Church records, 1838-1960
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Microfilm of original records at the Library, Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia.
The church was organized in 1845 and dissolved in 1898 when it became an outpost church of the Buena Vista Church. It was reorganized in 1951 as a separate church.
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| Note | Location | Collection/Shelf | Format | ||
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| Board of deacons minutes 1885-1902 Women of the Church records 1955-1959 Ben Salem Church / by D.C. Irvine. 1887. (4 p., holograph) Notes on Bensalem [sic] Church, Lexington Presbytery, Va. / Historical Foundation, Montreat, N.C. 1932. (2 p., typescript) History of Ben Salem Presbyterian Church / Scemearl Emaline (Mrs. John) McElroy. 1956. (10 p., typescript) | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1486624 Items 3-5 | 7423317 | |
| Session minutes 1845-1886, 1951-1960 (includes some congregational meeting minutes) Congregational meeting minutes 1869 Pastors and other officers 1951-1957 Members [1846?]-1869, 1883 Communicants [1951?]-1960 Retired members [195-?] Baptisms 1838-1858, 1951-1957 Miscellaneous documents 1863-1889 | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1486624 Items 1-2 | 7423317 |
| Note | Location | Collection/Shelf | Film | Image Group Number (DGS) | Format |
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| Board of deacons minutes 1885-1902 Women of the Church records 1955-1959 Ben Salem Church / by D.C. Irvine. 1887. (4 p., holograph) Notes on Bensalem [sic] Church, Lexington Presbytery, Va. / Historical Foundation, Montreat, N.C. 1932. (2 p., typescript) History of Ben Salem Presbyterian Church / Scemearl Emaline (Mrs. John) McElroy. 1956. (10 p., typescript) | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1486624 Items 3-5 | 7423317 | |
| Session minutes 1845-1886, 1951-1960 (includes some congregational meeting minutes) Congregational meeting minutes 1869 Pastors and other officers 1951-1957 Members [1846?]-1869, 1883 Communicants [1951?]-1960 Retired members [195-?] Baptisms 1838-1858, 1951-1957 Miscellaneous documents 1863-1889 | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1486624 Items 1-2 | 7423317 |
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