The death of Marie Slattum in 1881 pointed up a real need in the newly formed community of Ft. Ransom[pop. 105]. There was no Church, no minister, no cemetery. The ceremony for Marie was held in the Slattum home and she was buried in the yard at the family home. The mourners decided it was time to build a church.
They built this only church in Ft. Ransom and built everything inside with volunteer labor. The church grew so much that by 1908 they added more room. The photo here shows what the church looks like today.
The original altar with a backdrop done by a local artist (circa 1980) is still there. The backdrop depicts Christ with an angel. The stained-glass windows were installed during the 1908 expansion of the church. The organ, purchased from a Boston organ builder, was installed in 1910.
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