Texas Presbytery

Cumberland Presbyterian Church

1836 - 1913


1836 - Constituted by Mississippi Synod
1837 - November 27, 1837 - first meeting
1842 - Red River Presbytery and Colorado Presbytery formed from Texas Presbytery
1843 - Became part of newly formed Texas Synod
1854 - White Rock Presbytery formed from part of Texas Presbytery and Red River Presbytery
1901 - Trinity Presbytery added to Texas Presbytery
1907 - Bacon Presbytery added to Texas Presbytery
1913 - Consolidated with Greenville Presbytery, taking name Greenville-Texas Presbytery


In pursuance of a resolution of Mississippi Synod of the Cumberland Presbyterian church in session at Jackson, Mississippi, Nov. 14th A.D. 1836.
"Resolved, that so soon as there may be three or more ministers in the Province of Texas, that they organize themselves into a Presbytery--Rev. Sumner Bacon to be their first Moderator and their bounds to include the whole Province."
Wm. H. Wilkins, Mod.
H. H. Hill, Clk.


List of Meetings
and
Minutes in the Archives

 

1837
November 27, 1837 - house of Sumner Bacon - San Augustine County, Texas
Moderator: Rev. Sumner Bacon
Stated Clerk: Rev. Mitchell Smith
have minutes on microfilm

1837 - 1907
have microfilm in archives

1902
December 11-13, 1902 - Nacogdoches, Texas
Moderator: E. M. Newton
Stated Clerk: Rev. W. S. Neel
1 printed minute in archives

1903
February 5, 1903 - Mt. Selman, Texas
Moderator: W. F. Murchison
printed minutes not in archives

1903
December 10-13, 1903 - Percilla, Texas
Moderator: C. W. Rettig
Stated Clerk: Rev. F. M. Ewing
1 printed minute in archives

1904
March 17, 1904 [called meeting] - Maple Grove Church
synopsis of meeting included in minutes of December 7-10, 1904

1904
July 6, 1904 - Mt. Hope Congregation
Moderator: Rev. J. G. Braly
Stated Clerk & Treasurer: Rev. S. A. McPherson
synopsis of meeting included in minutes of December 7-10, 1904

1904
December 7-10, 1904 - Bagley's Chapel
Moderator: Rev. J. D. Potts
Stated Clerk & Treasurer: Rev. S. A. McPherson
2 printed minutes in archives

1905
July 6-7, 1905 - New Knoxville church, Bell School House - Cherokee County, Texas
Moderator: Rev. S. Park
Stated Clerk & Treasurer: Rev. S. A. McPherson
3 printed minutes in archives [also contains December 5-7, 1905]

1905
December 5-7, 1905 - Nacogdoches church - Nacogdoches, Texas
Moderator: Rev. J. A. Hornbeak
Stated Clerk & Treasurer: Rev. S. A. McPherson
3 printed minutes in archives [also contains July 6-7, 1905]

1906-1913
have original manuscript minute book

 


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Updated December 21, 2004

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