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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Pleasant Hill Church

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 by Brother Jimmy Spurlin. Then Elder Jim Oliver was received as pastor (no salary).  Years passed and the organized body built a church on the land of Bros. James P. Hall & Elder Jim Oliver, a house for the Lord’s worship.  Men and members donated lumber for the purpose.  Those donating were Brothers Will Scott, Henry Pierce, John Stovall, John Fitts and J. P. Hall.

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



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I started researching my family tree last year. My father is a West and my mother is a McClellan. Researching my family history has truly been a monumental task. I’ve spent untold hours searching for long lost relatives… Where’s a ghost whisperer when you need one? With the surname McClellan being so popular due to General George B. McClellan and the surname West being a geographical direction, the hunt was hindered on many occasions. Search engines have run me through the ringer. The fact is, I threw my hands in the air and swore to walk away from this project more times than I can remember. It really is a roller coaster ride. This project has caused me tears of anger, tears of joy and has heightened my already existing anxiety disorder to its limits. It has forced me to be patient when I didn’t want to be and caused me to be organized and detail oriented, which that in itself is a huge achievement. But most of all, it gave me hope and a sense of belonging.