |
Females
Sarah
Polk |
Males
Esau
Bass |
Females
Sarah
Polk |
Dismissed
Males
Thomas
Lowe Excommunicated Bro. Morris |
Dismissed
Females
Massa
Ruffin |
Dismissed
Males
Jesse W. Bird |
* |
May
3rd 1834 Met in Conference
|
A
List of Members in Fellowship August 2nd 1834 |
| 1.
Received Simeon Polk by experience and Baptism 2. Rec'd Washington King by experience and Baptism 3. Rec'd Simillity Polk (Centilla) by experience and Baptism
|
Males
Esaw
Bass Dismissed Members Davis
Thompson |
Females
Sarah
Polk |
June
the 3rd 1848 Met in Conference |
Brother
Gardner in the chair. Brother Ephraim Bass stated
that the conference that the report of his wagoning on
Sunday of b___ his orders is false. On motion took up the
case of Brother Ephraim Bass. On motion laid over the above
case of Brother Ephraim Bass.
On motion Brother W. Gardner and Harmon Thompson was appointed to cite sister Hannah Allen to attend our next conference. On motion be it resolved that any male member of Ebenezer Church absenting himself for two meetings in succession should be called on at the third to show cause why he has absented himself. |
July
the 1st 1848 Met in Conference |
Brother
Scarborough in the chair. On motion took up the case of Brother
Ephraim Bass. On the acknowledgement of Brother Ephraim
Bass, the Church expressed hisself satisfied.
Brother W. Gardner and Harmon Thompson reported that they had visited sister Hannah Allen and think her reasons just for her non attendancy. On motion the report was received and agreed to. |
August
the 5th 1848 Met in Conference |
Brother W. Gardner preferred a charge against Brother W. Barnes for attaching himself to the Masonic Fraternity, the charge having been fully discussed by the male members of the Church, the Church whereupon Brother Gardner consented to abide by the majority of the Church after returning to the Church. Brother Darius Scarborough at the request of Brother Gardner made motion to bring the charge before the Church for final hearing. Whereupon the moderator was requested to explain the condition of the case to the sisters of the Church. Whereupon the motion was put by the moderator to the Church to know whether the Church was satisfied with the acknowledgement of Brother Barnes was satisfied. Brother Bass made application for himself and his wife which was postponed until our next meeting. Brother J.M. Carr made application for a letter of dismission from the Church which was granted to him and the clerk authorized to grant him the same. Sister Jane Berry made application for letter from the Church which was granted to her and the clerk authorized to grant her the same. --I am unsure of who she might be-- On motion the Church proceeded to elect delegates to the association whereupon Brother W. Barnes and W. Gardner were selected and Brother Darius Scarborough their alternate; and the Church for 30 copies of the minutes of the association and that the Church send five dollars. Conference adjourned, W. Barnes, Clerk. |
September
the 2nd 1848 Met in Conference |
On
motion dismissed Brother Esaw Bass and his wife, Elizabeth from Ebenezer
Church.
On motion agreed to suspend the rule for washing feet for the present only. |
Ebenezer
Church met in Conference December 6th 1856 |
On
motion, Brother William Gardner was restored to fellowship. |
Males
Wm.
Barnes, Sr. |
Females
Sarah
Barnes |
Males
William
Barnes, Sr. |
Females
Sarah
Barnes |
Black
Male Members
John
|
Black
Female Members
Susan
|
* |
* |
Dismissed
Members
Lawrence
Blackwell |
Excluded
Members
Edward T. Spights Deceased Members None - Bob |
* |
* |
A
List of Members remaining in Fellowship September 1869 |
A
List of Members remaining in Fellowship September 1870 |
Males
Ephraim
Bass |
Females
Sarah
Barnes |
Males
Ephraim
Bass |
Females
Sarah
Barnes |
A
List of Members remaining in Fellowship September 1872 |
Males
Ephraim
Bass |
Females
Sarah
Barnes |
Males
Ephraim
Bass |