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"Give Me That Old Time Religion"
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Welcome to The Old Log Church at Heritage Farm Museum and Village. Let's begin your visit with some history of village churches and what role they played in America.  It was not unusual for an entire community to worship at the same church, thus making the church equally important as the home and school in shaping the hearts, minds, and souls of every member of the community.  Many churches became more than a worship center.  It was used as a school house, community building, the court house, quilting bee location, and a general meeting place.  Usually the Pastor was a 'circuit rider' and sometimes lived in the church when in town. 

Where did the church come from?

Our church came from Lincoln County in West Virginia.  Three of the walls church were dismantled and moved to the Farm. A. Michael Perry and a host of workers reassembled log by log.  Once completed, the Church became the center of the Village. 

We average about one wedding a week and several times a year, the Church host special musical programs.  
The bell in the bell tower was very special to Mr. Perry because he always wanted to attend a church that has a bell.  

Contents

While the building was brought to the farm from one place, the contents contained inside represent a "ecumenical" history of Faiths:

The Church Pews came from a Baptist Church

The Piano came from a Methodist Church

The pump organ came from a Presbyterian Church
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The Deacons Bench was found in an Episcopal Church

Tools

Tools used in building a log church:

Adzes are used with logs for leveling, shaping, trimming, and removing large portions of waste.
Axes are the most fundamental of all wood working tools with shapes and designs for basic hewing of timber to specialized trimming. 
The drawknife is used to shave the bark and cambium from the logs.