The Episcopalians of Manlius can rightfully claim the first church building, but the Baptists of Fayetteville were holding meetings in homes as early as 1792-93. The earliest record we have of that congregation is 1798. A copy of the meeting is enclosed, copied, by Dr. Kathy Crowell, exactly as written.

May the tenth day 1798 at a covenant meting at the hous of Lewis Sweetings after solom prayer the brethren proseded to renew covenant obligations to wit Daniel Campbel Cyrus Kinne Gershom Breed Susannah Ward after the bretheron had gone through them came forward Allen Breed William Breed Palmer Breed and informed us they believed in Baptism and wished to go into the ordinance Abell Sweeting aged 76 Lewis Sweeting junior wished to come under our wach care

these joined with us May the 10 day of 1798.

May 17 day 1798 at the hous of Cyrus Kinne came forward

Joseph York in full

John Jones under wach care

Mary Tirrell said she believed in likeness baptism these joined 17 day of may 1798

May the 29 day at a meeting at gershem breeds came forward and joined in full Lewrance (?) wordin Naomi Sweeting and ... am ...

Thursday July the 12 day of 1798 being a day appointed for covenant meting after solom prayer all the bretheren present except brother Campbel sisters all present and went forward after the bretheren had gon through came forward

Joshua Knolton

and washington wordin

orris Hopkin and joined

the bretheren ... further and agreed to hold Covenant metings on every fourth thursday forward and every second thursday after covenant meting for the bretheren to pass under examation by some brother selected out for that purpose and the thursdays between for worship or conference metings So that we meat every thursday

at a covenant meting at the hous of B= Cyrus Kinne August the of 1798 after Solom Prayer the Bretheren went forward to renew their covenant obligations

Bretheren Present Daniel Cariphel

Cyrus Kinne

Gershom Breed

Lewis Sweeting

Joshua Knolton

Allen Breed

william Breed

Palmer Breed

orris Hopkin

Sisters Mary terrill

Susannah ward

at a covenant meting november the first day 1798 Brothers present

Cyrus Kinne

gershom Breed

Lewis Sweeting

John Jones

william Breed

Joshua Knolton

Jabith york

Sisters none

at a covenant meting November the 19 day 1798 at the house of Breeds

Brothers Gershom Breed

Present Cyrus Kinne

John Jones

Lewis Sweeting

william Breed

Allen Breed

Palmer Breed

washington wordin

orris Hopkin

Joshua Knolton

said he never

joined with all

the Bretheren

espesily Brother Kinne

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TOWN OF MANLIUS

Early Baptist Meeting

June 20, 1812. A covenent (sic) meeting at the schoolhouse near the widow Kinnes. After singing and prayers went onto renew Covenent present

Gershom Breed, Moses Goodfellow, John Britton, Cornelius Holsted,Timothy Goodfellow, Icabod Goodfellow, Renselaer Breed, John Goodfellow, Aaron Eaton, Ebenezer Wickam, Joshua Kinne, Benjamin Landers, Palmer Breed, Reubin Mann, George Smith, James Worden, Walter Worden, Walter Worden, Jr., Cary Coats, Voice Breed, Danforth Worden, Allen Breed, Ralph Eaton, Jacob Mead

Lucretia Worden, Abigail Wickam, Phebe Goodfellow, Abigail Huntley, Hannah Breed, Caty Holsted, Esther Mead, Jerusha Mann, Huldy Goodfellow, Mary Goodfellow, Jerusha Wentworth, Hannah Britton, Phebe Tirrel, Hannah Landers, Sarah Coats, Elizabeth Landers, Sally Holsted, Lois Hatch, Mehittebel Worden, Lydia Eaton, Dinah Susen, Eve Britton, Lucretia Holsted, Fanney Mecanter

This meeting took place on the northeast corner of Rte. 173 and Troop K Road, about ½ mile west from the center of Manlius Village.

Courtesy, Manlius Historical Society, 1997