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Macedonia At the time of establishment, this church was in the area known as Marion Co., which is now located in the town of Sulligent. Sulligent was not a town at the time (not until 1887), but this area was included in what was later called Moscow (est. 1832). Today this church stands in the southwestern part of the town of Sulligent, on the Wolfe Rd. (est. 1804). It still exists on the original property purchased in 1823 from Mr. Benson, a church member. (This information given by Mack "Bo" Morris, Jr., P.O. Box 414, Sulligent, AL 35586, Phone 205-698-8090) The following record is taken from a copy of the original church ledger, still in existence, and in the possession of Lamar Pitts, of the Shakerag Community, near Sulligent. Frontpiece states: Property of Macedonia Primative Baptist Church, Houston Pitts (Lamar's father), church clerk, Sulligent, Ala. Rt. 2. August 17, 1823 Macedonia Church in Marion County, Alabama state was constituted by Elder Henry Petty & William H. Cook with the following members who produced letters of dismission Abraham Kuykendall and wife Polly, Elijah Arnold and wife Elizabeth, Lemuel Beene and wife Sally, John Beene and wife Sally, Jesse Beene and wife Polly, Jabez Fitzgerald and wife Elizabeth. John Henson and wife Catherine, Owen Kee (?) and wife Rachel, John Kee, Isabele Minor (?). Being eighteen in number upon the following abstracts of principals. The being of a God, a Trinity of persons in the Godhead will that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament an the word of God and the only rule of Faith and practice. We believe in the fall of Adam and the degeneracy of his posterity, the corruption of human nature and the incibility of fallen man to do any thing that is spiritually good. We believe the everlasting love of God to his people a covenant of Grace with Jesus Christ & action in him and particular redemption by his blood justification by the inspiration of Christ's righteousness and reconciliation through him. |
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