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Presbyterian churches in Lenawee County rose to prominence in the 19th century
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Just north of Walters Pumpkin Patch sit an old church, the last vestiges of a town called De Graff. Now called the De Graff Community Church, the classic country church carries a Burns address of 1145 N.W. 108th.
Constructed in 1902 as First Presbyterian Church of De Graff, about 50 people call the church their own. And it has grown over the course of the last year despite COVID-19. It has been a fantastic time, said minister Kurt Spivey, who has led the church since January of 2020. The church has grown, even with the virus.
This week some good news came for the church Gov. Laura Kelly announced the Historic Sites Board of Review awarded $1,168,492 for 15 historic preservation projects across the state as part of the 2021 round of Heritage Trust Fund grants. In that award is $62,990 for the historic church.
aflynn@lakeplacidnews.com From left, Beverley Reid and Claire Thayer are seen in December 2020. They co-wrote a history book on the Adirondack Community Church in Lake Placid. (Photo provided) The stone Adirondack Community Church on Main Street, Lake Placid, was dedicated in 1927. (News photo Andy Flynn) The Benson Memorial Cross, a World War I memorial on the grounds of the Adirondack Community Church on Main Street, Lake Placid, was dedicated in 1929. (News photo Andy Flynn)
The stone Adirondack Community Church on Main Street, Lake Placid, was dedicated in 1927. (News photo Andy Flynn)
LAKE PLACID Beverley Reid’s history with the Adirondack Community Church on Main Street goes way back 88 years to the time she was baptized on Feb. 26, 1933, one year after the III Olympic Winter Games came to town. Now she’s helped write the history of the church with fellow parishioner Claire Thayer.