Out for a morning ride March 28, 2022

 For some reason, a piece of mail from the county to us was delivered to our old address at the campground.  One of our friends there retrieved the letter and held it for us.  So, we drove to Townville to visit with them and pick up our mail.  They told us there had been new owners and many changes to the park, not all for the better.

But, it looks as though they have a little sense of humor.

On the way back home, I asked Bob to stop at an old building we often passed that I was curious about.

We found out it is the Center Methodist Church and cemetery.

The current building was erected in 1879 and replaced an earlier structure from the 1850s. The earliest gravestone was set in 1884 for a young girl who was killed when a tornado hit the school she was in. Services were held here until the 1930s.  However, twin sisters across the street by the name of Mason cared for the building, and when another  tornado tore off the roof in 1990, they oversaw that the roof was replaced.  In 2012, the interior was restored and community services are held here throughout the year.