Straight pews inside the Covey Church are original to the church while curved ones came from an area Methodist church. The organ was given by a women in Sheldon, Iowa, who had ties to the church, and the grapevine cross was donated by a local family. A heating stove that was once installed in the center aisle now sits in the back of the church.
Lucy Slack helped Rev. Covey found the Congregational Church in Grant Township and fought to keep it going through times of failed crops, low membership and a tornado that destroyed the building.
Lucy and William Slack are buried between two large trees in the cemetery across the road from Covey Church. They were married in 1844, moved to Indiana and then Iowa in 1846, and came to O’Brien County in 1868.
Jim DeBoom looks over a directory in the Covey Church cemetery. As trustee on the Grant Township board for many years, DeBoom and his wife Mary helped care for the church.
Prayers on the Prairie is a regular feature of the Tri-State Neighbor, taking the place of the Crop Watchers report during the winter season. If you have a suggestion for a rural church to feature here, contact editor Janelle Atyeo at janelle.atyeo@lee.net.
Lucy Slack helped Rev. Covey found the Congregational Church in Grant Township and fought to keep it going through times of failed crops, low membership and a tornado that destroyed the building.
Straight pews inside the Covey Church are original to the church while curved ones came from an area Methodist church. The organ was given by a women in Sheldon, Iowa, who had ties to the church, and the grapevine cross was donated by a local family. A heating stove that was once installed in the center aisle now sits in the back of the church.
Jim DeBoom looks over a directory in the Covey Church cemetery. As trustee on the Grant Township board for many years, DeBoom and his wife Mary helped care for the church.
Lucy and William Slack are buried between two large trees in the cemetery across the road from Covey Church. They were married in 1844, moved to Indiana and then Iowa in 1846, and came to O’Brien County in 1868.
