History of LaMotte Baptist Church

EATON, CURRIER

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 12/1/2007 at 17:41:10

Historical Sketches of Iowa Baptists
Burdette Company, Burlington, Iowa, 1886

The history of the LaMotte Church is given this year. It was organized first at Andrew, January 4, 1845, "By the assistance of Rev. Horace Eaton of New Hampshire." He was called to the pastorate, but declined the call and seems to have remained in the state only about a year. Horace Eaton seems to have been under appointment of the Home Missionary Society in Davis county 20 weeks in 1844 and 26 weeks in 1845. The Church was removed from Andrew to LaMotte, and in 1848 Joshua Currier became pastor. During his pastorate of nine and one-half years the membership increased to 62, and a comfortable house of worship was built. Since that time the Church has declined in membership and influence, and when the history was written in 1870 there were only 17 members.