About the year 1869, Abram Utterback and wife,
Gustavus Bannister, Joseph Smeltzer and perhaps others, met and
formed an organization at Hand Schoolhouse through the efforts
largely of Rev. Milford Powers. Since then Revs. W. B. Craig,
George C. Brown, W. B. Craig (a second time) and G. D. Tolle (who
was the last one) have been the ministers in charge. There is no
pastor of the church at present. Services are held once a month.
The number of present membership is about 50. In the summer of
1873 a frame house in which services are held was completed and is
valued at nearly $1,000.
