Near Blue Springs in Barbour County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Bethel Primitive Baptist Church

Photographed by James L.Whitman, April 22, 2023

1. Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Organized and constituted April 11, 1835. A committee called brethren John Tew and Solomon Sikes as presbyters. The presbyters, finding the brethren orthodox in faith, constituted a church which they named Bethel. Founders migrated from Pa., N. C.. Ga., to the Blue Springs community. The church was housed in a log or frame building. 1835-1962, which was bricked in 1962. The fellowship hall and baptistery were built in 1972. Some elders were: M. W. Helms; Aaron Helms, served 30-40 yrs.: W. M. Baxley: L. H. Stucky; S. W. Etheridge: R. K. Blackshear; Thomas McGowan; C. L. Waldrop: F. A. Averette, Jr., served 10 yrs.; George Vickers: Casey Houston and Fred Griffith.

Erected 1989 by The Historic Chattahoochee Commission, Bethel Primitive Baptist Church and Descendants of Elder Aaron Helms.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is April 11, 1835.

Location. 31° 38.719′ N, 85° 29.058′ W. Marker is near Blue Springs, Alabama, in Barbour County. It is on John Scott Road near

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Bethel Road, on the left when traveling south. This marker is on a dirt road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 John Scott Rd, Clio AL 36017, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Black Belt,

and in the Wiregrass.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blue Springs School 1920-1969 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Pea River Electric Membership Corporation (approx. 1.8 miles away); Peniel Baptist Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Salem Baptist Church (approx. 5.1 miles away); Morgan Baptist Church / Church Pastors (approx. 6.4 miles away); Mount Enon Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 6.6 miles away); Union Presbyterian Church / Founders and Early Pastors (approx.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, April 22, 2023

2. Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Marker

8.6 miles away); Union (Arguta) Cemetery (approx. 8.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blue Springs.

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Photographed by James L.Whitman, April 22, 2023

3. Bethel Primitive Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2023, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 852 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 22, 2023, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.