The Corn Creek Church, located in Trimble County, eight miles north
of Bedford, was constituted by the old pioneer preacher John Taylor
in the fall of 1800 of about twenty members. The church united with
Salem Association the following year, but went into the
organization of Long Run in 1803, and then into the formation of
Sulfur Fork Association in 1826.
The church, following John Taylor's peculiar teaching about the
pastoral relation, did not have a regular pastor for 27 years. He
contended that the church should be administered to by the preacher
or preachers, who happened to be memebers of the church. For this
reason, the church did not begin to prosper until 1826. In 1864
there were 333 memebers, but in 1879 only 98 memebers were
reported, the decrease probably being due to the loss of a large
number of slaves following the Civil War.
Take a minute to look around the old cemetery. There are some
interesting headstones and the oldest one dating to 1801.
As always, be respectful of your surroundings and daylight
caching only.
