Primitive Baptist Church and Family History Research Assistance
for Chautauqua County, Kansas
BETHLEHEM (CANEY/NIOTAZE)
Bethlehem Church was organized in about 1866, in Saline County, Illinois, by Elder Isaac A. Moore, but the names of the charter members are not known. It became a member of the Muddy River Association, which was composed of churches in that area. Bethlehem Church moved as a body to Kansas, in 1874, and afterward united with the Elk River Association, of Kansas. Elders Isaac Moore, Nathan Reeder, and Thomas R. Pittman were all pastors of this church. Elder Thomas Reeder was also a member here. Nathan Elder Reeder was ordained in 1884 and served as pastor for over 40 years.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Brown, Hedges, Iverson, James, Michael, Moore, Pittman, Reeder, Winchell (very incomplete list due to loss of records).
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