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=== Non-Denominational  ===
=== Non-Denominational  ===
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[[Image:Tennessee_churches.png|thumb|right|400px]]Ruth E. Browning abstracted names and events from '''[http://www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/texts/resources/index/index.html The Christian Messenger]''' and created an every name index. The Christian Messenger was a religious newspaper during the 1800's which included "letters with information about the churches, obituaries, death notices, names of subscribers, letters from preachers, etc."<ref>Ruth E. Browning, ''Name Index to the Christian Messenger'' at http://www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/texts/resources/index/index.html</ref> The information abstracted from this newspaper came from several counties in Tennessee.  
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Ruth E. Browning abstracted names and events from '''[http://www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/texts/resources/index/index.html The Christian Messenger]''' and created an every name index. The Christian Messenger was a religious newspaper during the 1800's which included "letters with information about the churches, obituaries, death notices, names of subscribers, letters from preachers, etc."<ref>Ruth E. Browning, ''Name Index to the Christian Messenger'' at http://www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/texts/resources/index/index.html</ref> The information abstracted from this newspaper came from several counties in Tennessee.  


=== Baptist  ===
=== Baptist  ===
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[http://www.sbhla.org '''Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives''']<br>The Southern Baptist Convention Building<br>901 Commerce Street #400<br>Nashville, TN 37203<br>Telephone: 1-615-244-0344  
[http://www.sbhla.org '''Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives''']<br>The Southern Baptist Convention Building<br>901 Commerce Street #400<br>Nashville, TN 37203<br>Telephone: 1-615-244-0344  


Baptists published a religious newspaper known as ''The Tennessee Baptist''. Issues from 1835 to 1900 have been reproduced on 4 CDs. To learn more, visit the [http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/index.html Baptist History Homepage].
Baptists published a religious newspaper known as ''The Tennessee Baptist''. Issues from 1835 to 1900 have been reproduced on 4 CDs. To learn more, visit the [http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/index.html Baptist History Homepage].  


An 1899 directory of Baptist ministers lists biographical details about many ministers born or serving in the state:<ref>Davis points out that not all ministers participated, see: Robert S. Davis, "Some Baptist Ministers of South Carolina at the Turn of the Century," ''The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research,'' Vol. 32, No. 1 (Winter 2004):13-22. {{FHL|43856|item|disp=FHL Book 975.7 B2sc v. 32}}</ref>  
An 1899 directory of Baptist ministers lists biographical details about many ministers born or serving in the state:<ref>Davis points out that not all ministers participated, see: Robert S. Davis, "Some Baptist Ministers of South Carolina at the Turn of the Century," ''The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research,'' Vol. 32, No. 1 (Winter 2004):13-22. {{FHL|43856|item|disp=FHL Book 975.7 B2sc v. 32}}</ref>  
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*Moore, John Trotwood and Austin P. Foster, editors. ''Tennessee: The Volunteer State, 1769-1923'', 4 vols. Nashville: S.J.Clarke Publishing Co., 1923. <ref>{{FHL|220742|item|disp=FHL Book 976.8 D3m v. 1-4}}</ref>. This indexed four-volume set includes church information and Tennessee history in addition to three volumes of biographies. <br>  
*Moore, John Trotwood and Austin P. Foster, editors. ''Tennessee: The Volunteer State, 1769-1923'', 4 vols. Nashville: S.J.Clarke Publishing Co., 1923. <ref>{{FHL|220742|item|disp=FHL Book 976.8 D3m v. 1-4}}</ref>. This indexed four-volume set includes church information and Tennessee history in addition to three volumes of biographies. <br>  
*"Religion''," ''in''Tennessee: A Guide to the State'''.''' ''Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Tennessee. American Guide Series. (No Place: New Deal Network, 1996) Original published: Tennessee: State of Tennessee. Department of Conservation, Division of Information, 1939. [http://newdeal.feri.org/guides/tnguide/ch11.htm Available online]. This chapter briefly describes the history of Tennessee’s most common religions.'''''<br>'''''
*"Religion''," ''in''Tennessee: A Guide to the State'''.''' ''Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Tennessee. American Guide Series. (No Place: New Deal Network, 1996) Original published: Tennessee: State of Tennessee. Department of Conservation, Division of Information, 1939. [http://newdeal.feri.org/guides/tnguide/ch11.htm Available online]. This chapter briefly describes the history of Tennessee’s most common religions.


See the [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee Archives and Libraries]] article for facilities with regional collections which might include church histories and records. For more information on church records, see the [[United States Church Records|United States Church Records]] article. The Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog lists more sources under:  
See the [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee Archives and Libraries]] article for facilities with regional collections which might include church histories and records. For more information on church records, see the [[United States Church Records|United States Church Records]] article. The Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog lists more sources under:  
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