More Fragments of History
The deed from James Scarlett to trustees for Pleasant Green Church was made on September 25, 1832. For some reason this deed was not filed until May 15, 1880.
Probably about 1869, a log school house was built on the Church property, slightly to the southwest of the present building.
In 1890, the pastor’s salary was raised from $900 to $1000.
Aunt Fannie Breeze was born as a slave in 1832 into the household of church member, Samuel Breeze and died in 1912. She joined Pleasant Green before the Civil War and she, her husband, Uncle Stanford, and daughter are buried in the Pleasant Green cemetery. The Rev. Thompson used to say that he could always find inspiration by looking into Aunt Fannie’s face, radiant with the joy of the Lord. “Probably on God’s list Aunt Fannie’s name is toward the top, perhaps first, of all the persons buried at Pleasant Green. She followed the calling of midwife, and any number of the older people of this Church were brought into the world with Aunt Fannie’s assistance.” ( Fannie’s Ford on Eno River is named for her)
The women of Pleasant Green Church met in October 1929 for the purpose of organizing a “Help U Club.”
The Methodist Youth Fellowship, originally called the Epworth League, was organized in 1940.
A group from the Church met on Thanksgiving Day, 1948, to begin dismantling a mess hall at Camp Butner. Rebuilding the Community House became a community project and took several years to complete.
Boy Scout Troop #467, sponsored and supported by Pleasant Green and McMannen’s Churches, was organized early in 1950.
The deed from James Scarlett to trustees for Pleasant Green Church was made on September 25, 1832. For some reason this deed was not filed until May 15, 1880.
Probably about 1869, a log school house was built on the Church property, slightly to the southwest of the present building.
In 1890, the pastor’s salary was raised from $900 to $1000.
Aunt Fannie Breeze was born as a slave in 1832 into the household of church member, Samuel Breeze and died in 1912. She joined Pleasant Green before the Civil War and she, her husband, Uncle Stanford, and daughter are buried in the Pleasant Green cemetery. The Rev. Thompson used to say that he could always find inspiration by looking into Aunt Fannie’s face, radiant with the joy of the Lord. “Probably on God’s list Aunt Fannie’s name is toward the top, perhaps first, of all the persons buried at Pleasant Green. She followed the calling of midwife, and any number of the older people of this Church were brought into the world with Aunt Fannie’s assistance.” ( Fannie’s Ford on Eno River is named for her)
The women of Pleasant Green Church met in October 1929 for the purpose of organizing a “Help U Club.”
The Methodist Youth Fellowship, originally called the Epworth League, was organized in 1940.
A group from the Church met on Thanksgiving Day, 1948, to begin dismantling a mess hall at Camp Butner. Rebuilding the Community House became a community project and took several years to complete.
Boy Scout Troop #467, sponsored and supported by Pleasant Green and McMannen’s Churches, was organized early in 1950.
