Sciola Missionary Baptist Church

Sciola Missionary Baptist Church, also known as Sciola Community Church, is a historic church located in Sciola, Iowa, United States. It is the only building left from the former town, and a rare example of an early Iowa frame church building.[2] The Sciola Post Office was established in 1855, and was the first one established in Montgomery County.[2] The village was composed of a few stores, the church, and the post office.

Sciola Missionary Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	US 71 Sciola, Iowa
Coordinates	41°2′3″N 94°59′9″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1871-1872
NRHP reference No.	83000395[1]
Added to NRHP	July 18, 1983

The Baptist congregation was founded in January 1869 with nine families. They bought land from member John Yergey in June 1871, and they dedicated their small frame church on June 30, 1872. It cost them $1,600 to build it. They bought land from Yergey in 1882 for a cemetery. The Baptist congregation remained here until 1929. The church building was used for a variety of community functions until it was rededicated as the Sciola Community Church in 1946. It continued to be used for community functions and elections. The church was relocated in 1970, and the township took over ownership of the building in 1980. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. James E. Jacobsen. "Sciola Missionary Baptist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-11. with photos