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He poured out his soul in melting exhortations to a devoted people

Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church, originally located eight miles north of Jonesborough, has been accepted by historians as the first organized church body in Tennessee territory. Tidence Lane moved from North Carolina in 1776 to the Watauga Settlement, where he established and pastored the first congregation. The first church was constructed of logs with a clapboard [...]

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