Leroy went to Maryland yesterday to check a job and took the camera along. In Fulton Township, near the Maryland line, he saw this little old church and cemetery along Route 222 and stopped to check it out. I'm proud of him! He has caught the disease!
It turns out this is the Rock Springs Old School Baptist Church (also known as Primitive Baptist) built in 1808. He took pictures of some of the gravestones with names of Griest, Jenkins, and Lowe, which were prominent. We have no connection to these people, but give him a gold star for trying!
It turns out this is the Rock Springs Old School Baptist Church (also known as Primitive Baptist) built in 1808. He took pictures of some of the gravestones with names of Griest, Jenkins, and Lowe, which were prominent. We have no connection to these people, but give him a gold star for trying!
I had looked into the Primitive Baptist church when I thought my Powells might have been members of the church in the 1700s. I finally determined they were not, but what I learned about the church was interesting. They were influenced by the Mennonites and maintain some of the same practices such as believer's baptism, feet washing, and acapella singing. There are also some significant differences in theology, especially as it relates to predestination.
You can read the history of the Primitive Baptists here:
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