Flint Hill Methodist Church - Coosa Co., AL ******************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. File Manager - Carolyn Golowka ******************************************************************* Contributed by Ronald Bridges NOV 1999 Flint Hill Methodist Church, Coosa Co., AL - first very early members The first very early members of the newly organized church at Flint Hill as shown by the minutes of the Church, were those listed below. (Copy of Minutes) Number Name When Received How Received 1 Mr. A. O Culver Dec. 19, 1885 Transferred 2 Mrs. Nancy Culver Dec. 19, 1885 Transferred 3 Mr. E. Samuels Dec. 19, 1885 Certificate 4 Mrs. Laura Samuels Dec. 19, 1885 Certificate 5 Mrs. Adeline King Dec. 19, 1885 Restored 6 Mrs. Sarah Scroggins Dec. 23, 1885 Restored 7 Mrs. Nancy Bradley Dec. 23, 1885 Restored 8 Mrs. Malinda Corley Dec. 23, 1885 Restored 9 Mrs. Arcan Vansandt Dec. 23, 1885 Restored 10 Mrs. Nancy Peyton Oct. 1887 Restored 11 Mrs. Mary Peyton Oct. 1887 Restored 12 Mrs. Georgiana Bradley Oct. 1887 Profession 13 Miss Mary J. Smith Oct. 1887 Profession 14 Mr. Jacob Littaker Sept. 1888 Restored 15 Mrs. Cordelia Littaker Sept. 1888 Restored 16 Miss Martha Bradley Nov. 1888 Profession 17 Miss Missouri Smith Nov. 1888 Profession On the roll of this new Methodist Episcopal Church, South, those members listed as "Restored" no doubt had been members of the former Methodist Pro-testant church at Flint Hill, the church that to exist after the death of Rev. James Vansandt in 1877. These marked 'Transferred' or joining by "Certificate" undoubtedly had been members of a Methodist Episcopal Church, South elsewhere. Those marked as joining by "Profession" up to that time had not been members of any church. During the early years in the history of the Church, it must have been difficult to keep it running - the Community was sparsely settled, little or no cash was to be had, and a number of discouraging situations prevailed. But, with true pioneer spirit, the small congregation held things together, and in time the Church became one of the leading rural churches of the county. Note: Flint Hill Methodist Church, Coosa Co., AL was burnt down and no longer exits.