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North Carolina History Project : Sandy Creek Baptists |
 | | Following the Regulator Movement in North Carolina (1766-1771), Sandy Creek Baptists played a key role in the tremendous growth of the Baptist denomination in the South, and their political beliefs influenced the changing views regarding the common man in America throughout the late eighteenth century. |
 | | Sandy Creek Church practiced nine rituals, including baptism by full immersion, feet washing, the Lord’s Supper, laying on hands, and anointing the sick, love feasts, also known as communal meals, “right hand of fellowship, kiss of charity,” and devotion to children. |
 | | For instance, the Sandy Creek Regulators of Orange and Regulators of Anson, Rowan, Granville and Mecklenburg counties petitioned Governor William Tryon and the North Carolina Assembly in March 1768 and condemned the Eastern gentry for dominating the legislature and condoning courthouse rings in which local sheriffs and other officials dominated. |
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