MINUTES OF BIG SPRING PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
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Church Record for the Year 1863

January 2nd Saturday 1863. No church meeting.

Feb. 2nd Saturday 1863. No church meeting.

March 2nd Saturday 1863. Part of the Big Springs Church met at the school house on Tyes Branch and agrees to hold monthly meetings there until they believe expedient to return to the old meeting house.

April 2nd Saturday 1863. Church met at the school house on Tyes Branch. Bro. Mathew McDonald preached on Saturday & Sunday. Bro. Hiram Hurst moderator for the meeting.

May 2nd Saturday 1863. Big Springs Church met at school house on Tyes Branch. Bro. McDonald preach and chosen moderator for the meeting. On Sunday Bro. McDonald preach.

June 2nd Saturday 1863. The church met at the school house.
1st Bro. Hiram Hurst chose moderator for the meeting.
2nd The church agrees to write a friendly letter to Bro. James Long our moderator to show cause if any why he has been absent so long. Sent the letter by Bro. Mathew McDonald.

July 2nd Saturday 1863. Big Spring Church met at school house. After worship set for business.
1st Lifted a charge against Bro. Young Hopson for leaveing his family and joining the enemy of his country to subjugate the South and the voice of the church taken he is therefore excluded.
2nd Apointed delegates to the Association to wit: S. Day, Hiram Hurst, Jesse Evans and Nathan Dunsmore.
3rd Bro. James Long attended on Sunday and gave satisfaction for his non-attendance. Hiram Hurst moderator for Saturday.

August 2nd Saturday 1863. The church met at school house. After worship set for business.
1st Association letter read and approbated.
2nd The church agrees to petition our sister church at Lone Mountain for Brother McDonald as assistant moderator as Bro. Long says he cannot attend every meeting. Elder Hiram Hurst & Bro. James Johnston apointed to bear the letter to the next meeting at Lone Mountain in course.

September 1863 no meeting.

October 1863 no meeting.

Nov. 1863 no meeting on Saturday. Bro. McDonald preach on Sunday.

Dec. 1863 no meeting.