Vermont AHGP
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Baptist Church of Waitsfield, Vermont
A Baptist church of 11 members was organized May, 1835, Rev. John Ide, of Waterbury, assisted at its formation, the Methodists opening their meeting-house for the services. He also preached during that year one fourth of the time. Rev. Wm. M. Guilford preached over half the time during 1836, and after an interval. Rev. Friend Blood became pastor. His term commenced in 1838, or 1839, and continued until Rev. P. Amsden afterwards preached, and the church attained considerable strength, but declined, and was practically broken up in the exciting times of Millerism.
The records were unfortunately lost in the burning of the house of Roswell Richardson, who was clerk of the church from its organization to its extinction. Quite a number of the members afterwards joined both the Congregational and Methodist churches.
Source: History of Washington County Vermont, Collated and Published by Abby Maria Hemenway, 1882.
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