Dry Valley Church

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The Dry Valley Church is located 17 miles north of Mullen, NE on highway 97 and 3 miles east on a county road. The church originated in the spring of 1909 when a missionary of the Congregational Sunday School Work, Rev. L.D. Pearson, organized a Sunday school. One year later, Rev. W.D. King covered the same area passed over by Rev. Pearson. Seeing the need of Sunday School and church service, in August 1910, Rev. King arranged for the Congregational Sunday School Missionaries to hold a series of tent meetings at Wells, NE. Meetings were conducted by Rev. J.D. Stewart, Superintendent of the Congregational Church and assisted by missionaries Rev. Fred L. Hall and L.O. Pearson. On September 12, 1910, the people of Dry Valley organized plans for the "Dry Valley Union Congregational Church." In the spring of 1911, preparations began for building a church by the Dry Valley Congregation. Robert Boyer gave the land for the church and cemetery with the cornerstone for the church being laid on June 3, 1911. The church was constructed of concrete blocks and built by E.L. Holland who lived in the valley north of the church. A scrapbook kept by Mary Kravcisin has been compiled about the church. A special thanks to Mary for the use of the scrapbook!

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