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| Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church 3902 State Route 93 South Eddyville, Kentucky |
A Sunday School was organized in the Hickory Chapel school
house under Garrett Reid, assistant and John Waters, superintendent. In the following May, 1890, the church was
organized. S. S. West (Samuel Stacker West), Ida West, Sally (West) Browning, and Sally West were the first candidates for baptism as the result of
the revival held in the Hickory Chapel school house. Brother Jim Oliver baptized them. The charter members were as follows: John
Waters, S. S. West (Samuel Stacker West), William Waters, Charlie Davis, George
Jones, J. P. Hall, Pete Purtle, Sally West, Sally Moneymaker, Sally (West) Browning,
Ida West and George Jones.
Through the faithful work of Brother J. P. Hall, John Waters
and others the church was organized.
Elder John Spurlin delivered the ordination sermon. After the ordination the church was given the
name Pleasant Hill land of Bros.
James P.
The foundation was laid about the year 1892 by Brother Henry
Marshall. The church was finished in 1898 and dedicated in the fall of that same
year. The church has progressed in members from fifteen to about one hundred
fifty-one at the present time.
Some of the early pastors were Elder Cal Roberts, Elder Ed
Perryman and Elder Henry Marshall.
Morehead and J. J. Richie preached in the absence of a pastor for about
five years.
This brief history was given by Brother William Waters to
the best of his knowledge on September
9, 1938 .
The original church building was rebuilt in 1927. In 1946, two Sunday school rooms were added,
and in 1960, two more were built.
Source: One Century of Lyon County History by Seniors' 64, Lyon County High School, Eddyville, Kentucky
