Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church (Chatham, Iowa)
Pleasant Grove Presbyterian was founded by the Rev. James S. Fullerton and Elder Vaughn of Marion, Iowa in 1853 before the villages of Chatham and Littleton were established. The congregation first met in a log schoolhouse. They moved to Chatham after its establishment in 1856. The Rev. John D. Caldwell was the first resident pastor. Initially, the Presbyterians shared the stone schoolhouse there with the Methodist congregation. Pleasant Grove built their first church in 1865. It was moved in 1907 to make room for the present church building. The congregation disbanded for lack of numbers in 2014. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. It was donated to the Littleton and Chatham Historical Society for use as a museum and community building.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Anthony A. Bengston. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2022-12-28.