One of the first orders of business was the drafting of a petition asking admittance of the Emmaus Church into the Franklin United Baptist Association, which was granted. Delegates from Emmaus attended the Franklin Association meetings until the church transferred to the Cane Creek Baptist Association, with which the church is presently affiliated. The fledgling congregation held regular meetings during most of the Civil War. There are no records for April 1864 through February 1866, but a notation in the record book indicates that there may have been meetings for which there are no minutes. Although membership has declined somewhat in recent years, the congregation continues to meet at Emmaus Church.
Present membership includes about fifteen individuals.
The records of Emmaus Church reflect a typical rural Baptist church. The records consist of five volumes which contain primarily the minutes of church meetings. The minutes begin with the organizational meeting of the church in February 1861 and continue through December 1989. The minutes are complete with the exception of the period 1877-1900, for which there are no minutes. Church business as indicated in the minutes included the acceptance and dismissal of members, adjudicating complaints against members, ordaining ministers and engaging pastors, and appointing delegates to the annual meetings of the Franklin United Baptist Association and the Cane Creek Baptist Association.