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fourth Sunday. Fifth Sunday was a union meeting of
all churches. When the preacher came, there was three
o'clock meeting Saturday afternoon, Sunday School and
elev n o'clock preaching on Sunday morning.
By 1914 the membership had reach 128. During the
pastorate of the Rev. T. Sloan Guy, the church began
plans for the erection of their third church building, the
brick church on Main Street, now occupied by the con-
gregation of the Main Street Baptist Church. On April 27,
1916, the first service in the new building was held.
The church has started two missions: Union Grove,
organized a few years before 1914 and Colfax, begun in
1955 and 1956. One of its sons, the Rev. John McGe , has
been a missionary in Nigeria over twenty-five years ..
Two parsonages have been built; one, a frame bun-
galow on Cherry Street completed in 1925 and first oc-
cupied by the Rev. J. R. Miller and family; the other, a
modern brick, constructed during the Rev. Charles Bur-
chette's pastorate and first occupied by his family in July,
1956. The construction of the three story brick education-
al building on Main Street was begun in 1950 when Rev.
Clyde Glosson was pastor.
On August 30, 1959, Kernersville First Baptist
Church celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary. Sep-
tember 11, 1960, the Rev. Homer Good and 690 members
dedicated the new magnificent house of worship on
Oakhurst Street. The Rev. Amis Daniel, the present pas-
tor, came in 1964. The SundaY. School recognized Mr. H.
C. Porter, who in 1965 completed twenty-three years of
faithful leadership as superintendent. In the spring and
summer of 1967, a remarkable revival was experienced
among the youth of the congregation. Many tal nted
ne.w members have increased the fellowship to 855 as of
1968.
The Cherry Street United Methocl'ist Church was
originated in the year 1885, the deed to the land on which
the church now stands having been made on August 20,
1885. J. C. Roberts, W. M. Linville and J. M. Guyer
were the first trustees to whom the deed was made. The
land and $500 was given by J. C. Roberts and wife. The
church was originated through the efforts of J. C. Rob-
erts and wife, J. M. Guyer, W. M. Linville, J. N. Leake,
Hubbard Peeples, the Rev. Cicero Harris and pos-
sibly others. The church first originated as a society and
Cherry Street United Methodist Church~ 1885
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The home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Linville on West Mountain St.,
The main part of the house was built in 1865 or 1866.
held services in the home of J. C. Roberts and wife,
whose home was located on the site where Mrs. James
Justice now lives.
It is impossible to give an estimate of the cost of
the building. Brick used for construction of the edifice
were made on the grounds by donated labor and much
of the materials and labor used in construction were
given by members and friends. According to reliable
information, there were approximately 15 charter mem-
bers, none of whom are now living.
There are many descendants still living here whose
great grandparents were involved in organizing this
church. One event we were proud of this summer was
the marriage in our church of two descendants of the
founders of our church: Miss Patsy Fay Warren, great
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Linville and Mr.
Keith Albert, great grandson of Mrs. Melissa Albert.
Our present pastor is the Rev. 0. E. Merritt.
Kernersville Friends Meeting became established
through the faith and energy of Myrtle and Shepard
Nelson. It started with a tent meeting and revival in
1906 on the spot where the first meetinghouse was built.
On July 24, 1907, a committee was set up by New Gar-
den Monthly Meeting to set up Kernersville Friends
Meeting. In 1908, property was acquired and the first
meetinghouse was built. The church did not have a full
First Friends Meeting House - 1906