Pierce Chapel United Methodist Church - Clarks, Nebraska
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BruceS
N 41° 15.814 W 097° 56.082
14T E 589236 N 4568563
Small rural church located in vicinity of Clarks, Nebraska.
Waymark Code: WMNJX
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2006
Views: 53
"It was in the year of 1886 that Reverend R. K. Pierce came to the Clerks
area as pastor and in 1889 he was instrumental in erecting the Pierce Chapel
Church in his name. The church was erected 2 miles west and 2 miles south of its
present site.
Pierce Chapel church served the area around this location until 1913 when,
after some concentrated planning, T. D. Betts and Warren Curry aided in moving
the church structure to its present site. The name to remain Pierce Chapel. One
of the main conveniences for the move as to have the cemetery directly across
the road from the church. Also the people that had been attending services at
the Pleasant Hill school then joined the Pierce Chapel group.
Reverend Wm. S. Sanders was the first pastor in the new location and in those
days it required a good horse to make all charges that this pastor served." ~
75th Anniversary - 1964 pamphlet
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