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' a to eet It`c ieut <br />The first church was built in Ramsey in 1888 or 1889. A. J. Smith who owned <br />land and lived where DeZiels Cafe now stands gave land for the church which was <br />built across the highway from the Smith farm. It remained in this location until <br />1939 when the highway was widened and the church was moved across the highway <br />to the north side. <br />Those instrumental in soliciting funds and aiding in the construction of the church <br />included, W. B. Wilson, Lewis Carpenter and sons, Alfred Bryant, A. J. Smith and <br />others. John Smith, son of A. J. Smith was a minister and preached in this church <br />for some time. <br />H. A. Bradeen was superintendent of the Sunday School. Later members of the <br />Baptist Church of Anoka became interested and James Berry and his sister, Helen, <br />became Sunday School teachers, and Harvey Pryor was superintendent. <br />Some of those who attended were: Mrs. John Herman and daughter, Mary; Mrs. <br />Richard Jude and daughter, Ethel, and son, Charles; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Woodbury <br />and Mrs. Woodbury's brother and family, the Frank Crogins; Mary Jedlicka and <br />daughter, Maude; Alice Hellet (Mrs. Leon McLauflin); Mrs. Charles McLauflin; <br />Walter and Ozro Hall and sister, Myrtle; Henry Wilson; Watt and Allen Thomas and <br />sister, Addie; George Steins and others. <br />The church ceased to function as death claimed some, many moved away and <br />others joined a church in Anoka. After this the building had another use which is <br />explained in the chapter on the Ramsey Farmer's Club. <br />27 <br />