Original Stone Association
of Free Will Baptists
Established
1865
Our History - Church Histories
Macedonia
The following church history was written by the late Judge Ernest
Houston Boyd Sr. as part of a series of historical articles in the Putnam
County Herald.  It was published December 3,1953.  The articles were
compiled by Christine Spivey Jones into a book called Nuggets of
Putnam County History.

The Macedonia Baptist Church, located at the head of Falling Water, in the
Third District of Putnam County, is another one of the old churches of Putnam
County. I have not been able to definitely learn the date of the organization of
this church, but it must have been organized about one hundred years ago. Its
present good frame building was built about 63 years ago. Its first building was a
log building.

The Macedonia Church building is situated only a short distance from the bold
Lee spring, which is regarded as the head of Falling Water creek, which in its
progress becomes a small river before it empties into Caney Fork river.

Among the pioneer deacons of this church, who served for many years and until
their deaths, were Zachary Lee and Houston Beasley, while serving at a later
date, but many years ago, were Levi Jackson, Polk Jones, William Lee and J. J.
Lee.

This church was affiliated with the Christian Baptist denomination, during the
latter’s separate existence and for some time after its union with the Free Will
Baptist denomination. It is now affiliated with the regular (Missionary) Baptist
denomination.

Among the old pioneer families of that section who were members of the
Macedonia Church were the Lee, Beasley, Jones, Bohannon, Jackson, Walker,
Hyder and Blaylock families, and the present membership of that church
includes numerous descendants of the early pioneer members of the church.
This church is located in Putnam County, TN and was a member of our
association from at least 1879 to 1919.  It is located on Macedonia Road  near
Cookeville, TN.