Barrs Chapel CME church: survey

              Tennessee Rural Mrican-American Church Survey
Please answer the following as completely as possible.
Name of Church: Barrs Chapel CME Church
Address ofChJict? Briarpatch ~ake Road
Directions to the Church if not easily located from address. (For example, 2 miles
off Hwy. 50 on Barker's Branch Road):
Hwy 54 off Coqrt square 9 Miles tqrn right on Midway Road
go 1 1/2 mi Turn left on Briarpatch road 1 1/2 mi. on in
curve on right.
Founding date of this congregation: ---=1;..::::8:..:;6:...:4::...._ ____________ _
Date existing building was constructed:
Are there historic photographs that we can copy when we visit the church?
No_K_ Yes
Is there a cemetery adjacent to or very near this church? No_ Yes _x_
If yes, what is the name of the cemetery?
Barrs Chapel Cemetery
Datecemeteryfounded? On Hisroric ReQister of Civil War Veterans
Is the cemetery still in use? No_ Yes _x._
Was the church ever used as a school? No ..x_Yes
If yes, please give the name of the school and the date it ceased to be a school.
Is there a school adjacent to or very near this church? No
If yes, please give the name of the school.
Barrs Chapel School
Yes_L
Was there a school at one time adjacent to or very near this church that no longer
exists? No _x_ Yes
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