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LOCKARD CHAPEL CHURCH
Established 1911 1580 Berryville Road Jonesboro, Illinois Union County Illinois Genealogy Trails  Photo courtesy of P.A.S.T. In the spring of 1911, a revival
was held in the McClure school building. Tim Lockard was the
evangelist. They decided to form a church. Bro.
Lockard placed a hat at the front of the meeting place and asked if
anyone would like to donate some money in order to build a church
building.
C.M. Sanson
gave his three year old daughter, Helen, a silver dollar
which she carried to the front and placed in the hat. That
was the first dollar but by the time the church building was completed
the following fall, it was debt free. Labor was volunteered
by men of the community.
The land for
the building was donated by Cornelius Frick. His was later
the first funeral held in the building.
Services were
held on Saturday night, Sunday morning, and Sunday evening.
Members would usually bring a potluck dinner on Sunday and
spend the day. They passed the hat to collect money to pay
the preacher.
Source: Lillian Milam, Jonesboro;
submitted by Linda Hileman.
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