Vital information for this line is from two Internet sources: a Rudolph Mauck “Working Chart” and a Mauck Family History for Daniel Mauck.

The Mauck Meeting House of Hamburg, Virginia, is often attributed to have been built by Daniel Mauck, though its first construction by the Massanutten Mennonites as a meeting house is believed to have been in 1740. The land on which the meeting house stood had once belonged to Daniel's father, Rudolph, who had sold it in 1754. It changed hands a few times, and Daniel later rebought a parcel of land upon which the building was believed to have stood, from John and Elizabeth Koontz in 1786. When Martin Kaufmann split from Elder Koontz over the issue of bearing arms and begin holding fellowship meetings at his White House, Elder Koontz was said to continue meetings at his home. It's not clear if this was the Mauck building, though both churches were known as the Mill Creek Church at that time. It also seems curious that the Elder Koontz would sell this building, considering that he would then spend 50 years preaching in it.

The old Mennonite church was rebuilt in 1797 and used as the Mill Creek Baptist Church with John Koontz as Moderater. Daniel Mauck, who was a member of this church, had donated the building for this purpose. It is also believed that he organized the reconstruction, hence his name being attributed to the building. Daniel's son, Joseph, deeded the building and a small piece of land which it stood upon to the public as a place of worship in 1807.

The original records for the church are extant after 1798, and a copy plus a transcription of the Mill Creek Church Minute Book (which runs to 1824) exists in the Luray Library. The first entries:

August the 18th day 1798

Church of Christ Mill Creek -- Church Meeting held at the Big Spring Meeting House. After Divine Service the Church proseed (proceeded) to business. The Church agreed to send Brother Coonts and Bro. Jesse Wood as dilligate (delegates) to the next Association held at Crooked Run Meeting House, Culpeper County. John Coonts, Moderater Jesse Wood, Clerk.

September the 15th day 1798

Church of Christ Mill Creek. Church Meeting held at the Big Spring Meeting House. After Divine Service the Church Proceeded to Business. The Churches letter was read and approved of. The Church agreed to send Brothers James Odell and John Wood to site Brother Ruben Long to attend our next Church Meeting here in course for challenging to fight and for selling liqure (liquor) on the Sabbath Day and for not attending Meetings. John Coonts, Moderater Jesse Wood, Clerk.

December the 16th day 1798

Church of Christ Mill Creek -- Meeting held at Bro. Absolom Hurst on Saturday the 16 day of December 1798. After Divine Service the Church proceeded to Business -- Brother Ruben Long came agreeable to the equest of the Church and made Confession to the satisfaction of the Church and was restored again in full fellowship. A complaint brought by Bro. Absolom Hurst concerning Bro. Nehemiah Wood telling an untruth and moving away disorderly without a letter of dismission, the Church took it in consideration and the Church agrees to weight (wait) with him until the Next Church Meeting in course. Bro. James Odell came before the Church and confessed that he was overtaken in liquor and the Church forgave him his fault. John Coonts, Moderater Jesse Wood, Clerk.

January the 19th day 1799

Church of Christ Mill Creek, Church Meeting held at Bro. Absolom Hurst on Saturday the 19th of January 1799. After Divine Service the Church proceeded to Business. The Church again took into consideration the case of Bro. Nehemiah Wood who was laid over to the present meeting, and for the several faults that was laid to his charge. He was cut off and is no more of us. John Coonts, Moderater Jesse Wood, Clerk.

Through out these minutes, it appears that most of the meetings were held in the Big Spring Meeting House. There is a mention of a meeting being held in Bro. Daniel Mocks House in 1801 and a few meetings at the Mill Creek Meeting House starting in 1802. The name of Maucks Meeting House for Mill Creek Church was used in Jacob Kauffman's transfer of the house to the public in 1807. It is not clear to me if the Bro. Daniel Mocks House or Mill Creek Meeting House were the same building. However, these minutes indicate that several buildings in the Massanutten area were used as meeting places for the Mill Creek Church. Also, between 1812 and 1813 there appears to have been another division between the group at Big Spring Meeting House and Mill Creek Meeting House, though if the issue was idealogical or just a matter of location is not clear.

Martin Kauffman, Jr's White House Church was also known as the Mill Creek Baptist Church at times which causes some confusion. This was as a result of a split between Kauffman and John Koontz over of the issue of waging war as well as the ownership of slaves.

More details about the history of this church can be found in a comprehensive web essay, "The Mill Creek Church (Mauck Meeting House) " by Richard Pence.

The Mill Creek Church is still active though they make use of a much newer building in Hamburg, not far from the Mauck Meeting house.

There are many Primitive Baptists Churches still existing in the area. A fine example is the following interesting old building, the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Luray. When it was rebuilt for the third time in Luray in 1911, with a portico which was open from end to end supported by four classic pillars, it was one of the largest auditoriums in town. A plaque on the outside of the church, describes it as being "Organized in 1812" and "Called Old School Baptist since 1832 when there occured a division in the Baptist Churches of the United States." An essay compiled by R. H. Pittman of this church in 1909, The Introductory and Decision From "The Trial and Decision of Mount Carmel Church," contains some description of local church history, the history of the Primitive Baptist Church in general, and details of its ideological differences with the "New Baptists."