Methodist Protestant Church of Rawles township. Organized as Mt. Olive Mission June 16, 1860, and called, in connection with other points, Silver Creek circuit, after August 8, 1868.

As originally founded the members, among others, were Luke TIPTON, Mary TIPTON, Saul TIPTON, F. M. WILSON, Jane WILSON, Daniel SHUMAN, Mary J. SHUMAN, J. M. McKESSON and wife, John DAY and wife, John BRATTON and wife, George FOSTER and Agnes A. FOSTER.

In 1873, a frame church was erected, costing the society twenty-one hundred dollars, and in the following year it was set apart for divine service by E. S. Brown of the Iowa Conference of the Methodist Protestant church.

The first official members were J. M. YOUNG, pastor; William TIPTON, secretary; J. M. McKESSON, local preacher; S. M. WILSON, class leader and now secretary of Iowa Conference M. P. church; J. A. BYERS, class leader; and stewards, George FOSTER, John DAY and J. A. BYERS. The church was organized by William TIPTON and has become one of both interest and influence.

Source: adapted from Mills County History, 1895~ transcribed by Cay Merryman