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.
Bethel Primitive Baptist Church. . 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.
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.
Location. 31° 38.719′ N, 85° 29.058′ W. Marker is near Blue Springs, Alabama, in Barbour County. Marker is on John Scott Road near 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.
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 138 times since then and 52 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.
