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The 55th Reynolds family reunion is set for 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2025 at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church in Tyrrell County.

This is a reunion of the descendants of William Reynolds Jr. and his sister Matilda Jane Reynolds Spencer, both originally from Chelsea, England. William Reynolds Jr. lived in Tyrrell County and became a Primitive Baptist preacher, while Matilda Jane Reynolds Spencer lived near Roper in Washington County and ran a local store.

Organizers noted that attendees are encouraged to bring any items of family interest that they have – such as old pictures, family bibles, diaries or handiwork – to the reunion for “show and tell.”

On this year’s program: “That England Connection – Loose Ends: Where we stand on the search for our Reynolds ancestry in England, what we still need to learn, and how using DNA records could help!”

The agenda for the gathering will be:

10-10:30 a.m. – Registration and fellowship
10:30 a.m.-noon – Business meeting and program
• Welcome and invocation
• Announcements
• Kids corner
• Minutes and treasurer report

• Memorial service
• Program: “That England Connection – Loose Ends”
• Old business/new business
• Election of officers
• Family lines count
• Recognitions and show and tell
• Closing

Noon – Picnic lunch

1:30 p.m. – Bethlehem PBC Preservation Society annual meeting

The picnic is potluck luncheon; the reunion provides barbecue and plates, utensils, cups and ice. Attendees should bring their drinks and a dish to share. Out-of-town family members are not obligated to bring a lunch – they are invited to be guests of the local members.

To get to Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church, take US Highway 64 to Columbia. At traffic light head south onto NC Route 94 for about two miles, and take right onto Newlands Rd. The church is 1/8 mile west. Park in the yard.

Those with questions should contact Mark Bateman, president, at 860-464-1715 or Gail Reynolds, treasurer, at  252-796-9471.

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