Jolly Bethel Church in rural Barry County, Missouri - Country Churches on Waymarking.com

This is a classic country church with a classic adjoining cemetery and classic outdoor plumbing. The number of these combinations in this county is startling. I found many references to this church when doing a web search; however, none of them indicated what denomination, if any, with which the church is associated. It may have been what was called a union church (many of which have Union in their name), which means that preaching rotated through various ministers from week to week; perhaps Presbyterian this week, Baptist the next, then Methodist, and so on. Here is a rootsweb reference to the church and cemetery.

The church is about 1/4 mile east of the Newton / Barry County line. Just to the west of that line, perhaps 1/2 mile west of the church, is the site of a former town called Jollification in Newton County. The Jolly Mill still stands and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Church Name: Jolly Bethel Church Date Church Built: 1885 Rate this church.: Church In Use (even only just occassionally): Not Listed

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