Hebron

From Lane Co Oregon

The precise history of the Hebron church may be lost in the fog of the past. Union services were once held south of Cottage Grove at Latham according to local historian Lillian Taylor. Then they were moved south on London Road (follow 6th Street south from Cottage Grove) to the Brown School House in the old Carpus Prairie area. This emerging church met from about 1860 until 1880.

John Rigdon, Abott Levi Todd, Isaac Newton Mulkey, and Rufus Callison were on the roster of illustrious preachers that worked with the group.

The area was renamed Hebron and a Christian Church emerged from the union church meetings. Alfred Sherman Powell moved here in 1879 and donated land for a church building. It was completed in 1880.

In 1881, the church reported 45 members and an organizational date of 1870. At that time, the elders were W. J. White, Alexander Hamilton Powell and David Rice Harris. Eleven had been immersed into Christ in the previous 12 months. Alexander Hamilton Powell, the son of Alfred and Emma, was a leader in the congregation for 36 years. The church building was on his property. When the Cottage Grove Dam was constructed, it was necessary to move the Hebron building. It was dismantled and relocated on the west side of Cottage Grove Lake. The building may not be standing now.

Pioneer Reminder: Powell Creek.