Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-30
- REV. j. u. LEAGUE
REV D:
Grassy Creek Church Holds
Services In Nelu Structure
History of Granville Count Congregation Traced Back
To 1854; Judge Devin and DR.. Powell Tucker
Speak; Rev. j. u. Teag ne, of Henderson, Pastor

Dedicatory services for the new
structure just completed were held
last Sunday in Grassy Creek Baptist
church in Granville county, of which
Rev. J. y. league, of Henderson, is
the pastor. Rev. Mr.. league has writ
ten the following ON the occasion and
the history OF tie congregation:
Grassy Creek Baptist church of
Granville County, N. c., was organiz-
ed in 1854. The original old log build
ing was replaced by a frame building
in 1883 which stood 103 years till 1896
when that old building was replaced
with a commodious new arick build
ing, having adequate Sunday school
room, not only for the present but for
the years to come. Rev. j. U. league
has served that church along with
other churches as pastor for the past
fifteen years.
In July, 1885, the members of the
church met on the grounds and with
in two weeks a basement 70 feet by
40 feet was excavated and rock and
sand was hauled on the grounds. In
September the new building was be-
gun by the same cooperative method.
In January 1895, we held our New
Rear service in the new building and
have continued to hold services there
since. The church voted in the be-
ginning to build on the "pay-as-you-
go" plan and we strictly adhered to
that rule. During the entire building
program every bill was paid when
presented and there is some money
now in the bank to the credit of the
building fund. Most of this money was
given freely and cheerfully by the
members of the church without any
drives or begging campaigns. With
the exception of foreman, the labor
was voluntarily done by the members
of the church divided into squads of
ten, each squad working one day In
ten. The church with it's equipment
is valued at $4,000 to $4,000.
On Sunday, October rs, 1886, the
mothers with their babies in their
arms, children of school age, and men
and women bent with age and service
assembled on this old historic church
ground to dedicate their new church
building.
church and for the residents of the
bers of the Grassy Creek church.
Many former members of the church
and former residents of that COM
munity who now reside in Oxford,
Clarksville and elsewhere throughout
North Carolina and Virginia returned
for this occasion.
At eleven o'clock D. T. Winston
gave a brief but comprehensive his
tory of the local church. Mr.. Winston
stated that the church was organized
certainly as early as 1854 and has
been leading factor in the religious
development of that section down to
the present day.
Grassy Creek has turned out more
preachers than any other Baptist
church in Granville county and this
might be said about doctors, lawyers
and other professions. DR.. Julian FL
lott, DR.. r. L. Noblin, Dr. Sam Car
rlngton, all of Oxford; and DR.. Pat
Winston, of GAINESVILLE, Va, are all
sons of this old mother church. JUS
tice w. A. Devin, r. w. Winston and
others are natives of that community
who are now lawyers.
3. I. Winston, deceased, D. T. Win
sion and Charles Winston, son of D.
1. Winston, the present clerk of the
church, have served the church as
clerks for more than fifty years.
DR.. Geo. w. Paschal, of Wake For
est, followed Mr.. Winston with a most
interesting history of Grassy Creek
church in its relationship to the early
Baptist movement in eastern North
carolina. Hhe showed that Grassy
creek has been one of the leaders in
all the early Baptist history Of North
carolina and he emphasized the fact
that She Is still one of the leadi,, o.