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 The
Disciples’ Church was organized April 15, 1874, by B.
E. Baker. The original members were John
Kirk, Ann S. B. Kirk, John Cook, Jacob Davis, J. L. Cross, B. H. Harmon,
W. R. Harmon, A. K. Turner, Mary A. Turner, Mrs. J. F. Eberman, Mrs. K.
Thompson, Miss C. E. Thompson, Miss E. L. Thompson, Mrs. M. L. Bowers,
Mahan Patton, Helen Patton, Matthew Park, Mrs. E. Park, Mrs. Amelia
Potter and Mrs. S. F. Harriott. The
first elder was John Kirk, while the first
deacons selected were John Cook and J.
L. Cross. The church structure is a frame building, erected in
July, 1881, at a cost of $2,500. The congregation also owns a parsonage,
estimated to be worth $1,800. The first pastor of this church was Elder
B. E. Baker. Following him in order came Elder
W. B. Young, Elder Frederick Hoffman,
Elder N. L. Atwood, and the present [1888]
pastor, Elder G. J. Massey. The present
officers are A. Turner and John
Vogan, elders, and J. L. Cross and S.
L. A. Smith, deacons. The congregation numbers sixty members. It
is free from debt, has money in the treasury, and is in good condition
both spiritually and temporally.
From The
History of Mercer County, 1888, page 462.
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