"Help us Heavenly Father to start a church here on our newly purchased land; we know that you will show us the way."
Way back in 1895, a small group of faithful people began to pray over a piece of newly purchased land. With little money and great faith, they erected a crude brush arbor where they could preach and teach about God — and Union Hill was born.
By 1900, after years of toiling and laboring, the first wooden church appeared on the land. Shouts of praise could be heard from afar as the congregation gave thanks for God's faithfulness. Through the hardships of the Great Depression, postwar years, and times when the church's very survival was uncertain, the congregation held fast to their conviction: keep the faith, God will always make a way.
In the late 1950s, Rev. Edith Owens Crews — a soft-spoken hometown girl with a broad vision — began working hand in hand with the congregation to rebuild. In 1962, the sturdy block structure where the congregation now worships was dedicated by Presiding Elder A.C. Cook and Bishop William A. Stewart.
Over the decades, many faithful ministers have shepherded this congregation, each leaving their mark on a church that has never stopped growing. The legacy written by Historian Ms. Clara Goode captures it best: "Union Hill stands as a beacon light beaming out to the world."
