Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Bell Tower - near Red Bird, MO
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 38° 10.249 W 091° 32.366
15S E 627939 N 4225775
Small church, out on the country, S. of Bem and E. of Red Bird.
Waymark Code: WM14AA8
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2021
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County of church: Gasconade County
Location of church: 590 Mt Pleasant Rd. (CR-636), 1 mile W. of MO-EE, S. of Bem
Built: 1930
Architectural Style: Utilitarian
There is a bell in the tower, and is it used? I am not sure. No one around out here. NO web footprint to help me out either.
"Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
Description: In southeast Bourbois Township. A descriptive name. Organized in 1844. (Tom Bowen)" ~ State Historical Society of Missouri
"The Mt Pleasant Church has served this rural community for many years.
"The Mt. Pleasant Church is an example of Utilitarian Church architecture; the original
structure is fairly old but has been altered. This building has a cement block foundation and
shiplap weatherboard on the outside. The roofline is of a medium gable pitch with wide
eaves, supporting knee braces (or purlins) and exposed rafters." ~ DNR Historic Survey PDF pages 489-492