 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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