Charter Member of Forest Hill Church to be Recognized, Oct. 12, 1924

Charter Members of Forest Hill Church

In December, 1888, when the old North Carolina conference met in New Bern with Bishop J.C. Granberry presiding, Methodism in Concord took a long forward step. It was decided to organize a society and build a church house in the western part of the town, in that vicinity which was then and is yet known as Forest Hill.

Rev. Jesse H. Page was appointed to Central Church and Rev. R.M. Hoyle to the new Forest Hill charge. Within a few weeks the church was organized in a small building just west of where number five cotton mill now stands. The record shows that exactly 150 members were, with their consent, transferred from Central to form this new church.

Thirty-six years have passed and with the years have passed also most of these men and women.

However, 25 of these are living and are still members of this church. Their names will be called tomorrow, and every one is urged to be present if possible. The following is the list:

Mrs. Ellen Allred

Mrs. Rebecca Fox

Mrs. Hattie Lilly

Miss Joan Mabery

Clifton S. Miller

Thomas H. Means

Mrs. Minnie Misenheimer

Mrs. Talitha McLester

W.R. Odell

Harvey C. Raimer

W.L. Robbins

S.O. Stone

Mrs. Mattie Suther

Mrs. Francis Sharpe Means

Mrs. Sarah Lou Swaringen

Mrs. Mattie Russell

Mrs. Tabitha Moore

Richard D. Mabery

B.N.H. Miller

Mrs. W.A. Stone

Mrs. Tallalah Ross

Mrs. Eliza Bailiff

Mrs. Peninah Haney

From page 2 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Oct. 11, 1924. Two names were missing from the printed list.

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