Passing along sources which may be helpful. I was unaware of church message boards at rootsweb.com Some religious message boards (includes clergy) on rootsweb.com: Methodist Baptist Primitive Baptist Presbyterian Church Records Type any of above titles in search area of message board. There could be message boards for other religions or churches, the ones listed above are the only ones I searched. Also, below are websites for Methodist Church Archives. Methodist Church Historical Society: http://www.historicalsocietyunitedmethodistchurch.org/ To see some listings for Methodist Church Records, including Methodist Episcopal Church South, go to: http://www.historicalsocietyunitedmethodistchurch.org/genealogy.htm Linda