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...AND A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM.
(ISAIAH 11:6). "Why can't we have a Sunday
School here in our neighborhood?" asked
young Betty of her mother. These words
reminded Mrs. Arrington of a dream she had
carried from her own childhood. She had
always wanted to be a missionary to a
foreign land, but the door was never opened
to her. Now she realized she could serve
God in a different but special way. She
would start a Sunday School for the local
community.
First she
enlisted the aid of her friend Margaret
Logan. Together they announced their
intentions to the neighbors. On August 17,
1941, they held their first Sunday School at
an outdoor pavilion owned by a local
businessman. There were thirty people in
attendance and they had three classes that
day.
Kings Creek
Union Chapel was organized as a church on
March 16, 1947. Tentative plans were made
for the church building June 17, 1947. The
grounds were donated and the basement was
completed January of 1949. The membership
roster was started in October of 1949. The
charter members were Mrs. Beulah Arrington,
Mrs. Elsie Call, Mrs. Nell Gaston, Mrs.Alma
Abregg, Mrs, Miriam Stoneking and Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Chipps. The upper floor of the
building was completed in 1955. The
congregation grew and a new wing was added
in 1960.
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