Methodist Episcopal, Pleasantville, West St. Clair Twp.

History: There has been Methodist preaching in this township almost from the earliest settlement. One of the pioneer preachers was Rev. Wilson Lee. In 1800, Presiding Elder Christopher Spry preached here on the Huntingdon circuit. Revs. Gideon Draper and N. B. Mills were also early preachers. The church-building near Pleasantville was built in 1852. Its size is 30x40 feet. The building committee were Samuel Clark, John Chillcote and George Carrel. The congregation belongs to Pleasantville circuit. The present (1884) membership of the church is fifty-five, and of the sabbath school one hundred and four.

(Source: The History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pa., Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1884, p. 288.)

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