Macedonia Baptist Church
Dalton
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According to tradition, Macedonia is the oldest church
of the North Georgia
Baptist association, preceding in date Poplar Springs church, which was
organized before 1836.
The first pastor of whom there is any record was Rev. John M. Wood,
who went west long before the War between the States and who wrote back
during the sixties for a copy of his credentials which he had lost. Rev. Wood
was an uncle of Rev. Joe T. Nichols.
County records show that on December 6, 1855, Jordan Webb deeded
Edward
McAbee, Lorenza Wood, William Wiggins and David Williams land on which to erect
Macedonia church and right of way to water.
Among early members of the church were William Wiggins and wife,
Cynthia,
Lazarus and Rebecca Wood, Mrs. Betty Wood Dycus, Mrs. Elvira Wood Ray, Kimzy,
Isaac, Joe and Pierce Wood, Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, Etheldred Tarver and wife,
Jane McNair.
Among the pastors of Macedonia were J. M. Gambrell, —. —. McAbee,
Joe T.
Nichols, J. C. Parrott, J. J. Gilbert, Charlie Maples, J. 0. Dantzler, J. N.
Dooly and W. E. Roberts.
Source: History of Whitfield County, 1936
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