Ash Grove Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Within this simple sanctuary, a small congregation whose membership was rarely more than thirty, centered largely on industrious farming families, produced people who significantly served God and humanity. Some became eminent clergymen, physicians, and educators. One became the first Adventist minister to serve as a chaplain in the United States Army. Two became missionaries to Africa, and three served as missionaries to South America. Several others became prominent educators, including one college president. Five studied medicine and entered the healing profession, while others served as dedicated nurses or devoted homemakers. Family names associated with this congregation include Abbot, Bidwell, Biggs, Bresee, Brooks, Cheney, Cleland, Clough, Courser, Herrick, Kellogg, McLeod, Perry, Riter, Schlisner, and Smith.

South Dakota · United States