Big Spring and Mount Vernon Anniversaries

The following announcements give us an idea of how old Big Spring Baptist Church and Mount Vernon Baptist Church are. 

In 2014 Big Spring was celebrating its 117th Anniversary, meaning it must have been organized circa 1897. Mount Vernon was celebrating its 100th Anniversary, meaning it must have been organized circa 1914.

Henderson Daily News, Sunday, November 2, 2014, p. 3A

Both of these Baptist churches are predominantly African American. Big Spring meets in the Big Spring Community in west central Rusk County. Mount Vernon meets just north of Henderson on Highway 43.