Growing Beyond Their Dreams WEDDINGS The wedding is a custom that has changed greatly over the years, and when compared with the customs of today, one might not recognize the early wedding for what it was. One thing that has not changed over the years is that a wedding was […]

Growing Beyond Their Dreams CHURCH NEWS ACCOUNTS In 1872 the town had its own newspaper, The Steamboat Rock News, That publication carried the following schedule of church meetings during that year: Methodist Episcopal  – Rev. Sikinner Pastor. Services every Sabbath at 11 a. m. and Sabbath School at 10 a. […]

Growing Beyond Their Dreams DUTCH REFORMED Many country churches sprang up throughout the area between the established communities since there were so many farms being started and travel such a hardship. There were several such churches around Steamboat Rock. One of these actually identified with Steamboat Rock in its official name. The story is quite interesting.   The True […]

Growing Beyond Their Dreams UNIVERSALIST There isn’t really a great deal known about the Universalist Church at Steamboat Rock. It was the fourth church to organize in Steamboat and the third to erect a building. They were organized by a few of the eastern settlers sometime in the spring of […]

Growing Beyond Their Dreams BAPTIST The Baptist Church in Steamboat Rock has few records of its founding and for this reason a clear picture  of the churches first year is difficult. The first settlers in what is now Steamboat Rock, were mostly of English and American birth. Later an overwhelming […]

Growing Beyond Their Dreams METHODIST A Methodist Episcopal Church was begun at Hazel Green in 1857, by Rev. E.C.Crippen. This church was thefoundation of the Methodist Episcopal church at Steamboat Rock.  The Methodist church experienced strong growth Steamboat Rock, in its first years. In 1870 under another minister, Rev. Hall, […]

Growing Beyond Their Dreams PRESBYTERIAN The United Presbyterian Church of Steamboat Rock was organized within the town’s first two years of existence on March 7, 1857. Rev. Moses Robinson was the first pastor of the group.   Later under Rev. Williston Jones’ leadership (1863-65) the church was legally incorporated. He […]

Growing Beyond Their Dreams EARLY CHURCHES Steamboat Rock truly has a rich religious heritage, and even though every church that was organized early on no longer remain, the belief in God has been admirably proclaimed by the two that survive. Church history leads us to believe that the pioneer immigrants […]