Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church (Rankin County, Miss.) Records Z/2047
The minute book of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Rankin County, Mississippi, documents the activities of the church from 1831 to 1851. Typically, the church would meet monthly and members would go into conference at the conclusion of the sermon. The topics of these conferences consists of budgets, sermons, renovations to the church building, and leadership roles. Also mentioned are member deaths, dismissals by letter, and excommunications. Of note are the enslaved persons mentioned by name as being received into church.
Digitization of this collection was made possible by a grant through Lilly Endowment’s Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative.
Read MoreThe minute book of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Rankin County, Mississippi, documents the activities of the church from 1831 to 1851. Typically, the church would meet monthly and members would go into conference at the conclusion of the sermon. The topics of these conferences consists of budgets, sermons, renovations to the church building, and leadership roles. Also mentioned are member deaths, dismissals by letter, and excommunications. Of note are the enslaved persons mentioned by name as being received into church.
Digitization of this collection was made possible by a grant through Lilly Endowment’s Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative.
