Welsh Presbyterian Church (Plana, South Dakota)

{{short description|Historic church in South Dakota, United States}}

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| name = Welsh Presbyterian Church

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| location = 7 mi. N of SD 12 and 1 mi. E of SD 16,, Plana, South Dakota

| coordinates = {{coord|45|31|8|N|98|18|39|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = South Dakota#USA

| built = 1887

| added = July 6, 1995

| area = less than one acre

| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64500585|title=Rural Resources of Brown County MPS}}

| refnum = 95000776{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

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The Welsh Presbyterian Church in Plana, South Dakota is a historic church about {{convert|7|mi|km}} north of SD 12 and {{convert|1|mi|km}} east of SD 16. The church was built in 1887 by Welsh immigrants. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

It is a one-story front-gable vernacular style building, on a concrete foundation which was new in 1995.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=95000776}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Welsh Presbyterian Church |publisher=National Park Service|author=Christina Slattery |author2=Barbara M. Kooiman |date=February 10, 1995 |accessdate=January 3, 2018}} With {{NRHP url|id=95000776|photos=y|title=11photos}}.

History

Prior to the construction of the church, members of the church held serviceshttps://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/b1814127-a96d-44f0-9d80-5535687608ba/ in the Bath Depot and private residences from 1882-1887.https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/b1814127-a96d-44f0-9d80-5535687608ba/ The church initially featured an organ and two services each Sunday, one in Welsh and one in English.

The first minister was Reverend J.W. Morgan who came from Wisconsin.https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/b1814127-a96d-44f0-9d80-5535687608ba/ By 1900, the church had a parsonage but it was sold to George Little in 1928 and moved to his farm south of Plana. https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/b1814127-a96d-44f0-9d80-5535687608ba/

The church held regular services until 1941.https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/b1814127-a96d-44f0-9d80-5535687608ba/

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