Gaston County NC Church Records

Alexis

Alexis – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County. Pastor: R. G. Short

Mac Pelah – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mountain. Pastor: W. E. Furr

Belmont

Belmont Main Street – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western N.C. Conference. Pastor: Robt. E. Hinshaw

Belmont Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mountain. Pastor: Jos. T. Dendy

Center View – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County. Pastor: A. R. Holland

Ch. of Holy Comforter – United Lutheran Church in America, United Lutheran Ch of N.C., N.C. Synod. Pastor: E. H. Kohn, Ph.D., D.D.

East Belmont – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County Association. Pastor: R. E. Marr

Ebenezer Church – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western N.C. Conference. Pastor: T. C. McDougal

First Belmont – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County Association. Pastor: S. R. Bass

Hennyville Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western N. Carolina - Lincolnton Dist. Pastor: J. Barnes

Henry's Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western North Carolina - Lincolnton Dist. Pastor: P. B. Falls

Loves Chapel – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Catawba Synod, Catawba Presbytery. Pastor: J. R. Mayberry

Mount Zion – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western North Carolina - Lincolnton Dist. Pastor: P. B. Falls

Mt. Moriah – Negro Baptists, The Mount Pisgah. Pastor: A. H. Levant

Mt. Pleasant – Negro Baptists, Mt. Peace. Pastor: A. G. Giles

Mt. Zion – Negro Baptists, Mt. Peace. Pastor: J. J. Marchand

O'Connor Grove – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western N.C. Conference. Pastor: J. C. McDougal

Our Lady Help of Christians – Roman Catholic Church, Belmont Abbey. Pastor: Charles Kastner, O.S.B.

Park Street – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western N.C. Conference. Pastor: M. W. Dargan

Bessemer City

Bessemer City – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, N. Carolina, Shelby Dist. Pastor: C. R. Ross

Bessemer City – Methodist Protestant Church, North Carolina Conference. Pastor: W. L. Carson

Bessemer City – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mountain. Pastor: G. C. Bowman

Bessemer City – Wesleyan Methodist Connection (or Church) of America, N.C. Conference. Pastor: R. A. Christenbury

Bessemer City Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County Baptist Association - N.C. Baptist State Convention. Pastor: J. L. Teague

Grace Lutheran Church – United Lutheran Church in America, United Evangelical Lutheran Synod of North Carolina. Pastor: N. D. Yount

Hepzibah – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mountain. Pastor: W. B. Goebel

Hunter's Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western N. Carolina - Lincolnton Dist. Pastor: R. F. Dodd

Kelly's Chapel – Methodist Episcopal Church, Western. Pastor: David H. Kearse D.D.

Mt. Pleasant – Negro Baptists, Ebenezer. Pastor: Byars

Rhyne's Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western N. Carolina - Lincolnton Dist. Pastor: R. F. Dodd

Shady Grove – Negro Baptists, Mt. Peace. Pastor: J. W. Boyce

St. Andrew's Church – Protestant Episcopal Church, Diocese of Western North Carolina. Pastor: J. W. Cantey Johnson

Wesley Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western N. Carolina - Lincolnton District. Pastor: P. B. Falls

Cherryville

Cherryville – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mountain. Pastor: W. B. Goebel

Cherryville – Wesleyan Methodist Connection (or Church) of America, N.C. Wesleyan Conference. Pastor: C. W. Benton

Cherryville Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County Baptist Association. Pastor: J. J. Beach

Fairview – Negro Baptists, Ebenezer. Pastor: W. A. Roberts

Mt. Beulah – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County Bap. Association. Pastor: W. G. Camp

Mt. Zion – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County Association

Oak Grove – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western N. Carolina - Lincolnton Dist. Pastor: J. R. McColough

Rudisell Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western North Carolina - Lincolnton District. Pastor: A. M. Williams

Shady Grove – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County Bap. Association. Pastor: W. G. Camp

Smyrna – Methodist Episcopal Church, Blue Ridge-Atlantic. Pastor: W. E. Isenhour

St. Johns Lutheran Church of Cherryville – United Lutheran Church in America, N.C. Synod

