Salem Baptist Church - near Kliever, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 41.169 W 092° 30.701
15S E 542470 N 4282062
The church is called Salem Baptist, yet the cemetery is named New Salem Baptist Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMQXM5
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2016
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County of church: Moniteau County
Location of church: MO-87 & MO-N, 2 miles S. of Kliever, 5 miles N. of California
Phone: 573-796-3534
Pastor: Rev. Roy Barnard
Marque sign text:
The One Who
Knows Us Best
Loves Most
Sunday Worship 10:30
" Salem Baptist Church was organized July 14, 1843. The first church building was of log construction, situated on ground where the Old Salem Baptist Cemetery is now located. Record books show the families of Reuben Jobe, Polly Beard and John W Beard deeded land for the purpose of building a church. Membership was seventeen. McCajah Duncan was pastor. The church building served as the first meeting place of the County Court after Moniteau became a county in 1845.
"In January 1879, the members voted to build a new church on a track of land donated by Anderson Hodge. This land is northeast of California on what is now Hwy 87. A frame building 30X44X14 feet was constructed at a cost of $861.98. The church was dedicated in 1879.
"On November 6, 1969, the building was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin. The building was ninety years old at the time of destruction. On November 12, the members voted to rebuild on the same site. Additional rooms were added in 1984 and a new sanctuary, baptistry, pastor's study and church library were added in 1988." ~ From the History of Moniteau County, Volume 2, published in 2000