Buffalo Presbyterian Church (Montello, Wisconsin)
The Buffalo Presbyterian Church is a historic church in Montello, Wisconsin that was formally organized on June 6, 1858.[1] Its building, also known as the Wee White Kirk, was built in 1865[2][3][4] and is listed as Site Number 102 of the American Presbyterian/Reformed Historic Sites Registry.[2][5]
History
Scottish settlers organized the Buffalo Associate Presbyterian Church in 1852.[2] The church was founded on June 6, 1858 by Reverend S. H. Barteau with twelve members under the Presbyterian and Congregational General Convention of Wisconsin.[1] The church did not have a regular minister for six months until Barteau was hired for the subsequent six months.[1] The church was without a regular minister for several more months until Reverend A. C. Lathrop became minister for two years.[1] After the 18-month tenure of Reverend L. Parker from March 1862 to September 1863, there was no regular minister between September 1863 to June 1868.[1] The Presbytery of Wisconsin (under the United Presbyterian Church of North America) was founded here on October 12, 1864.[2] The congregation was dissolved in 1905.[2]
The church building was built in 1865.[2][3][4] The Buffalo United Presbyterian Cemetery Association maintains the property.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b c d e Rev. C. A. Adams (1912). The Wisconsin Presbyterian, Volumes 1-3: The Buffalo Church. Archived from the original on 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g Blade, Robert E.; Durway, Julie A.; Bynum, William B., eds. (1999). On Holy Ground II, American Presbyterian/Reformed Historical Sites Nos. 101-200. Presbyterian Historical Society. p. 8. Archived from the original on January 1, 2023.
- ^ a b c "The Wee White Kirk". Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Wee White Kirk". Wisconsin Historical Society. July 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ American Presbyterian and Reformed Historic Sites Registry, by Synod/Presbytery (PDF) (Report). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
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