Washington EUB

Washington Church Building Demolished;

Old Bell Goes to new Kentucky Mission

One of the old landmarks of the community has disappeared with the demolition of the Washington Evagelical Church, and marks another of the changes that come with the inrelenting march of time.

The material in the structure has bee sold to Charles Cooper, who is using it in the construction of a home, and the bell, that for almost a half century called the people of that rural community to worship, has been shipped to the Red Bird Mission, Beverly, Ky., where it will be mounted in a new church being built ther by the Evangelical church. The bell was cast in 1851 in Cincinnati, O., and weighed 680 pounds,

Th washington Societ was organized by Henry Prechtel in 1880, from a part of the Pleasant School house appointmentm located bear the south shore of Lake Maxinkuckee.

This society disbanded, part of it uniting with the Zechiel society namely: J. C. Zachman and wife; John Snyder and wife. Wash Overmyer and wife; Debolt Kline Sr. and wife; George Kline and wife; Daniel Frey and wife; Theo Kline and wice; J. L. Schuermann and wife; Debolt Kline Jr. and wife; and Mary Krieg. Mr. Zachman was the first class leader.

The first worshipeed in a school house near the church from 1881-86. Here Mr. Prechtel held a revival in 1881, which proved a success.

In 1885 there people helped to build the Methodist Ptotestant church one mile east from where the Washington church stood afterwards for the privelege of worshipping and holding English services.

In 1891, this group found it expedient to withdraw and in the same year began preparations for an Evangelical Church. H. E. Overmyer, pastor, called a society meeting and elected a boarf of trustees: WM. Curtis, president; WIlliam Kline, secretary-treasure; and Wash Overmyer. These with J. L. Zachman and A. Savage made the building committee.

The church was 28 X 44 feet and the cost, exclusive of lor and donated work was $1,350.00.

Rev. D. Martz, presiding elder, dedicated the new structure February 21, 1893. $ 308.00 was raised on this dat which more than covered the debt.

A Young peoples Association was organised on March 14, 1895, with 46 memers with Charles Martz the first president.