St. Mark's – United Lutheran Church in America, Southern Conference of United Luth. Synod of N.C. Pastor: J. M. Speagle

Washington – Negro Baptists, Ebenezer. Pastor: C. F. Gingles

Webb's Chapel – Southern Baptist Convention, South Fork. Pastor: W. M. Rimmer

Zion Hill – Negro Baptists, Ebenezer. Pastor: A. M. C. Prevost

Cramerton

Cramerton – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mt. Pres., Synod of N.C. Pastor: Alfred S. Anderson

Cramerton Baptist – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston Association. Pastor: E. V. Hudson

Neely Grove – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western North Carolina - Lincolnton Dist. Pastor: W. A. Forney

Crowders Mountain

Bessemer City A.R.P. – Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, First. Pastor: R. R. Caldwell

Cuntry

Ebenezer – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western N.C., Shelby. Pastor: M. W. Dargan

Tates Chapel – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western North Carolina Conference, Shelby Dist. Pastor: James R. Warren

Dallas

Antioch – United Lutheran Church in America, North Carolinia. Pastor: C. K. Rhodes

Bethel – United Lutheran Church in America, Southern Conference of United Lutheran Synod of N.C. Pastor: F. M. Speagle

Dallas – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western North Carolina Conference, Shelby Dist. Pastor: C. O. Kennerly

Dallas Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western N. Carolina - Lincolnton District. Pastor: P. B. Falls

Dallas Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mountain Presbytery, Synod of N.C. Pastor: C. G. Brown

First Baptist Church of Dallas – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County Association. Pastor: Wm. T. Baucom

High Shoals – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western North Carolina, Shelby Dist. Pastor: C. O. Kennerly

Holy Communion – United Lutheran Church in America, United Lutheran Church - N.C. Synod. Pastor: A. P. Rudisill

Long Creek Memorial – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County. Pastor: W. W. Rimmer

Philadelphia – United Lutheran Church in America, North Carolinia. Pastor: C. K. Rhodes

St. Pauls – United Lutheran Church in America, North Carolinia. Pastor: C. K. Rhodes

East Gastonia

Flint Groves – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County. Pastor: J. W. Kesterson

Gastonia

Unnamed congregation – Plymouth Brethren I

1st Wesleyan Methodist – Wesleyan Methodist Connection (or Church) of America, N.C. Conference. Pastor: Earl Armstrong

Armstrong Memorial Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mountain. Pastor: J. H. Dulin

Calvary Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Association Gaston. Pastor: J. M. Trogdon

Crowders Creek Associate Reformed Presbyterian – Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Catawba. Pastor: W. P. Grier

East End – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western N.C. Conf. Pastor: F. A. Calhoun

East Gastonia Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston Association. Pastor: J. O. Fullbright

Epworth Chapel – Methodist Episcopal Church, North Carolina Conference, Western District. Pastor: G. T. Foley

First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church – Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, First Presbytery. Pastor: Ernest Neal Orr

First Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County Baptist Association. Pastor: W. C. Barrett

First Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mountain. Pastor: James H. Henderlite, D.D.

Franklin Ave - Shelby Dist – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western North Carolina Conference. Pastor: H. H. Robbins

Gastonia – Methodist Episcopal Church, Blue Ridge-Atlantic. Pastor: Walter E. Isenhour

Gastonia Church – Church of God. Pastor: J. M. Snyder

Gastonia Miss. – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Durham District. Pastor: C. H. Barber

Gastonia Pentecostal Holiness – Pentecostal Holiness Church, Western North Carolina Conference. Pastor: G. L. Jones

Gastonia Second Church – Wesleyan Methodist Connection (or Church) of America, North Carolina Annual Conference. Pastor: J. C. Harvey

George Town – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western North Carolina - Lincolnton District. Pastor: D. W. Williams

Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran – United Lutheran Church in America, Synod of North Carolina. Pastor: John L. Yost

