Baptist and Reflector
NEW MARKET — Dumplin Baptist Church in Jefferson County is proud of its heritage, and rightly so.
The church, established in 1797, is the third oldest church in the eastern half of Tennessee with continuous existence at the same place, under the same name.
A few years ago, former pastor Don McEntire, now retired but still a member of Dumplin Baptist, suggested to member Kenneth Cate that they build a replica of the original church building which was constructed on land donated by one of Cate’s ancestors, who was a charter member of the church. [Read more…]