This, the only known photograph of the Benjamin Presbyterian Church, was taken on the south side of the building in 1902 during a Hone family reunion. Members of the Herbert family are included in picture. All photographs were supplied by author.
The Benjamin Presbyterian Church, 1886-1916 BY LEE A. BUTLER
20, 1894, A COMMITTEE OF THE U T A H PRESBYTERY formed the First Presbyterian Church of Benjamin, Utah. This event was not unexpected; a Presbyterian Sunday school had been held in Benjamin since 1886. N o n e t h e l e s s , the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a Presbyterian church in such a small Mormon community within Utah was not a likely occurrence. Of the numerous Presbyterian churches and missions in Utah the Benjamin Presbyterian church was in many ways unique. T h e United Presbyterian Church of America began its missionary efforts in Utah in 1869. Presbyterian missionaries entered Utah O N MAY
Mr. Butler is a graduate student in history presently on a research fellowship in Japan.
