Eden Prairie Church |
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| Leon Journal-Reporter Leon, Decatur County, Iowa Thursday, August 19, 1976 County Bicentennial Column The Eden Prairie Church of Christ was organized March 1, 1868. Thomas Artt and Josiah McCutchan were appointed as the first Elders, with Levi Chastain, Ralph Southworth and L. D. Mitchell as Deacons. The meeting place was built one half mile north of the Decatur County Home. The original members were Levi Chastain, Ralph Southworth, Josiah McCutchan, Thomas Artt, L. D. Mitchell, Christian Kemp, A. F. Kemp, Phillip Kemp, J. M. Kemp, G. G. Meek, Charles Lillie, John Chastain, L. R. Chastain, Ellen Gammon, Ema Vaughn, Lucy Vaughn, Fannie R. Bassett, Sarah Chastain, Rebecca Bentley, Eliza Chastain, Ann Artt, and Amelia Southworth. The Congregation was never served by a resident preacher. The men of the congregation conducted the services. About once a year a protracted meeting of around two weeks was held by some preacher from some other congregation, usually from a distance, thereby new members were added through the years. In later years, for the convenience of some members, it was decided to start a congregation in Leon so a building was bought at 405 E. 9th Street from the Baptists, who had discontinued meeting there. The first services there were held Mar. 6, 1921. Finally, due to the few left, who assembled at Eden Prairie, the remaining members were again united with the ones of the Leon congregation sometime during the early 1930s, where services are still being held. The original building at Eden Prairie was sold and torn down, so only a memory remains. This article was submitted by Winnie Evans. Copied by Judy Chastain February 27, 2003 |
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New Members Up To 1902 |
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| The preceding information was taken from a file at the Decatur
County Museum. Transcription and Submission by Sara LeFleur, Decatur County Historical Society Museum, January of 2014 |
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