1929-1946 History of Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church of White Co, TN

1930-1939

1930

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Beech Grove Church in Coffee County
April 1930 -- No one represented the Union Church of White County. Source: Pages 57 and following in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

**May 1930** -- One Hundredth General Assembly - Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Union (White County) was one of 18 churches on the roll of the McMinnville Presbytery of the Tennessee Synod, but... No names or statistics were reported for the Union Church of White County... And the Union Church of White County was not on the list of churches that had Sunday Schools in this report. Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, One Hundredth Meeting, May 15-20, 1930.

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Caney Fork Church in DeKalb County

September 1930 -- No one represented the Union Church of White County.

Source: Pages 64 and following in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

1931

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Bates Hill Church in Warren County
April 1931 -- No one represented the Union Church of White County. Source: Pages 68 and following in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

**May 1931** -- One Hundred & First General Assembly - Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Union (White County) was one of 18 churches on the roll of the McMinnville Presbytery of the Tennessee Synod, but... No names or statistics were reported for the Union Church of White County... And the Union Church of White County was not on the list of churches that had Sunday Schools in this report. Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, One Hundred & First Meeting, May 21-27, 1931.

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Hillsboro Church in Coffee County

September 1931 -- No one represented the Union Church of White County.

Source: Pages 73 and following in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

1932

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the ? in ?
Spring ?, 1932 -- No mention of Union or Zion representatives, neither present nor marked absent. Source: Pages ? in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

**May 1932** -- One Hundred & Second General Assembly - Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Union (White County) was not one of the 16 churches on the roll of the McMinnville Presbytery of the Tennessee Synod. Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, One Hundred & Second Meeting, May 19-24, 1932.

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Pleasant Hill Church in Warren County

September 15-16, 1932 -- The Union Church of White County was not mentioned, either as present or absent.

Source: Pages 87-90 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

1933

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Oakland Church in Warren County
April 13-14, 1933 -- The Union Church of White County was not mentioned, either as present or absent. Source: Pages 94-97 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

**June 1933** -- One Hundred & Third General Assembly - Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Union (White County) was not one of the 16 churches on the roll of the McMinnville Presbytery of the Tennessee Synod. Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, One Hundred & Third Meeting, June 14-19, 1933.

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Smithville Church in DeKalb County

September 14-15, 1933 -- No one represented the Union Church of White County.

Source: Pages 99-102 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

1934

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Caney Fork Church in DeKalb County
April 12-13, 1934 -- No one represented the Union Church of White County and it was not listed as a "not represented" church. Source: Pages 103-108 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

**June 1934** -- One Hundred & Fourth General Assembly - Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Union (White County) was not one of the 16 churches on the roll of the McMinnville Presbytery of the Tennessee Synod. Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, One Hundred & Fourth Meeting, June 14-19, 1934.

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Blues Hill Church in Warren County

September 13-14, 1934 -- No one represented the Union Church of White County and it was not listed as a "not represented" church.

Blues Hill was located in Daylight, TN.

Source: Pages 109-113 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

1935

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Union Church in Coffee County
April 18-19, 1935 There was no mention of the Union Church of White County. Source: Pages 114-119 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

**June 1935** -- One Hundred & Fifth General Assembly - Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Union (White County) was not one of the 14 churches on the roll of the McMinnville Presbytery of the Tennessee Synod. Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, One Hundred & Fifth Meeting, June 13-18, 1935.

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Bethlehem Church in Warren County

September 12-13, 1935 -- There was no mention of the Union Church of White County.

Olde Zion was restored to the roll of churches in this presbytery and was represented in this session, but there was no mention of why it had been removed from the roll earlier.

Source: Pages 120-123 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

1936

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Liberty Church in Warren County
April 16-17, 1936 -- The Union Church of White County was not mentioned. Source: Pages 124-129 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

**June 1936** -- One Hundred & Sixth General Assembly - Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Union (White County) was not one of the 15 churches on the roll of the McMinnville Presbytery of the Tennessee Synod. Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, One Hundred & Sixth Meeting, June 18-23, 1936.

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Bates Hill Church in Warren County

September 16-17, 1936 -- The Union Church of White County was not mentioned.

