Tennessee, Oak Ridge
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Opened 1851 - Closed 1942
Church building Stood 47 feet in front of this stone In Memory of our Dead
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain, for the former things are passed away. Rev. 21:4
Church Officers
Board of Deacons
J.F. Diggs, Chairman
B.H. McGill
J.B. Gamble
Elbert Walker
W. M. Thacker
S.N. Lettrell
Trustees
S.O. Diggs
C.R. Magill
W.M. Walker
New Bethel Baptist Church was organized and opened its doors in 1851. The doors were closed De. 1942 when church property was bought by the U.S. Government in the Oak Ridge Development. The church having been left in extended session from 1942, this monument was dedicated and the final church session closed at Memorial Day Services May 29, 1949.
(Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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Opened 1851 - Closed 1942
Church building Stood 47 feet in front of this stone In Memory of our Dead
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain, for the former things are passed away. Rev. 21:4
Church Officers
Board of Deacons
J.F. Diggs, Chairman
B.H. McGill
J.B. Gamble
Elbert Walker
W. M. Thacker
S.N. Lettrell
Trustees
S.O. Diggs
C.R. Magill
W.M. Walker
New Bethel Baptist Church was organized and opened its doors in 1851. The doors were closed De. 1942 when church property was bought by the U.S. Government in the Oak Ridge Development. The church having been left in extended session from 1942, this monument was dedicated and the final church session closed at Memorial Day Services May 29, 1949.
(Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.