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Burgess Creek Freewill
Baptist Church,
394 County Road 55,
Tishomingo, Mississippi
38873
Directions: Located in
the Paden Community;
turn right off of County
Road 961 in S. Holcut
Pastor: Allen Jones
The
Burgess Creek Freewill
Baptist Church was
organized September 19,
1946, by Rev. G. P.
Mayo. There were seven
chartered members:
George and Rosie
Lambert, Elton and Emma
Nichols, Mattie Bell
Strickland, Hazel
Gentle, and Arnell
Nichols. The land for
the original church was
donated by the
Strickland and Nichols
families. When the land
was surveyed for the
Tennessee-Tombigbee
Waterway, it was
discovered that the
church would have to be
relocated. The final
service was held on
March 30, 1975.
The
members then started
looking for a new
location to rebuild the
church. Two acres of
land was purchased from
the John Felker estate,
and a new church was
built which included an
auditorium, three Sunday
school rooms, and
bathrooms. Later, two
additional Sunday school
rooms were added, and in
1988, a fellowship hall
was started.
Pastors of the first
church were:
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L. M. Wiggington
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Elected 1947
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R. A. Johnson
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Elected 1949
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C. P. Bray
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Elected 1950
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R. C. McCoy
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Elected 1954
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Burlon Jones
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Elected 1955
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Sidney Whitehead
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Elected 1958
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Rev. Johnson
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Elected 1960
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Travis Johnson
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Elected 1961
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Earnest Hopkins
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Elected 1962
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Berlon Jones
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Elected 1964
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No Pastor
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1966
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Gary Johnson
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Elected 1967
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Jerry House
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Elected 1968
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Ted Simmons
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Elected 1972
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R. C. Spencer
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Elected 1974
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Danny Short
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Elected 1975
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Lenarse
Strickland
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Elected 1979
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Services in the new
church facility began
April 6, 19??.
Pastors were::
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Leonard
Casabella
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Elected 1981
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Eulon Pruitt
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Elected 1982
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Tommy Wright
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Elected 1986
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Allen Jones
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Elected 1990
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Courtesy of Tishomingo
County Historical &
Genealogical Society.
The task
ahead of us is
never as great
as the Power
behind us.
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