Pleasant Hill Assembly of God Church

ABARR, SKILES, HARDY, BALDWIN BUCK, PAYNE, BENNETT, PERKINS, SWEETEN, GREEN, MUNSON, MARTIN, BALDWIN, LUNDSTROM, GREGG

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 6/22/2009 at 23:52:33

Pleasant Hill Assembly of God Church

Middle Fork Township, Ringgold County, Iowa

The Pleasant Hill Church was moved into Middle Fork Township in 1918. The congregation applied for and was accepted with an afflilation with the Assemblies of God Church. Revivals were held regularly during the early years of Pleasant Hill Church in Ringgold County. The church closed its doors in 1987 but the building was a site of monthly Friday potluck supper which was followed by evening services. The church was moved in 1995 to the Charles and Rebecca ABARR farm, Middle Fork Township, where it is used as an art studio.

In his book, Mike AVITT's research has identified the following pastors who served at the Pleasant Hill Church:

Donald SKILES
Cecil HARDY, late 1940's-mid 1950's
Mervin BALDWIN, 1956
L. H. BUCK, 1957-1964
Donald PAYNE, 1964
Wilburn BENNETT, 1964-1968
Eldon HARDY, 1968-1970
Brother PERKINS, 1971
Larry McATEE, 1971 E
ddie SWEETEN, 1972-1973
A. G. GREEN, 1974-1975
Reverend MUNSON, 1976
Dennis MARTIN, 1976-1978
Mervin BALDWIN, 1979-1980
Larry McATEE, 1981-1982
Arlyn LUNDSTROM, 1983-1987
Reverend Calvin GREGG served as a substitute pastor, 1983-1987.

SOURCE:
Mount Ayr Record-News, Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa. September 22, 2005.

AVITT, Mike. Pages and Pictures from the Past . . . Ringgold County, Iowa: 1885-2005 p. 47. Paragon Publications, Inc. Mount Ayr, Iowa. 2009.