About 1840, Lee Henry Dickerson,
Turner Woods, A.J. Woods and others began meeting together for services.
For about three years, the services were held under a brush arbor.
It started as a Baptist church, but over the years has been a Methodist,
Baptist, and a Union church.
The first church built by the
members was only 14 by 16 feet in size. The walls were split logs
and the floor was packed clay. The roof was made of rived boards
held on with square headed nails. The pews were split logs supported
by pegs. A cemetery was situated behind the church. The preacher
would ride to town once a month from 30 miles away, his saddlebags packed
with Bibles and other religious material.
It was recorded that one teenage
member was excommunicated from the church after horse racing on front of
the church one Sunday.
As the congregation grew, a
larger building was needed. The old church was sold for $7 to member
Huey Sims. Lumber was purchased and a new building was constructed
from 1935 to 1938. Using that church as a framework, N.E. Heard led
in expanding the existing building in 1942. Attic fans, gas heat,
and electricity was installed at that time. |
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