It's a large pdf and takes a minute to load. Once its loaded if you scroll down to Virginia you will see two entries for Gate City and one for Nickelville (it should be Nickelsville, a nearby town to Gate City) but that isn't a problem. What is of interest is that for all 3 of those churches the same minister is listed. I'm not sure what to make of this? Any ideas?
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It's a large pdf and takes a minute to load. Once its loaded if you scroll down to Virginia you will see two entries for Gate City and one for Nickelville (it should be Nickelsville, a nearby town to Gate City) but that isn't a problem. What is of interest is that for all 3 of those churches the same minister is listed. I'm not sure what to make of this? Any ideas?
Back then ministers would often pastor a circuit of churches.
I know of a minister in my wifes family that pastored in Louise Texas. They would travel from town to town in a circuit of small towns in the area. There weren't many pastors in these areas, one would assume, and they were trying to reach people in multiple areas.
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Back then ministers would often pastor a circuit of churches.
I know of a minister in my wifes family that pastored in Louise Texas. They would travel from town to town in a circuit of small towns in the area. There weren't many pastors in these areas, one would assume, and they were trying to reach people in multiple areas.
Interesting.
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It's a large pdf and takes a minute to load. Once its loaded if you scroll down to Virginia you will see two entries for Gate City and one for Nickelville (it should be Nickelsville, a nearby town to Gate City) but that isn't a problem. What is of interest is that for all 3 of those churches the same minister is listed. I'm not sure what to make of this? Any ideas?
Goes back to the days of circuit preachers. Churches would not have a pastor so a circuit preacher would go from church to church to preach
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