Erected in 1897
The church was built from donations among the Cedonia, Harvey Creek community on land donated by an Engelhardt family member in 1897 with the provison that the church would always be a “union church” where all could worship. The donation was enough land for the church and the original cemetery.
In order to build the church a subscription list was started and donations in cash ranging from $1 to $5 were contributed. All materials and 114 days of labor were donated to build the original building. When the first services were held in the summer of 1897, the building was debt free.
The Pastor is Ed Dashiell. The Dashiell family came to Harvey Creek in 1897 and were instrumental in the very beginnings of the church.
And today, as in the beginning, the church is debt free and is a “union church” where all can worship freely.
The original pews were planks placed on top of blocks of wood, later replaced by regular wooden pews.
In 1910 a Hunters merchant donated a bell, which still rings between Sunday School and morning worship services. Also, in 1910 the teen Sunday school class built the first addition by adding a classroom that doubled for a fellowship hall and eating place in bad weather.
In 2015 the church evolved from the “half church” of it’s humble beginnings. Additions have been made enlarging the building greatly. There is now a basement addition containing a well-equipped kitchen, bath rooms, and an electric chair used to carry people from the upstairs down. Additional land has been purchased and the cemetery now has a new addition.
Kindergarten - Adult
Available during worship service each Sunday, with exception to Potluck Sundays.
Following the worship service.
(September thru May)