1925
On Motion
the name of the Sappington Chapel Congregation was changed to
Cowden.
[Source: Minutes of
Greer Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, April
3, 1925, page 1]
1943
April 3,
1943
To Brethren of Greer
Presbytery:
Greetings,
We
wish to make the following report on Overtures:
For
the past twelve years or more we have prayerfuly considered the
people in the Cowden Community and our property there.
The
Church has not functioned as a Church for at least 12 years. They
have had no pastor recognized by Greer
Presbytery in all this time, they have not paid Presbyterial
dues, nor have they submitted their records for examination in
all this time.
We have not had a delegate to attend
Presbytery or Synod in all this time that was elected by the session
there.
Therefore we feel that they are in no way
at all furnishing Spiritual strength to the people of the Community.
We recommend under these conditions that the Church
be declared disbanded and the property be taken over by the Presbytery
and if suitable buyer can be found to sell same.
We
furthermore recommend that if there are still members of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church at Cowden that they be placed as members of
the Mt. Vernon Congregation or members of any other congregation
in Greer Presbytery at their own discretion.
Prayerfully
considered,
M. F. Mize, Earl Luttrell & Elmer
Kelley
This report was after discussion on motion adopted.
[Source: Minutes of Greer Presbytery of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, April 3, 1943, page 3]
1950
The following
report on Board of Finance was on motion adopted.
Greetings:
. . .
2nd. We recommend that said property
at Cowden be conveyed to the Clinton
Church or sold by the board of Presbyterial trustees and
the proceeds given to the Clinton
Church for the purpose of adding to their building facilities.
. . .
Submitted,
Forest
Baldwin, Ch., J. B. Hatchett, J. G. Stokes.
Minutes of Greer Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, March 31, 1950, page 2]
1950
By motion
the following report on finances was adopted.
Brethren:
. . .
The board of Presbyterial trustees
report that they have dispersed with the Cowden Church property
as your presbytery instructed at last Presbytery. The property
was sold for $1000, and quick Claim deed was issued to the Pentacostal
Holiness for the same. The $1000, was applied on the indebtedness
of the Clinton
Church.
. . .
Submitted,
Forest Baldwin, Earl Luttrell.
Minutes of Greer Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, September 8, 1950, page 2]