I stand corrected. After reading the Monday edition of the Reflector, it appears the building which was destroyed was built in 1950 and was not the original church building. That original church building was across the road from the church which burned and must have been undamaged, as the members held their Sunday service yesterday in the original building. Still a big loss for the members, but they were insured. I understand there had been some fairly recent renovation or additions. The news article can be found at http://www.reflector.com click on: Church members vow to rebuild after fire A few notes of interest to our list: Timothy Christian Church was organized in 1877, with members coming from nearby Fellows Chapel which was already affiliated with the Disciples Church (not sure exactly where that was located). Names involved with this early organization and delegates to the state convention during the church's first ten years, as mentioned by C. C. Ware in his book, Hookerton History: Alicia Gardner Moore Amariah Gardner James Wall J. Stokes B. Moore Isaac Moore Edward Stokes Job Moore J. J. Moore Israel Moore Josephus Causey J. K. Wetherington (clerk) J. G. Wetherington James A. Stokes J. E. Moore Josephus Latham (early minister ‹ 1881) Gideon Allen (early minister ‹ 1882) C. W. Howard (early minister ‹ 1883, 1889) J. L. Burns (early minister ‹ 1884) J. L. Winfield (early minister ‹ 1888,1896-1903, 1911) Trish Worthington Cobb on 12/9/02 11:41 AM, Ila Grey McIlwean White at igwhite@coastalnet.com wrote: > How old was the Timothy Christian church?-- on 12/8/02 8:19 PM, Trish Worthington Cobb at turniproots@mac.com wrote: > For members researching ancestors in the Gardnervile area of Pitt County, NC, > some of your ancestors may have been affiliated with Timothy Christian Church > ‹ STOKES, WITHERINGTON, GARDNER, MOORE ‹ just to name a few of the families in > that area. > > Very sad news to report, but last night the little landmark caught fire. > > Only a brief note in the Daily Reflector today (12/8/02) >> Church damaged in late-night fire >> The Daily Reflector >> >> Fire destroyed a Gardnerville church Saturday night in the Swift Creek >> Township near Ayden. >> >> Several fire departments were dispatched to a fire at Timothy Christian >> Church, 9567 Gardnerville Road, at 8:07 p.m., according to a Pitt County 911 >> dispatcher. Firefighters still were battling the blaze at presstime, and >> further details were not available. > > I learned of it today during our service a Winterville. We were told that the > church burned to the ground. > > Trish Worthington Cobb