Loray – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County Baptist Association. Pastor: J. W. Whitley

Lutheran Chapel – United Lutheran Church in America, Synod of North Carolina, United Luth. Church of America. Pastor: V. Y. Boozer

Main Street Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western North Carolina. Pastor: F. J. Prettyman

Mount Olive – Methodist Episcopal Church, Blue Ridge-Atlantic. Pastor: W. E. Isenhour

Mountain Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western North Carolina - Lincolnton District. Pastor: J. Barnes

Mt Hearbon Baptis Church – Negro Baptists, Mt. Price. Pastor: J. W. Wright

Mt. Pisgah – Negro Baptists, Friendship and Mt Pisgah Association. Pastor: W. C. Meek

Mt. Zion – Primitive Baptists, Carolina. Pastor: Stead Gibson

Olney Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mountain. Pastor: T. G. Tate

Pisgah – Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, First Presbytery. Pastor: J. B. Hood

Pleasant Ridge – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western North Carolina - Lincolnton Dist. Pastor: R. B. Moseley

S. Marrietta St. Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston Co. Association. Pastor: J. H. Boggs

Salvation Army – Salvation Army, North Carolina Div. Pastor: B. Hoekstra

Second Gastonia A.R.P. – Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, First Presbytery. Pastor: Francis T. White

Smyre – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western North Carolina Conference. Pastor: Claude H. Moser

St. Mark's – Protestant Episcopal Church, Diocese Western North Carolina. Pastor: J. W. Cantey Johnson

St. Michael's – Roman Catholic Church, Belmont Abbey. Pastor: Walter O'Brien, O.S.B.

St. Peters – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western North Carolina - Lincolnton Dist. Pastor: J. C. Carothers

St. Stephens – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western North Carolina - Lincolnton Dist. Pastor: D. G. Moose

Temple – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County Asso. Pastor: W. Arthur Hoffman

The Church of God – Church of God, Business Headquarters at Cleveland, Tenn. Pastor: Clarence B. Davis

The Church of God – The (Original) Church of God, General Annual Convention, Chattanooga, Tenn. Pastor: Eva Heffener

Third Street – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Catawba - Pres. Catawba Synod. Pastor: J. W. Rollins

Trinity – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western North Carolina - Lincolnton Dist. Pastor: G. W. Rose

Trinity – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western North Carolina Conference. Pastor: James R. Warren

Unity – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western North Carolina - Lincolnton Dist. Pastor: Rose G. W.

West Ave. – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mountain Pres. Pastor: R. J. Hunter

West End – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western N.C. Conference. Pastor: J. N. Randall

Harden

Harden Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County Asso. Pastor: Albert Campbell

High Shoals

High Shoals Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County Baptist Association. Pastor: Albert Campbell

High Shoals Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mountain. Pastor: C. G. Brown

St. John's Church – Protestant Episcopal Church, Diocese Western North Carolina. Pastor: J. W. Cantey Johnson

Kings Mountain

Long Creek – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mountain Presbytery. Pastor: G. C. Bowman

Lowell

Unnamed congregation – Congregational Churches

Covenant Presbyterian of Lowell – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mountain. Pastor: W. J. Roach

Lowell – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western N. Carolina, Shelby District. Pastor: A. C. Tippett

Lowell – Primitive Baptists, New Associational

Lowell Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston Association. Pastor: Lloyd L. Jessup

Lowell Pres. Ch. – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mt. Pres., Synod of N.C. Pastor: Alfred S. Anderson

New Hope – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mountain Presbytery, Synod of North Carolina. Pastor: Archie McLaughlin

Wrights Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western North Carolina - Lincolnton District. Pastor: W. A. Forney

McAdensville

McAdensville – Wesleyan Methodist Connection (or Church) of America, N.C. Conference. Pastor: L. O. Wallace

Mount Holly

Bethel – Negro Baptists. Pastor: W. M. Neely

Castanea – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mountain. Pastor: W. E. Furr

Church of Good Shepherd – United Lutheran Church in America, United Lutheran Synod of North Carolina. Pastor: C. H. Kohn, Ph.D., D.D.

