White Rapids Church

(1920-60?)

The Gospel Messenger August 21, 1920 page 504 Vol. 69 No. 35

White Rapids.—July 6 Bro. C. C. Price, of Polo, III., member of our District Mission Board, came here for the purpose of organizing our church, Bro. Clement Bontrager was elected church clerk. By common consent, White Rapids church was adopted as the name of this congregation. The following officers were elected: Trustees. Geo. Keim, Wm. E. Anglemyer and Wm. Kulp; presiding elder, Bro. C. C. Price; " Messenger " correspondent, Pearl Kulp. It was decided to elect two ministers and three deacons. Brethren Clement Bontrager and Walter McClellan were elected and duly installed into the ministry. Brethren Wm. E. Anglemyer, H. W. McClellan and Geo. Keim, with their wives, were elected and installed into the office of deacon. The church was organized with twenty-nine charter members. We have a good attendance at Sunday-school and church services. Bro. Edmister preaches for us every two weeks, and the interest is good. We have Christian Workers' Meeting following Sunday-school every two weeks.—Mrs. Pearl Kulp, Amberg Wis., Aug. 7.