Source: Pages 130-135 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

1937

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Olde Zion Church in White County
April 14-15, 1937 -- The Union Church of White County was not mentioned. Frank Stewart represented Olde Zion. Source: Pages 136-143 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

**June 1937** -- One Hundred & Seventh General Assembly - Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Union (White County) was not one of the 16 churches on the roll of the McMinnville Presbytery of the Tennessee Synod. Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, One Hundred & Seventh Meeting, June 16-22, 1937.

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Oakland Church in Warren County

September 15-16, 1937 -- The Union Church of White County was not mentioned.

J.B. Leadford represented Olde Zion.

Source: Pages 144-148 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

1938

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Wilson Chapel Church in Warren County
April 13-14, 1938 -- The Union Church of White County was not mentioned. Ransom Simpson represented Olde Zion. Wilson Chapel was located in Morrison, TN. Source: Pages 149-155 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

**June 1938** -- One Hundred & Eighth General Assembly - Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Union (White County) was not one of the 17 churches on the roll of the McMinnville Presbytery of the Tennessee Synod. Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, One Hundred & Eighth Meeting, June 16-22, 1938.

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Beech Grove Church in Coffee County

September 14-15, 1938 -- The Union Church of White County was not mentioned.

E.D. Smith represented Olde Zion.

Source: Pages 156-160 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

1939

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Short Mountain Church in DeKalb County
April 12-13, 1939 -- The Union Church of White County was not mentioned. Ransom Simpson represented Olde Zion. Source: Pages 161-167 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

**June 1939** -- One Hundred & Ninth General Assembly - Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Union (White County) was not one of the 18 churches on the roll of the McMinnville Presbytery of the Tennessee Synod. Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, One Hundred & Ninth Meeting, June 15-21, 1939.

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the White Hall Church in Warren County

September 13-14, 1939 -- The Union Church of White County was not mentioned.

E.A. Smith represented Olde Zion.

Source: Pages 168-171 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

1940-1946

1940

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Hillsboro Church in DeKalb County
April 17-18, 1940 -- The Union Church of White County was not mentioned. Olde Zion was not represented. Source: Pages 172-178 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

**June 1940** -- One Hundred & Tenth General Assembly - Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Union (White County) was not one of the 17 churches on the roll of the McMinnville Presbytery of the Tennessee Synod. Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, One Hundred & Tenth Meeting, June 13-18, 1940.

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Liberty Church in Warren County

September 11-12, 1940 -- The Union Church of White County was not mentioned.

Olde Zion was not represented.

Source: Pages 179-183 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

McMinnville Presbytery Ordination Session at the Beech Grove Church in Coffee County
October 13, 1940 -- The Union Church of White County was not mentioned, nor was the Olde Zion Church. Source: Pages 184 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

1941

January 19, 1941 -- On this third Sunday in January, 1941, the Union Church elected "Bro. J.M. Passon [Passons] and Sister Pruna Miller Elders." Was this the initial meeting to reorganize the Union Church after 15 or so years of inactivity?

Source: Old Union Church Minutes

February 16, 1941 -- J.M. Passons and Pruna Miller were ordained as elders in this service. After the ordination service, Pruna Miller was elected as the church's clerk. According to the church register, this seems to be the official day that Rev. W.E. Miller "reorganized" the Union Church.

Source: Old Union Church Minutes

April 6, 1941 -- A Sunday School was re-started at the Union Church. Teachers and officers had been elected on March 16, 1941.

Source: Old Union Church Minutes

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Short Mountain Church in DeKalb County

April 1941 -- No one represented the Union Church of White County, but the church was reinstated to the active roll of the presbytery at this meeting.

"On motion the Union (White Co.) Church was reanstated [sic] and ordered to be placed on the active roal [sic] of church [sic] in the Presbytery."

Source: Pages 185 and following in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

June 1941 -- One Hundred & Eleventh General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Union (White County) was one of 18 churches on the roll of the McMinnville Presbytery of the Tennessee Synod.

Clerk	Minister in Charge	Preaching Sundays	Active Members	Inactive Members	Total Members	Conversions	Additions
Mrs. Pruna Miller, Doyle, TN	W.E. Miller*	1	18	5	23

Sunday School	Tithers	Elders	Deacons	Paid Pastor	Bldg & Repairs	Paid Other Purposes	Church Value
25		3		$40			$1000

*W.E. Miller lived at Route 3, McMinnville, TN.

