Congregational Church
Buxton, Traill County, North Dakota 58218
Buxton, Traill County, North Dakota 58218
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Congregational Church
The Congregational Church was the first church to begin religious work in Buxton, beginning services in 1884 with Rev. George Summer Baskerville.
On November 15, 1889, Budd and Harriet Reeve, T. J. Buxton, and James and Lizzie Elwell, Representing the Buxton Townsite Company, sold Lots 1 and 3, Block 9, in the Buxton townsite to the Congregational Church for the sum of one dollar, The church was built in 1890 with Budd Reeve contributing shrubs and trees for planting around the new structure. Before the Church was completed, services were held in the schoolhouse and also in John Little's vacant store. The membership was seldom over 25 as most town folks belonged to the two Norwegian Lutheran Churches. The Sunday School however, quite large as the Lutheran churches in town had no Sunday School in English and consequently many children went to the Congregational Church. Miss Louise Tanner Reeve was the Sunday School Superintendent in the 1890's, and Miss Lowe, one of Buxton's primary teachers also worked faithfully in the Sunday School.
In 1890 James Grassick and George L. O'Meale served as trustees of the congregational Church, and in 1922 Budd Reeve Jr. was the President of the congregation, with Maurice Beltz serving as secretary.
O. P. Asheim purchased the Congregational Church building in May of 1926, for $800 and the structure has been used as a private home since that date.
Info from - Buxton Centennial 1880-1980 (page 45)
The Congregational Church was the first church to begin religious work in Buxton, beginning services in 1884 with Rev. George Summer Baskerville.
On November 15, 1889, Budd and Harriet Reeve, T. J. Buxton, and James and Lizzie Elwell, Representing the Buxton Townsite Company, sold Lots 1 and 3, Block 9, in the Buxton townsite to the Congregational Church for the sum of one dollar, The church was built in 1890 with Budd Reeve contributing shrubs and trees for planting around the new structure. Before the Church was completed, services were held in the schoolhouse and also in John Little's vacant store. The membership was seldom over 25 as most town folks belonged to the two Norwegian Lutheran Churches. The Sunday School however, quite large as the Lutheran churches in town had no Sunday School in English and consequently many children went to the Congregational Church. Miss Louise Tanner Reeve was the Sunday School Superintendent in the 1890's, and Miss Lowe, one of Buxton's primary teachers also worked faithfully in the Sunday School.
In 1890 James Grassick and George L. O'Meale served as trustees of the congregational Church, and in 1922 Budd Reeve Jr. was the President of the congregation, with Maurice Beltz serving as secretary.
O. P. Asheim purchased the Congregational Church building in May of 1926, for $800 and the structure has been used as a private home since that date.
Info from - Buxton Centennial 1880-1980 (page 45)