1715 THL

Inventory created by Archives Staff 04/1986. Last revised 02/2021.

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EXTENT: 0.42 linear feet

DATE: 1868-2016

SCOPE AND CONTENT: The Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Collection contains news articles about Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, as well as directories of the church and its members, programs of anniversaries, and deeds to the Free Will Baptist Church.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: Mt. Carmel Baptist Church was originally organized in 1866 by the Rev. Nathan Cook Brackett, the first pastor of the church. The initial meeting happened at 15th ½ South Loudoun Street. Meetings also took place at the Frederick County Courthouse and the Presbyterian Church at East Piccadilly. The first official church site was located on the corner of Braddock and Leicester Street and was known as Free Will Baptist Church. The African American congregation used the building on this lot from 1869 to 1890 until it was destroyed in a fire. The congregation established a new church in 1916. The Mt. Carmel Baptist Church continues to grow and is still an active part of the Winchester-Frederick County area. In 2005, the congregation began to meet at a new location on S.  Pleasant Valley Rd.

RELATED MATERIAL: Ellsworth Turner Collection, 204 THL, Box 2.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Carr, Clay B. and Mildred L. Historical Sketches of Places of Worship: Winchester and Frederick Co., VA.  Privately published, 2009.

CITE AS: Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Collection, 1715 THL, Stewart Bell, Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

ORGANIZATION:

BOX 1

News Articles—unnumbered leaves, printed

Directory (2003)—1 book, 17 pages, printed

Directory (2008)—1 book, 20 pages, printed

Program “Celebrating 135 Years of Praise Progress Perseverence” (2001), 1 program, 44 pages, printed

Program “Vision to Lead, Courage to Act! 10^th Pastoral Anniversary” (2007), 1 program, 52 pages, printed

Program - “Celebrating The 150^th Year, 1866-2016,” 1 program, 18 pages, printed (2 copies)

OVERSIZE

MAPCASE 5, DRAWER 8

Deed - Free Will Baptist Church, Lot 18, corner Braddock Street and Leicester Street, August 12, 1868, Winchester Deed Book 12, page 35, 1 leaf, manuscript (photocopy)

Deed of trust - Free Will Baptist Church, Lot 18, September 9, 1868, Winchester Deed Book 12, page 46, 2 leaves, manuscript (photocopy)

Deed - Colored Free Will Baptist Church, 20 feet additional land next to Lot 18, November 16, 1870, Winchester Deed Book 13, page 12, 2 leaves, manuscript (photocopy)

Deed - Free Baptist Church, 60-foot lot fronting on Leicester Street in back of church, January 13, 1874, Winchester Deed Book 14, page 139, 1 leaf, manuscript (photocopy)

Deed of trust - Free Will Baptist Church, lot, corner of Braddock Street and Leicester Street, September 25, 1893, Winchester Deed Book 21, page 466, 2 leaves, manuscript (photocopy)

Deed of trust - Free Will Baptist Church, lot, corner of Braddock Street and Leicester Street, October 31, 1896, Winchester Deed Book 22, page 426, 2 leaves, manuscript (photocopy)

Deed - Free Will Baptist Church, Lot 417, west side of Braddock Street, June 29, 1900, Winchester Deed Book 24, page 129, 2 leaves, manuscript (photocopy)

Deed of trust - Free Will Baptist Church, $200, September 18, 1909, Winchester Deed Book 28, page 44, 2 leaves, manuscript (photocopy)

Deed of trust - Lot 417 and frame building, June 17, 1919, Winchester Deed Book 31, page 597, 3 leaves, manuscript (photocopy)