Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church is a quaint little church in the Missouri countryside, standing proudly against the elements and time in all its simple beauty.
The church was organized on August 11, 1871 by W. W. Branin. Founding member included: Martha J.
Miller, Catherine Lawson, Nancy Hollaway, Harriet J. Hollaway, Joseph Pierce, Margaret A.
Thompson, L. C. McDaniel, Henry Bowers, P. P. Lawson, Caroline R. Bowers, Thomas L. Pierce,
Susan J. Williams. By 1883, the membership of the church was 100 and pastors included: W. W. Branin,
James E. F. Robertson and C. W McBride. There was a Sabbath school that included 50 members, and H. B. Sappington was the Sabbath school superintendent. The Sabbath school only ran during the summer months.
The building that stands today was erected in 1879. Like many other older country churches in Missouri, it is a simple frame structure. It cost $800 to build it.
As far as I can tell from my research, the building was no longer in use by 1979.
The church is in very good condition. There is a graveyard associated with the church that is in very good condition as well.
In September of 1879, Alla Edwin Faust (1865-1944) joined Mt. Zion C.P. Church. On March 26, 1887, he conversed with the Presbytery (Hopewell Presbytery) about an internal call to ministry. On October 4, 1890, he was ordained.
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