Churches

The First Congregational Church

The First Congregational meeting was held August 17, 1884, with 13 people and Rev. Nahum Luther Packard a minister from the Ainsworth Congregational Church.  A Charter was obtained and received on September 2, 1885, with a membership of 15.  They met in the Skinner Hall, which was over the Charles Clift Cafe, a building north of the Strelow Drug Store.  The Congregational Church used the hall in the afternoon and the Methodist Church used the hall in the mornings. While the Congregational and Methodist worshiped in the same building, a Community Ladies Aid was organized and the money earned was equally divided between the two churches. The first Congregational Church was dedicated October 16, 1887. This Church was destroyed by fire January 27, 1911.  The new Congregational Church was built on Lot 7, Block 5, Ingersolls Addition. The corner stone was laid in 1911 and the church was dedicated July 12, 1912. 

During construction, services were held in Mrs. Daily's Skating Rink and the Star Theatre on Sundays until the basement of the new church was completed.

S.H. Kyner donated lots 11 & 12, Block 7, Kyner's Addition for a parsonage June 1, 1884.  A parsonage was built on these lots.  The parsonage was sold in 1940.  The 2 lots were sold to the Nazarene Church for $200 May 2, 1948.  In 1940 the Congregational Church bought the Orde Weaver property for a parsonage.  This parsonage was sold to Jim Stephens in 1972.  The address now on the house is 697 N. Pine.

The Congregational Church had irregular church services from 1953, but still had Ladies Association and Sunday School until 1958.

The Church was donated to the Chapel of the Pines in April 1991.  The Chapel of the Pines was a full Gospel Pentecostal Church.  From August 31, 1992 the church was under the direction of Reverend Stephen and Ginger Pierce, graduates of Kenneth Hagin's Rhema Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The information above was compiled through research

from the Long Pine Heritage Society Archive, May, 1999

   The First Methodist Church

Long Pine was located as a town site June 1881, before arrival of the railroad in October 1881.  The first Methodist Church was organized in late 1881 or early 1882.  They met in the Skinner Hall, a room over the Charles Clift Cafe, a building just north of the Strelow Drug Store.  The Methodist Church used the building in the morning and the Congregational Church used it in the afternoon.  while the Methodist and Congregational worshiped in the same building, a Community Ladies Aid was organized and the money earned was equally divided between the two churches.

On July 18, 1886 the first Methodist Church was dedicated with a membership of 87 members.  The church was located on Lot 12, Block 3 of Kyners Addition. It was a rather long building.  The church cost $1500.  The address where this church sat is now 497 N. Elm.  This Church was destroyed by a cyclone in 1907.  A new Methodist Church was built on lots 11 & 12, Block 3 of Kyners Addition.  This church was dedicated to Melvin P. Eighmy, a minister's son, in 1908.  The parsonage at 154 W. 6th St. was built in 1910, which is located just east of the Methodist Church.  In 1924 a community room was built on the north side of the church.  This room was used by everyone in the community, including the school.  In 1941 the Community Room was sold to the Bassett High School, due to the church being in financial trouble.  In 1974-75 the parsonage was sold for $4500.

In the past 20 years there has been a sharp decrease in the membership of the Church.  Long Pine and Springview Methodist Churches share a Minister.

Thanks to memorials and donations to the church the finances are in the black.  The 1999 membership was 19 members.

The information above was compiled through research

from the Long Pine Heritage Society Archive, May, 1999