J.M. Passons of R. 3, Sparta, TN was the Sunday School Superintendent.

Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, One Hundred & Eleventh Meeting, June 19-24, 1941.

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Blues Hill Church in Warren County

September 1941 -- No one represented the Union Church of White County at the time of the opening session, but J.M. Passon [Passons], elder from the Union Church, was "enraled" [sic] on the second day (September 17).

Source: Pages 192 and following in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

1942

January 5, 1942 -- Vernon Guy and J.M. Passons were elected to be trustees for the Union Church property.

Source: Old Union Church Minutes

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Shiloh Church in ? County
April 1942 -- Mrs. Pruna Miller, elder and Session Clerk from the Union Church of White County, represented that church in this meeting. Source: Pages 196 and following in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

June 1942 -- One Hundred & Twelfth General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Union (White County) was one of 20 churches on the roll of the McMinnville Presbytery of the Tennessee Synod.

Clerk	Minister in Charge	Preaching Sundays	Active Members	Inactive Members	Total Members	Conversions	Additions
Mrs. Pruna Miller, Doyle, TN	W.E. Miller*	1	21	8	29	2	6

Sunday School	Tithers	Elders	Deacons	Paid Pastor	Bldg & Repairs	Paid Other Purposes	Church Value	Manse Value
30	2	3		$56	$23	$30	$1000	$500

*W.E. Miller lived at Route 3, McMinnville, TN.

J.M. Parsons [Passons] of R. 3, Sparta, TN was the Sunday School Superintendent.

Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, One Hundred & Twelfth Meeting, June 18-23, 1942.

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Bates Hill Church in Warren County

September 1942 -- No one represented the Union Church of White County.

Source: Pages 209 and following in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

1943

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Oakland Church in Warren County
April 1943 -- No one represented the Union Church of White County. Source: Pages 210 and following in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

June 1943 -- One Hundred & Thirteenth General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Union (White County) was one of 20 churches on the roll of the McMinnville Presbytery of the Tennessee Synod.

Clerk	Minister in Charge	Preaching Sundays	Active Members	Inactive Members	Total Members	Conversions	Additions
Mrs. Pruna Miller, Doyle, TN	W.E. Miller*	1	23	12	35	2	4

Sunday School	Tithers	Elders	Deacons	Paid Pastor	Bldg & Repairs	Paid Other Purposes	Church Value	Manse Value
30	2	4		$90	$18	$93	$1000	$750

*W.E. Miller lived at Route 3, McMinnville, TN.

Ben Pryor of R. 3, Sparta, TN was the Sunday School Superintendent.

Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, One Hundred & Thirteenth Meeting, June 17-22, 1943.

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Liberty Church in Warren County

September 1943 -- No one represented the Union Church of White County.

Source: Pages 217 and following in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

1944

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the White Hall Church in Warren County
April 1944 -- No one represented the Union Church of White County. Source: Page 229 and surrounding pages in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

June 1944 -- One Hundred & Fourteenth General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Union (White County) was one of 20 churches on the roll of the McMinnville Presbytery of the Tennessee Synod.

Clerk	Minister in Charge	Preaching Sundays	Total Members	Conversions	Additions
Mrs. Chester Miller, Doyle, TN	W.E. Miller*	1	25	3	3

Sunday School	Tithers	Elders	Deacons	Paid Pastor	Bldg & Repairs	Paid Other Purposes	Church Value	Manse Value
20		3		$90		$30	$1000

*W.E. Miller lived at Route 3, McMinnville, TN.

Ben Pryor of Rt. 3, Sparta, TN was the Sunday School Superintendent.

Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, One Hundred & Fourteenth Meeting, June 15-20, 1944.

August 27, 1944 -- Ben Pryor was elected and ordained as an elder.

Source: Old Union Church Minutes

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Short Mountain Church in DeKalb County

September 13-14, 1944 -- No one represented the Union Church of White County, but it was listed on the roll of churches.

Source: Pages 231-236 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

December 24, 1944 -- The Union Church elected Rev. G.B. Denning as pastor for the year of 1945.

