A Historical Real Event for the Community

Written in the History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania edited by Franklin Ellis it stated, "The only house of public worship in Washington Towship is the Little Redstone Methodist Episcopal Church, located at the forks of the road just west of Jehu Steven's residence. The neat and substantial brick edifice rears it modest front within a small but well-kept churchyard, where many of Washington's pioneers have slept for many years.

The Baptist built a long church at the point forty years or more ago, and maintained an organization and periodical worship for sometime. The Methodists held occasional meetings in the Baptist meeting-house, as well as neighboring schoolhouse and house of members. 

The frist Methodist meeting were held at the houses of Nathaniel Stephens, Robert Stephens, and Hugh Ford. The brick church was built in 1857, were Reves Wakefield, Mansell, Johnson, Kendall and Stewart.. The present pastor is Reve Josiah Mansell, who preaches at the Little Redstone every Sunday. 

The membership now (May 1881) is sixy-five. The class leader is Albert Gaddis. The trustees are David Stephens, Jehu Luce, John Smith, and John Taggart. The superintendent of the Sunday School is Jehu Luce."