Macedonia – Negro Baptists, Mt. Peace

Mt. Holly North Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western North Carolina Conference, Shelby Dist. Pastor: Elgin Edgar Williamson

Mt. Holly Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mountain. Pastor: W. D. McInnis

Mt. Sinai – Negro Baptists. Pastor: J. D. Massey

Mt. Sinai Baptist – Negro Baptists. Pastor: J. D. Massey

New Providence Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, Mt. Peace. Pastor: J. R. Surratt

Shiloh Church – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Western N.C. Conference - Lincolnton Dist. Pastor: A. M. Davis

New Hope

Bethesda – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western N. Carolina, Shelby Dist. Pastor: A. C. Tippett

North Belmont

Goshen – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mountain. Pastor: J. K. Hall

Ranlo

Maylo – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western N.C. Conference, Shelby District. Pastor: R. L. Forbis

Ranlo – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston Co. Pastor: J. W. Kesterson

River Bend

Snow Hill – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western N.C., Shelby District. Pastor: T. A. Plyler

River Bend T. Shp

Hickory Grove – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County Association. Pastor: W. B. McClure

Samell

Mt. Calvary – Negro Baptists, Mt Pease, Mt Pease Association. Pastor: W. R. Douglass

Sou Point

Sandy Plains – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston. Pastor: W. W. Rimmer

South Point

South Point – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western N. Carolina, Shelby Dist. Pastor: A. C. Tippett

The Church of God Belmont – Church of God. Pastor: W. H. Stallings

Southport

Union Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Synod N.C. Presbytery of Kings Mtn. Pastor: J. E. Berryhill

Stanley

Unnamed congregation – Plymouth Brethren I

Brington or Stanley Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston Assn. Pastor: O. W. Triplette

Christ's – United Lutheran Church in America, United Lutheran N. Car. Syn. Pastor: D. P. Rudisill

Macedonia – United Lutheran Church in America, North Carolina Synod. Pastor: N. W. Jeffcoat

New Bethel – United Lutheran Church in America, North Carolina Synod

Spring Field – Negro Baptists. Pastor: R. D. Harris

Stanley – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western North Carolina Conference, Shelby Dist. Pastor: G. G. Adams

Stanly Creek – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Kings Mountain. Pastor: F. P. Rankin

Worth

Fancy Hill – Negro Baptists, Mt. Price Association. Pastor: Ja. S. Surratt

Town not stated

Ballard Grove – Negro Baptists, Roanoke Missionary Baptist Association. Pastor: C. S. Mitchell

Bethel – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston Co. Association. Pastor: N. W. Baucom

Beulah – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, W.N.C. Conf., Shelby District. Pastor: J. E. B. Houser

Bracketon – Methodist Episcopal Church, North Carolina. Pastor: J. H. Meeks

Center Baptist Church – Negro Baptists. Pastor: W. M. Parrott

Cherryville First Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western North Carolina, Shelby Dist. Pastor: Robt. Mock

Concord – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, N. Carolina, Shelby Dist. Pastor: C. R. Ross

Cramerton – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western N. Car. Conf., Shelby Dist.

Eagle Grove – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County Association. Pastor: Frank Ingle

Lucia – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County Association

Mays Grove – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western North Carolina Conf., Div. Shelby. Pastor: J. E. B. Houser

McAdenville – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western N.C. Conf., Shelby District. Pastor: D. F. Carver

McAdenville – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County. Pastor: C. A. Caldwell

Mount Holly Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County Association. Pastor: Ford A. Burns

Mt. Marian – Primitive Baptists, Non Associated

Mt. Pisgah – Negro Baptists. Pastor: H. McCullough

Providence – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western N.C., Shelby District

Puett's Chapel – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western N. Carolina, Shelby Dist. Pastor: C. R. Ross

River Bend – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Western N.C., Shelby Dist. Pastor: Elgin E. Williamson

Spencers Mountain Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Gaston County Association