Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-10-17
Baptist Church at Rockville

Baptist Church at Rockville"
No records from that date until
1851. November 81, 1852 F. L.
Kregel was ordained and installed
as pastor.
A committee was appointed JAN
uary 1, 1857 ito contract for, and
superintend the erection of a church
building on Spider Hip, the ground
having already been purchased. In
the late fifties or early sixties meet
ings were conducted at Jamestown,
looking to the establishment of a
church. Letters were later granted
members for that purpose, also to
those living in the vicinity of Pooles-
vile, these localities, seemingly ad-
vantageous territory to Baptists.
! Repairs on the house of worship
were found necessary the beginning
of 1864. Apparently they led to en-
tire reconstruction for dedication oc-
Cured on October 18th, although the
work was not completed.
With DR.. Richard Fuller, pulpit
orator of that day. preaching from
the text: Behold the Lamb" the
Church was incorporated January g.
, 1868, and the first trustees elected
Edward M. Viers, R. A. Bogley, Ed
ward o. Edmonson, Joseph M. Han
ey, and the pastor, S. R. White
. From henceforth its name was to he
! "The Baptist Church at Rockville"
This was duly subscribed to in the
presence of two justices of the peace
ON June Both.
The envelope system" was adopted
. in special session November "a, 1872
to collect funds for the Maryland
|, Union Association, $1.O0 per mem
. Der.
Contributions to the support Cd
, pastor and church expenses were ex
pected quarterly. November %, 1871
, a resolution was passed that mem.
: bers failing to give what they hac
: pledged We're "guilty of violation %
: Christian and moral obligation to the
: church,.
Again repairs were needed and 8
committee named in July, 1876 tx
supervise the matter. For eight
months, without meeting place Of
their own, the Baptist flock was gra
ciously sheltered by the Methodists.
: The renovated building was openet
. June II, 1877, with DIR. C. C. Bit
!; ting as guest speaker. His text was
Except the Lord build the house
: they labour in vain that build it,
) Psalm 1877: 1.
Thirteen members in December
l 1880 were granted letters of dismis
sion to organize Mt. Zion, five mile
below Rockville.
; They were quickly followed b!
: fourteen, considerably lessening tn,
ranks.
) Sensing the need of a pastor
: home as part of the essential church
} equipment, Spencer c. Jones, son o.
the first pastor, on the eleventh O.
> May, 1884, offered lot on the cor
ner of Adams Street and Middl,
: Lane, which was accepted, construc
ton, however, not to begin until th,
: sum of $1,000. cor it's equivalent
should be in hand
) April "a, 1887, in business confer
: ence, it was advised by the deacon
!. Chat the church appoint com
7 mittee to revise the Covenant ant
articles of Faith, also to collate al
3 the resolutions and rules for the gov
: eminent of the church, the resolu
tions and rules hereafter passed t,
r be recorded together for convenient
/ referenc". The committee were tn,
pastor, James H. Wright, and Davi'
H. Bouic, clerk. John d. Berry
} received commentator in August %
!, that year as a student in the South
} ern Baptist Theological Seminary il