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Spring Creek Church.

This church was organized in the year 1852, with John F. Preston
and Archimedes Davis as ruling elders, and the following members:
Archimedes Davis, John F. Preston, Mrs. Nancy Preston,
Mrs. Margaret L. Fulkerson, Mrs. Mary Bradley, Misses Margaret
J. Willoughby, Caroline Willoughby, Elizabeth Rush, Mary
J. Legard, Andrew Willoughby, Jeremiah Rush, Sr. and James
Rush.

Soon after the organization of the church, Andrew Willoughby
was installed an elder, and within recent years Henry B. Roberts,
J. G. R. Davis and others have served in the same capacity.

The land upon which this church stands was given by John F.
Preston. A very commodious frame building was erected thereon
in the year 1852 and remained until 1886, when the old building
was torn down and a handsome frame building erected in its stead.

The pastors that have served this church have been the same that
served the Maple Grove church.

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Upon this church property stood an old log-house in which the
writer attended the public schools, and in the church building he
was taught the Shorter Catechism by H. B. Roberts and a faithful
corps of noble women.