Red Oak-Rutherford Baptist Church 1890 - 1918 Contributed by Jean Caddel Minutes Oct. 19, 1890 By authority of the Missionary Baptist Church of Christ at Palmer on the 19th day of October A. D. 1890 a Missionary Baptist church was constituted at Rutherford School House Presbytery Eld. J. P. Welch, M. Vv. Henson and Wm. Dennington  Eld J. P. Welsh Mod., Wm. Dennington Clerk the body was called to order by the Moderator and after reading a portion of the word of God by Bro. Welch and prayer by Br. Henson 18 members of the Palmer Missionary Baptist Church presented themselves and after hearing the reading of the Articles of Faith by Br. Henson were duly organized into a church and adjourned until night. Oct. 19 at night after preaching by the writer the church went into conference and elected officers as follows clerk J. R. Ford, Deacons W. J. Moore and C. f. Nash by motion. Elds. JK. P. Welch and M. V. henson was elected Presbytery for the ordination of Deacons after the ordination Bro. Henson offered prayer and delivered the charge and adjourned. J. P. Welch, Moderator Wm Dennington, Clerk Prot. May 3, 1891 - Minutes Red Oak Baptist Church of Christ after preaching by our pastor J. P. Welch the church was declared in conference for the transaction of business.....on motion the church approved of what had been done in the organization of a Sunday School and proceded to complete the organization.  Officers were as follows - Bro. Conine, superintendent; W. J. Moore, Sec.; J. R. Ford, Treas.; Bro. T. J. Welch, teacher of advanced male class; Sister M. F. Pearce, teacher of advanced female class; P. R. Pearce, teacher of intermediate male class and sister Lucinda Moore, teacher of intermediate female class.  On motion Elder T. J. Welch, W. B. Rutherford and J. R. Ford was appointed as a committee to draw up rules of Church decorum and adjourned. J. P. Welch, Mod. J. R. Ford, Clerk This congregation was known as Red Oak Missionary Baptist Church of Christ until January 1, 1898 at which time the name was changed to Rutherford instead of Red Oak. Clerks serving the church were: J. R. Ford, J. J. Risinger, Mark Bayless, Ada Risinger, H. F. Pearce, I. N. Searcy Deacons serving: W. J. Moore, C. F. Nash, J. T. Strawn, W. R. Rutherford, J. J. Risinger Pastors serving were: J. P. Welch, T. J. Welch, S. C. Baily, J. F. Simmons, R. F. Butler, G. W. Good, R. M. Wilson, F. L. DuPont, C. D. Owen, J. J. Elliott, W. Z. Corbin, B. O. Jarrell, J. S. Evans, W. H. Perry, W. M. Kalton, A. O. Hinkles, L. A. Herring.   Copyright © 2002-2016, Ellis County TXGenWeb. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified: Monday, 10-Sep-2018 10:23:07 MDT