Eagle Creek Regular Baptist Church

Located on Eagle Creek. This is the mother of churches in Boone County, being constituted in the year 1829. The following are among the first members: George Dodson, Elizabeth King, Frederick Brendell and wife, John King, Thomas and Polly Dodson, Robert Dodson, Mary Dodson, Samuel Laine and wife, Edward Bradley, David Marsh, John Dulin and wife, Squire Dulin and wife, James Peters and wife, Robert Duly and wife. The first clerk was James Bradly. The first house was a log building, rather rough, but it answered the above persons to worship in. A second house was built about the year 1850, this time a frame, costing about $600. Among the early preachers were Isaac Cotton, Benj. Harris, Isaac Jones, George Dodson. Noah Gifford was for many years the church clerk, followed by Bennett Isaacs, Thomas Hand, Benj. Cox, Andrew Harvey. The present clerk is Benj. Shelburn. The society meets every month, keeps up the church organization. Around this old church cluster many pleasant reminiscences of the past. The present preacher is James W. Sherley.

Source Citation: Boone County Church Histories [database online] Boone County INGenWeb. 2006. Original data: Harden & Spahr. "Early Life and Times in Boone County, Indiana." Lebanon, Indiana. May, 1887.