Mt. Pleasant Community Church, church building near Stayton, Linn County, Oregon, United States
Mt. Pleasant Community Church is a church building near Stayton in Linn County, Oregon, built in 1854 on land donated by Washington Crabtree. It is also known as the Christian Church at Mt. Pleasant and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 for its architecture.
The church was built in 1854 before Oregon became a state and originally served two Christian groups, the Cumberland Presbyterians and the Christian church, who shared the space. Tensions arose between these groups but eventually resolved, allowing them to worship together in the same building.
The church's name shifted with whoever secured a minister: Cumberland Presbyterian Benjamin Franklin Irvine or Christian donor Washington Crabtree. Services also drew circuit riders and evangelists passing through the neighborhood. The building is also called Christian Church at Mt. Pleasant.
The church stands near Stayton in Linn County, Oregon, on land Washington Crabtree donated; the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is a rural church building, so visitors should plan around the fact that it is not a staffed visitor site. Look for the historic designation associated with its 1974 listing.
Washington Crabtree, who donated the land, is reported to have kept the church filled with hay for two years when a dispute between the "sprinkling" and "total immersion" groups grew heated. The building stood on his property, and services resumed only after the two sides reconciled.
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