Cloyd's Cumberland Presbyterian Church

The man behind the name was a convert of the Great Revival. Ezekiel Cloyd, born in 1760 to Scots-Irish parents, settled in the lower end of Wilson County around 1800. That year he professed faith at Shiloh meeting house in Sumner County, moved by the preaching of James McGready, and he began leading prayer meetings and exhortations as a layman. The Nashville Presbytery licensed him to preach in 1814, and he lived until 1851. His wife was Rebecca Williamson. Their church grew around a camp meeting ground on land he gave.

What the plaque says

Cloyd's Cumberland Presbyterian Church Ezekiel Cloyd and John Willamson established Stoner's Creek Presbyterian Church about 1795. The congregation joined the Cumberland presbyterian Church in 1810. Members built a church and camp meeting ground with a shelter on land donated by Cloyd. This place has continued to serve as a religious site in Wilson County. In honor of Rev. Cloyd, the church changed its name to Cloyd's Cumberland Presbyterian bout 1895.

Where it stands

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