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for Jasper County, Missouri
CHURCHES:
RICHLAND CREEK (1842)
Richland Creek Church was organized on the second Saturday in May 1842, at the home of Peter Roberson, in Newton County. The first order of business was to ordain Elder Edward L. Roberson to the work of the ministry, which was done by laying on of hands by the presbytery composed of Elder Samuel Fitzgerald, moderator, Deacon William Blythe, and John Townsend, clerk. The charter members constituted were Elder Edward L. Roberson, James Simms, Wiley W. Osborn, Calvin Roberson, John Mann, Robert Sims, Rebecca Roberson, Margaret Simms, Elizabeth Roberson, Jane Payne, Sally Townsend, and John Townsend. The church soon united with an association, probably the Center Creek Association.
In December 1842 the church agreed to build a hewed log meeting house, with dimensions of 24' by 30' on Richland Creek, in Jasper Co., near Clisby Roberson's field. A deed was mentioned in the minutes in 1848, and reference is made to weatherboarding it in 1855.
The first pastor was Elder Edward L. Roberson. He was followed by Elders Thomas Henson, Maximilian Mabry, and Thomas Wood, the last named being ordained in June 1860.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Branch, Buckner, Butt, Cole, Hockit, Hood, Hyatt, Johnson, Johnston, Knight, Lewis, Mabry, Mann, McDaniel, Moss, Murrel, Offield, Osborn, Payne, Potter, Roberanty (sp?), Roberson, Rucker, Rusk, Scott, Simms, Smith, Stegall, Thompson, Townsend, Walker, Wilkerson, Wood.
HOPEWELL (1882)
Hopewell Church was organized on Saturday before the first Sunday in August, 1882, at the Arthur Schoolhouse near Avilla, by a presbytery composed of Elder J. A. Whiteley, and Deacons N. H. Goss, and Bro. M. F. Thomas, from Stall's Creek; H. N. Cantrill, from Fellowship; Elder J. R. Bolinger, and Bro. T. W. Owens, from Little North Fork; and Lic. N. Carver, from Clear Creek. The charter members names are not given, but they adopted Articles of Faith and a Covenant, and agreed to be known as Hopewell, and chose Bro. Allen Driver as Deacon, and Elder Whiteley as pastor and moderator.
PILOT GROVE
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