" THE CHURCH
IS THE PEOPLE "
The men and women who loved the Lord,
Back in eighteen ninety one,
Started our church at Poseyville
And we thank them, everyone.
They were building for the future
And their work has been well done.
There was no building, just the people
Who wished to spread the word,
So their children in coming years
Would also love the Lord,
and live together in a Christ like way
and keep moving forward.
They first met in the school but soon had a building
Of solid brick to last.
The people themselves did much of the work,
For the congregation grew fast
People working together,
Is our heritage from the past.
For more than seventy years the people met there.
Corner Brooks and Poseyville Roads
Children grew up hearing the word.
With the people sharing the load,
Worshiping God in the house they had built
and Proud of this sturdy abode.
Alas, the time came and we're proud that it did,
That the little brick church was too small.
The congregation had grown through these many years
That there was no longer room for them all.
So plans were made for the larger church
And they broke ground in the fall.
Again, working together with the Spirit of God
Guiding along the way.
A new church building began to take shape
Still building for a future day
So that our children may worship the Lord,
Could study and sing and pray.
So the dream of the past is being fulfilled,
And one hundred years have gone,
For Poseyville people still love the Lord
And are working together as one.
For God's work is never done.
Ruth Franklin, Author
