HISTORY OF THE SHELTON CHURCH 1909- The Historic Shelton Church began when the
early pioneers who attended the old schoolhouse needed a new place to hold church
services in the area of Clark and Shelton.
Early
settlers began construction of the Shelton chapel soon after. Distinctly different
from other church architecture the unique gothic styled chapel with tall arched
windows was built with hundreds of man-hours of labor contributed by members and
cash donations from the community. E.H. Brown donated the the ground the church
stands on. Frank Miskin invented a special saw to cut slabs of stone from the
Willow Creek quarry-which soon became known as the Miskin quarry. Willow Creek
stone was soft when first taken from the earth, but hardened on exposure to air
and thus was admirable building material. Teams and wagons hauled the stone three
miles from the quarry and young boys carried water and sand for the crevices.
Hans Jensen laid the 6 foot wide rock foundation which goes 7 feet into the ground.
Albert Carlson and his son laid the stone in the chapel. John B. Johnson did the
plastering. John Howard was the first bishop of Shelton and supervised the building
of the church. Paddy Ferrell was the chief carpenter. EH Egan, Edmond Lovell and
Bishop Howard are recorded for most man hours of work. However, the Shelton church
was built by the community and countless hours of work have been performed by
numerous families. 1914- The building was dedicated by Apostle George F. Richards
of Salt Lake City, UT.
Edith
Haroldsen Lovell, local historian and author wrote this of the Shelton Church,
“It has sheltered those who were troubled or grieved, and it has echoed with untold
joy and inspiration and faith".
