About hopeton church

PleasantView Church had its beginnings as a Methodist Church in the Pleasant View School House near 1900. As nearly as we can determine, two men, Rev. McClung and Rev. Bolling were the first to preach there. Services continued in the schoolhouse until the first section of the Church was completed in 1904.

Pleasant View continued as a Methodist Church until 1909, when the group, known as the Pilgrim Holiness Church, bought the property from the Methodist people.

In August of 1907, Rev. Ben Layman, Rev. Will Webster, his sister Addie, and Miss Phebee Daugherty conducted a revival in a tent on Friendship School Grounds. Great crowds of people attended, and many were converted. Other meetings followed this meeting in schoolhouses and another tent meeting in Brower's Grove. In1909 the congregation was organized as a church and bought the interest of the Methodist people in this location.

In 1968, The Pilgrim Holiness denomination merged with The Wesleyan Methodist denomination to become The Wesleyan Church.

In 1972, while Rev. John M. Snook was pastoring the church, the congregation merged with Hopeton Wesleyan Church.

The Hopeton Wesleyan Church was planted in 1910 at the current location of Hopeton Church and grew in this location in 1972 with the merger of Pleasant View Church. The first record of pastors for Hopton Church that can be found was from 1933-1937, Doll and Bottenburg.

The fact that a country church is thriving as it has and continues gives testimony to the obvious blessing of the Lord and leadership willing to follow Him through the years.

Join us every Sunday as we gather to worship together at 10:00 AM. If you can't join us in person you can always join our livestream right here on our website, in our app, on Facebook, or on YouTube. We can't wait to have you worship with us and grow your relationship with God.