DAMASCUS CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH ROUTE THREE CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA APPRECIATION We wish to express our thanks to all the members and their friends who so coopera- tively contributed recipes for this cook book. | NCO I I I il I I I I II I il I A BRIEF HISTORY OF DAMASCUS CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST) The origin of Damascus Congregational Christian Church goes back to 1789, at which time "Wilson* s Meeting House" was built one quarter of a mile east of the present churchc Prior to 1789 services had been held in the home of John Wilson by the Circuit Riderc There were fourteen charter members of Wilson Meeting House, namely - John and Eunice Wil son, Annie Atwater, Louise Cole, William and Nancy Tripp, William and Millicent Pritchard, Charles and Eliza- beth McCauley, Bryant and Mar thy Strowd, Rnkodie and Dou- ghty Couch o It wasn!t until 1794 when James O* Kelly took the lead in organizing the Christian Church that Damascus joined the Conference at Lebanon, Virginia. The name Damascus was given to the church in 1797 at which time a new church was built at the present site. Martha Wilson Strowd gave the land for the new building. James Of Kelly was pastor from 1794-1809. This building wa s used for Damascus High School toward the end of the 19th Century in conjenction with the church. The principal of this school was Rev. Herbert Scholtz, who also served as pastor for a year or two0 This building had several rooms built to it for class rooms and remained for school purposes until it burned, after which a small school house was built at site where Floyd King lives now. From Damascus Church and High School the community thrived and much progress was made and during this era the large families began to move to Chapel Hill in the early 1900Ts. The Pritchards joined the Methodist Church. The Longs, Ne- villes, and Strowds were instrumental in organizing a Christ- ian Church in 1910 in Chapel Hill. The first president of Elon College was a former pastor of Damascus, Rev. W. S. Long, who served as pastor from 1876-1879. From Damascus Community Church and school Rev. O. D. Poythress went to Elon College as did Rev. Joseph McCau- ley. They both felt God leading mem into the ministry. They have become a living memorial honoring their home church and community. The church was proud to claim them as hav- ing received a Christian influence in their youth. Rev. Leary Poythress entered the ministry in the Baptist Denomination and has won our gratitude also. From the McLennon family, lawyers and business executives have gone out into the busi- ness world. There are others who should be mentioned for talent was not lacking in other families. Mr. Ernest Neville was a great leader in the field of education, also Miss Clara McCauley. A high school in Memphis, Tenn. was named in honor of Mr. (Continued) -A- Neville. "Miss Clara, " as we affectionately call her, is prin- cipal of a school in Knoxville, Tenn. , at the present time. During the era that these above people were at Damascus the music was at its best. The combined voices of the Poythresses, Longs, Nevilles, Crabtrees, McCauleys, McLennons, Cannadas, and others, received many words of praise and compliments.

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DAMASCUS CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH ROUTE THREE APPRECIATION We wish to express our thanks to all the members and their friends who so cooperatively contributed recipes for this cook book. | NCO A BRIEF HISTORY OF DAMASCUS CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST) The origin of Damascus Congregational Christian Church goes back to 1789, at which time "Wilson* s Meeting House" was built one quarter of a mile east of the present church. Prior to 1789 services had been held in the home of John Wilson by the Circuit Rider. There were fourteen charter members of Wilson Meeting House, namely - John and Eunice Wil son, Annie Atwater, Louise Cole, William and Nancy Tripp, William and Millicent Pritchard, Charles and Elizabeth McCauley, Bryant and Mar thy Strowd, Rnkodie and Doughty Couch. It wasn!t until 1794 when James O* Kelly took the lead in organizing the Christian Church that Damascus joined the Conference at Lebanon, Virginia. The name Damascus was given to the church in 1797 at which time a new church was built at the present site. Martha Wilson Strowd gave the land for the new building. James O'Kelly was pastor from 1794-1809. This building was used for Damascus High School toward the end of the 19th Century in conjunction with the church. The principal of this school was Rev. Herbert Scholtz, who also served as pastor for a year or two0 This building had several rooms built to it for class rooms and remained for school purposes until it burned, after which a small schoolhouse was built at the site where Floyd King lives now. From Damascus Church and High School the community thrived and much progress was made and during this era the large families began to move to Chapel Hill in the early 1900s. The Pritchards joined the Methodist Church. The Longs, Nevilles, and Strowds were instrumental in organizing a Christian Church in 1910 in Chapel Hill. The first president of Elon College was a former pastor of Damascus, Rev. W. S. Long, who served as pastor from 1876-1879. From Damascus Community Church and school Rev. O. D. Poythress went to Elon College as did Rev. Joseph McCauley. They both felt God leading them into the ministry. They have become a living memorial honoring their home church and community. The church was proud to claim them as having received a Christian influence in their youth. Rev. Leary Poythress entered the ministry in the Baptist Denomination and has won our gratitude also. From the McLennon family, lawyers and business executives have gone out into the business world. There are others who should be mentioned for talent was not lacking in other families. Mr. Ernest Neville was a great leader in the field of education, also Miss Clara McCauley. A high school in Memphis, Tenn. was named in honor of Mr. (Continued) -A- Neville. "Miss Clara, " as we affectionately call her, is principal of a school in Knoxville, Tenn. , at the present time. During the era that these above people were at Damascus the music was at its best. The combined voices of the Poythresses, Longs, Nevilles, Crabtrees, McCauleys, McLennons, Cannadas, and others, received many words of praise and compliments.

Our favorite recipes (Damascus Church, Chapel Hill, 1963)