Between 1837 and 1841, Baptists in this section were stirred on missions, Sunday schools, and ministerial support. In 1841, the Ocklochnee anti-Missionary Baptist Association ruled to dismiss members who believed in the “new fangled institutions of the day.” Disagreeing, Sister Nancy Hagen asked for her letter from Mt. Moriah Church and, at her request, was excommunicated. With Elisha Pack Smith, R. T. Stanaland, James I. Baker, Mrs. Sarah Ann Groover, Mrs. Mary Smith, Mrs. Amanda Denmark, and Sam Whitfield, she organized Liberty Baptist Church, whose first pastor was Elder R. May. Mt. Moriah Church ceased to exist long ago.