The Primitive Baptists worshipped in a building about 100 yards east of where the present Church now stands, and service at this church was discontinued at the outbreak of the Civil War, leaving the people of this community without any place to worship during the years of the war. That after the Civil War Rev. James R. Hays, a local Methodist preacher, preached for the people of the community once a month in this building formerly used by the Primitive Baptist. He was a great preacher and the people of the community heard him gladly, and organized a Methodist Church, that became one of the Churches of the Butler Charge about the year 1866. This building was used as a church until the spring of 1883 when the present Church was completed, dedicated and has since been used as the Church. The Old Church being used as a school building until 1896, when it was burned. Tradition is that Robert P. Hays gave to the Trustees of the Church sufficient land for church purposes and that Jerry C. McCants gave to the trustees of the Church a deed to sufficient lands for burial purposes on which the cemetery is now located. It is probably that the deeds to this property was made before Taylor County was organized and may be located in Talbot County. We do find the record of a deed from Robert P. Hays to the following Trustees, J.J. McCants, John T. Monk, J.G. McCants, K.B. McCants, and A.B. Peed to seven acres of land for Camp Ground purposes, and in this deed the maker, Robert P. hays, provides that this deed is not to interfere with the right or title to the property for church purposes. (to be continued) Virginia Crilley 4500 Kenny Lane Waco TX 76710 (254)772-5390 Subscribe to RUFFIN mailing list: Ruffin-L-Request@Rootsweb.com Subscribe to CRILLEY mailing list: Crilley-L-Request@Rootsweb.com Homepages: http://www.eramp.net/~crilley Ruffin homepage: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6276 Taylor Co USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~gataylor/gataylor.htm