Sardis Primitive Baptist Church

Sardis Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery is a historic Primitive Baptist church and cemetery in Madison, North Carolina. Founded in 1801, it is one of the oldest church congregations in Rockingham County.

Sardis Primitive Baptist Church
Sardis Church & Cemetery
Religion
AffiliationPrimitive Baptist
DistrictSalem Association
StatusActive
Location
Location2013 Sardis Church Road
Madison, North Carolina
United States
Geographic coordinates36°19′56.7″N 79°56′51.5″W

History

Sardis Church was organized on March 25, 1801.[1] The first church building was constructed in 1806 on a plot of land near the town of Madison, donated by Zachariah Wall.[2][3] The second church building, a log school house, was in the Ellisboro community on the south side of the Dan River.[2][3] The congregation constructed a third building in 1900; a plain, one-room wooden building on the site of the current church. The fourth and current building was built in 1913 and is made of brick.[2]

The church follows the Primitive Baptist tradition and was a member of the Mayo Association until 1909, when the Salem Association was formed.[2] It is one of the oldest churches in Rockingham County.[3]

Notable burials

References
  1. "Sardis Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery". North Carolina Memory. May 16, 1977.
  2. "Info" (PDF). www.ancestraltrackers.net. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  3. Cater, Michelle (April 27, 2001). "CHURCH HONORS TIMELESS TRADITIONS\ PRIMITIVE BAPTISTS WORSHIP THE SAME WAY MEMBERS DID 200 YEARS AGO". Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  4. "CARTER, BINFORD". Greensboro News & Record.
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