The church was organized on
April 10, 1887 with about eight members. The first church building
was made of split logs and had a fireplace. It was located about
100 yards below the present church.
A prayer meeting was held once
a month, and Sunday school was held twice a month. When the congregation
couldn’t afford to pay the pastor, services weren’t held. The pastor,
James A. Taylor, would walk nine miles to the church to preach. When
he moved, the church services stopped and the building was used as a schoolhouse.
Services later resumed at the Lucky School House.
Rev. T.J. Liglits, a Baptist
minister, moved to Pine Grove and began a Union Sunday School. It
was changed to Methodist in 1937, with Rev. J.C. Bennett serving as pastor.
The current Pine Grove church
was built in 1921. By 1939, the church had 32 members. |
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