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A part of the IAGenWeb and USGenWeb Projects Walnut Creek Friends Church Penn Township, Section 15 |
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"The Fairfield Ledger"
April 11, 1888
Page 3, Column 6
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Brighton News: "On last Sunday, while religious service was in progress at Friends Walnut creek church south of town, a horse belonging to Sandy SHEKELTON, which had been ridden there by his son, was turned loose or stolen. Up to Tuesday evening no clue of the missing animal had been obtained."
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"The Fairfield Ledger"
December 25, 1888
Page 3, Column 6
THE COUNTRY ROUND.
The Pleasant Plain correspondent of the Brighton News says the Friends of Walnut Creek meeting have raised funds to build another church, and that Stever's saw mill, at Harvey's Mills, has shut down for the winter.
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"The Fairfield Ledger"
July 2, 1889
Page 3, Column 4
THE COUNTRY ROUND.
The Pleasant Plain correspondent of the Brighton News says the Friends will hold dedicatory services at Walnut church Sunday, July 7th.
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"The Brighton Enterprise"
Thursday, August 27, 1931
Page 1, Column 1
HISTORY OF FRIENDS CHURCH GIVEN AT HOMECOMING SUNDAY.
Preparative Meeting at Pleasant Plain on February 3, 1841.
.... At different times several Preparative Meetings were under the direction of Pleasant Plain. Among these were Richland, Rocky Run, Spring Creek and Spring Bank, Nebr. These were all transferred or Monthly Meetings set up, with the exception of Walnut Creek. In the Quarterly Meeting Minutes of 11 - 20th, 1852, we find the following: "By the reports from P.P. Monthly Meeting it appears that Friends residing on Walnut Creek in the south part of P.P. neighborhood, request the privilege of holding a meeting for worship on First and Fifth days of each week, and a Preparative Meeting on fifth day preceding the monthly meeting, to be known by the name of Walnut Creek, which being considered is united with and granted and P.P. Monthly Meeting is directed to attend the opening thereof and report to next Quarterly Meeting." This meeting continued until 1917 when it was united with P.P. Meeting....