Braden Church
Susan Burnett sent this postcard of the Braden Church. She received the post cards from her husband's father and mother, Carl and Ella Myrtle Burnett. They had a farm near Dale, Illinois. Susan and her husband were married in the church many years ago.
The information on the back of the Braden Valley Church card said:
In 1891 a Brush Harbor Christians made,
In valley behind the school the foundation laid.
In 1 year God blessed; they prospered and grew,
So they build a house east upon the hill in '92.
From valley to hill it carried the name;
For 60 some years it's been the same.
People have gone; new ones have come;
God's Spirit's the same as when begun.
People saw the need for new pews and floor;
They gave it a new look and rededicated in 1954.
Additional pictures and information from Kyle Schultz……
The sign that's in front of the church says
"Est. 
1860".
The 1st church was burned by arson in 1979 along with Cartwright Church and Mt. Olivet Church. It was rebuilt
It was a general Baptist Church since its beginning and closed somewhere between 2000 - 2002.
It was then taken over by a group called Living Lights and they called it Braden Valley Community Church.
They closed in 2006. The building is now sitting empty.
There is a very small cemetery directly north of the building.
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