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The United Presbyterian Church on East Mt. Joy, known by
many as the old UP Church.
The orig'i na1 Church was organized by Rev. Marvin Morrison,
grandfather of Audrey Reynolds. (Great grandfather of
John Reynolds of Mt. Joy). History of Lower Scioto Va11ey
shows the ori g'i na1 Church buiIt jn I855. Average attendance
of 56 members. Pastor Rev. J. B. Gowdy. Trustees: Robert
Dunn, Martin Roney and John McMurray.
The ori ginal Church building was destroyed by f ire and later
rebuilt. The minister of the rebuilt Church was Rev. Bonner.
The trustees were l^J. J. Shannon, M. L. Bonner and l^,. A.
McGeorge.
The Church maintajned good membersh'i p and attendance for a
number of years.
At the onset of the Great Depression, attendance dw'i ndled.
During the early .l930's the Mt. Joy Chri stjan Church and the
U.P. Church worked c'l osely together. Sunday School was held
mornings at the Mt. Joy Christian Church and afternoons at the UP Church.
Memorial Day Programs were important events in those early
days, fhe two Churches alternated the years in presenting
the program. Church and Sunday School continued for some time.
The township trustees took over maintenance of the cemetery
and a new part was added.
The Church doors were closed a number of years and the building
had deteri orated.
During the late 60's the townsh'i p trustees, with Chuck Mecum
as aucti oneer, hel d a publ i c aucti on and the Church bu'i I d'i ng
was so'l d to Roger Fi tzpatri ck. Roger repa'i red and renovated
the old Church build'i ng and started a Church. Sunday School
and Worship servjces were held weekly. The Church flourished
for several years.
Ihe doors again closed and the Church was abandoned. The building
was resold and eventually was torn down.
A picture depicts the level spot where the old Un'i ted Presby-
terian Church once stol/. Today the locale serves to dividcthe
ol d cemetery from the nevv.
Mt. Joy United Presbyterian Church continued
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The Harmon Church sjtuated in the northwestern part of the
townsh'i p at the head of Rarden creek was bu'i I t of 1 ogs
about lB75 by an organization of Protestant Methodists.
This organization ceased to exist about lBBT and by
permission the Chrjstian organization was permitted to
use 'i t. The minister was John a. Law.
The pi'cture shown is the present day Church at Harmon
Rarden Methodist Church.. Construct'i on of the Church was
begun in .I887 and completed in 1897 at a cost of $2,000.
The minister was Rev. Philf ips. The trustees were A. B.
McBride, Charl es C. ln/a1 1 er, Al ex Mu1 1 en, G. M.
Wikoff and Charles S. Freeman. The stone used for the
foundation was hauled from the Forsythe quarry
The seat'i ng 'i n the Church i s uni que as the congregati on faces
the entrance. Until 1937 Rarden High School commencement
and baccalaurate services were held at the Church.
A Church-School homecoming is held annually at the Church
on the first Sunday of 0ctober.
Dunlap United Baptist Church
In l90l The Church on Dunlap was organized.
Services were held in the one room schoolhouse.
The Church thri ved for a number of years. , The Church
doors have been closed for some time. The building still
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u{ere held 'i n the Red Men's Hall unt'i I property across the
street t^tas purchased from Esto t,J'i ndl e.
The Church was closed for a few years. It was then reorgan'i zed
under Edgar Gardner and services were held in a one room
schoolhouse on Mt. Joy. It was later moved back to the
former property, which was then owned by James Kates.
Church serv'ices were held in this bu'il d'i ng several years.
In I 960 the former school manual tra'i ni ng shop bui'l di ng
was purchased and moved to the present loL next to the old
schoolhouse (now the Rarden Community Center.) Lots (tne
former Sam I'Jal I s pl ace ) were so'l d to the Church by Bob
and Thursa Morgenson. The former Sam Walls home had burned
the year before.
In .l965 the Rarden Nazarene Church was erectedtu In .I970
an addition was built to the Church. In 1975 a social room
was added at the rear of the Church.
Charter members t^tere Rev. and Mrs Edgar Gardner, Rev. and Mrs Roy
[,Jeaver, Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Cooper Mr. amd Mrs. Fred Moore
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Mrs. Flora Rector and Mrs. James Kates
Rarden Nazarene Church
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Unjted Baptist Church was organized 'i n lBB2 by Rgv. G. tnJ.
Hackworth. Trustees were Abraham 0ppy, Dav'i d Thompson and
Jackson McCann. The f irst meet'i ngs were held in the Mt. Joy
School House. I n I BB4 the Campbe'l 1 fam'i'l y of Hackworth H'i I I
deeded the Church land adjoining their farm. A Church House
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The old Church building no I onger exi sts The small cemetery
is on the lot.
In the late .I930r s Church serv'i ces were held in the Red Me n's
Hall in Rarden. In l93B the Imperial 0rder of Red men dee ded property
on the northeast corner of their lot to trustees of the
Church f or $t.00. The Hall was being rased. A new Church WA S
erected and compl eted about 1944. Alton Ross of Hoffer Hi il
was the pastor.
In l9B9 an ice storm of great magnitude hit the val'l eys and
h'i lls of Rarden Township. The Church col I apsed from the wei ght
and 'i mpact of the ice.
.I940
SSU Baptist Church at Rarden built
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Sedan Bapti st Church. H'i story unknown
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New L i fe Baptist Church
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Pastor Loren Hyatt