Source: Old Union Church Minutes

McMinnville Presbytery Called Session at the Manchester Church in Coffee County
December 30, 1944 -- In this special called session, Rev. W.E. Miller resigned his position as stated clerk and treasurer of the McMinnville Presbytery. This appears to have been a meeting of ministers, and no churches were said to have been represented. Rev. Miller had accepted "work in the Knoxville Presbytery." He was commended for "his untiring work building up and reorganizing the weak churches of our presbytery" and "for his untiring work with our young people" and "for his contribution to our presbyterial training camp" and "for his active endeavors in seeking to have every church a pastor, and every preacher a church." Rev. W.E. Miller was the minister who helped reorganize the Union Church in 1941, after several years of inactivity. Source: April 11, 12, 1945 Minutes of the McMinnville Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

1945

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Old Zion Church in White County
April 11-12, 1945 -- Ben Pryor* represented the Union Church of White County. He was also "unanimously elected moderator" for this session. It was reported that the Union Church had a Young People's Society. This church pledged $5.00 toward the repair of buildings at the camp used by this presbytery. The church book of the Union Church was audited, along with books from other churches. The Committee on Auditing made this comment: "We note a decided improvement in the care and keeping of the minutes, also in bringing books to presbytery." Source: Pages 239 and following in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book). Also, April 11, 12, 1945 Minutes of the McMinnville Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. *Note: Mary Ruth Haston (mother of Wayne Haston) has recalled the time when she and her husband, Boyd Haston (grandson of C.T. Haston), lived at the "J.M. Passons place" about a mile north of the Union Church. She remembers Ben Pryor driving a horse drawn wagon down Hickory Valley, picking up people to go to church at "Old Union."

June 1945 -- One Hundred & Fifteenth General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Union (White County) was one of 20 churches on the roll of the McMinnville Presbytery of the Tennessee Synod.

Clerk	Minister in Charge	Preaching Sundays	Active Members	Inactive Members	Total Members	Conversions	Additions
Mrs. Chester Miller, Doyle, TN	G.B. Denning*	1	27	11	38

Sunday School	Tithers	Elders	Deacons	Paid Pastor	Bldg & Repairs	Paid Other Purposes	Church Value	Manse Value
30		4		$92	$15	$42	$1000	$750

*G.B. Denning lived at Smithville, TN.

Ben Pryor of Rt. 3, Sparta, TN was the Sunday School Superintendent.

Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, One Hundred & Fifteenth Meeting, May 31-June 5, 1945.

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Blues Hill Church in Warren County

September 12-13, 1945 -- No one represented the Union Church of White County.

A budget was set that recommended that Union Church of White County contribute $10.00 to the presbytery.

A committee was appointed to look for a more suitable location for a camp.

Source: Pages 247 and following in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

1946

April 1946 -- The Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church began meeting with the Rogers Chapel Methodist Church and Hickory Valley Presbyterian Church, as a part of the newly formed unified Hickory Valley Methodist and Presbyterian Church. The Hickory Valley Presbyterian Church was the congregation formed out of the Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church as a result of the 1906 split.

From this time forward, the "Old Union" church building has remained vacant.

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Liberty Church in Warren County
April 1946 -- No one represented the Union Church of White County. Source: Pages 252 and following in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).

June 1946 -- One Hundred & Sixteenth General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Union (White County) was one of 20 churches on the roll of the McMinnville Presbytery of the Tennessee Synod.

Clerk	Minister in Charge	Preaching Sundays	Active Members	Inactive Members	Total Members	Conversions	Additions
Mrs. Chester Miller, Doyle, TN	G.B. Denning*	1	40	70	110		2

Sunday School	Tithers	Elders	Deacons	Paid Pastor	Bldg & Repairs	Paid Other Purposes	Church Value	Manse Value
38		5	2	$120		$115	$1000	$750

*G. B. Denning lived at Smithville, TN.

J.M. Passons of Rt. 1, Doyle, TN was the Sunday School Superintendent.

Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, One Hundred & Sixteenth Meeting, June 13-17, 1946.

McMinnville Presbytery Session at the Short Mountain Church in DeKalb County
September 11-12, 1946 -- The Union Church of White County (as well as Olde Zion) was listed, but absent. An apportionment of $5.00 was assigned to Union to be paid to the presbytery. Source: Pages 266-273 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Presbytery of McMinnville - Minutes - 1926 to 1947 (original handwritten minute book).