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The Plain City Presbyterian Church, which
celebrated its Bicentennial in 2003, has a long history in the
community. The brick church, seen right, was the first church built
at the current location, in 1870. Quoted from the church history,
"The debt on the morning of the dedication was
$1400 which was all subscribed before the dedicatory sermon was
preached by the Rev. William Galbreath, who was the pastor. Soon
after the dedication, a Sunday School was organized and Thomas Jones
was the first superintendent. Smith Newton McCloud was an active
officer of the Sunday School; his wife, Nora, was organist and W.L.
Curry was chorister. Clark Rickard was both church organist and
chorister for some time. The old red brick church days were virile
ones. They included the pastorate of the Rev. Thomas, the small man
with the big plug hat; the Rev. Hawk, the croquet player; and the
Rev. Atkins, the scholar. The building nestled among a number of
superb maple trees, was really a work of art. A new one was needed,
however, There was no room for two stoves and all the Sunday School
classes."
"Finally in December 1893, there came into the
pastorate, a tall gangling blonde man, the Rev J.M. Work. He was
Irish, had prominent eyes, wore glasses and was a fighter - every
inch of him. He said we needed a new building and proceeded at once
to get it."
The present stone church was erected in 1893.Sunday
school rooms were added in the 1910's and remodeled in the 1950's.
In 2007, an addition was added to the church to increase space and
to provide accessibility by adding a lift.
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