Pleasant Hill Church

(1850-)

Brethren at Work Sept. 6, 1881 page 541 Vol. 5 Vo. 34

Boon’s Creek

Brethren at Work Sept. 6, 1881 page 541 Vol. 5 Vo. 34

  From F. B. Wine. – About eighty years ago the church of the Brethren was organized at Boon’s Creek, Washington Co., Tenn., with nine members.  The first speakers were Bowman and Crouse.  They held their meetings in their dwelling-house for several years after they were organized. About the year 1834, the first meeting-house was erected on Knob Creek, which is still standing, and has a membership of about seventy or eighty members.  From Knob Creek church eighteen churches of the Brethren have sprung up, and now the East Tennessee District numbers 2,000. Pleasant Hill church (from which I write) was built in the year 1850. They organized with twenty-three members.  John A Bowman was their pastor, who was shot and killed at home during the late war.   The church now only members sixty members, and should be noted for it quietude.  But has we better not be quiet and doing nothing, than judging one another? For when this is laid aside all is in harmony. And if we were to look more inward and pray for the conversion of sinners, would it not be more acceptable in the sight of God?? Our Love-feast will be held at Pleasant Hill, beginning Sept. 17th.  The District Meeting of Tennessee will be held at Knob Creek church November 4th, 5th and 6th. – Blountville, Tenn.