Congregational Church

The church was purchased from J. M. Pike for 12,000 dollars and dedicated on June 23rd 1866 by the Rev. Mr. Beckwith of San Francisco. Its first minister was the Rev. M. A. Starr, but membership declined after the mines shut down, and the building was leased to the Presbyterian Church for several years. It was again used by the Congregational Church from 1874 to 1895. In 1903, Mineral Lodge I. O. O. F. purchased the building and refitted the interior as a lodge hall. In 1939, the lodge donated the building to the community, leading to the formation of the Copperopolis Community Center.

Copperopolis, California · United States