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    1. [PAWAYNE-L] Baptist churches
    2. Donna Lewis
    3. Hello, Can anyone tell me about Baptist churches in Wayne County? According to an account at p. 715 in the book "Wayne, Pike and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania" by Alfred Mathews (Philadelphia : R. T. Peck, 1886) Archabald Lamont and his wife Nancy were Baptists: "The Preston Centre Baptist Church was an offshoot from the church in Scott township. A few of the members of the latter organization, living, as they did, away from the central place of meeting, had for some years prior to formal organization acted as a branch of the mother church, and enjoyed the ordinances of the Supper and Baptism at their place and pleasure. In 1858, however, the finally decided to form a "district church," and a council form the neighboring churches of the Abington and Bridgewater Associations was convened at Preston Centre, on the 14th of April of that year, to give them fellowship as a gospel church. ... The constituent members who were then recognized were [here the books lists twenty names, including Archibald Lamont and Nancy Lamont]." I would like to start a hunt for the church records for this church. Can a local tell me if it is still in existence, and where I might find records? Thank you for your time. Donna Lewis

    08/30/2000 03:53:29