"A HISTORY OF THE DAVIESS-McLEAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION IN KENTUCKY, 1844-1943"
by Wendell H. Rone, Probably published in 1944 by Messenger Job Printing
Co., Inc.,  Owensboro, Kentucky.  Used by permission.  
p. 277.  McLean Co.

GEORGE RENDER:  This pioneer soldier of the Cross was born in Virginia. The date
or exact place is unknown. The first account we have of him is in April, 1804,
when he  joined the Beaver Dam Church by experience and baptism, being baptized
by the famous pioneer preacher of the Green River Country, Elder Benjamin
Tolbert.  He was elected clerk of the church in 1805 and continued to serve in
that capacity until about the year 1813.  In the meantime he was the only
deacon of the Beaver Dam Church.  In March, 1813, a petition was sent from  the
Tanner's Meeting House Church (Buck Creek), to Beaver Dam Church, the mother
body, by Mark Howard and John Atherton, asking for the ordination of George
Render to attend to the new church "as their minister," which was  granted, and
the old church agreed "to travail for a deacon until next meeting."  From this
record he is supposed to have served Buck Creek Church as pastor for a number of
years, until she went into Goshen Association in 1818.  He also served as pastor
of Pond Run Church in Ohio County in the years 1841 and  1842.  No other record
is given of his pastorates.  He was messenger from  Beaver Dam Church to the
Gasper River Association in 1812, 1813, 1832-1834.  He became a constituent
member of the Walton's Creek Church in 1814.  In  1838 he assisted in the
constitution of New Hope Church in Muhlenberg  County.  It is said that he was
very rough in appearance but a very  kind-hearted man more highly esteemed for
his consistent piety rather than for  any superior ability.  The Master called
him to his reward not far from the year 1849.

Atherton Howard Render Tolbert
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McLean Muhlenberg Ohio

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