State Road Church

The Advent Christian work in Aroostook County and New Brunswick was begun in 1860 when Moses Corliss came down the Aroostook River by boat and disembarked on land belong to Job Churchill of Crouseville. He preached there and seems to have started a church. Other small churches began through his efforts including the one in Middle Simonds, New Brunswick, where his son, Benjamin was born. Benjamin followed his father in the ministry and later preached in this area.Crouseville was the seed plot for other area churches. A group of young  men there began to go out preaching and organized several churches. The young men included Wilmont Crouse, Ross Fox, William Churchill and Fred Flewelling.Perhaps the most outstanding of this group was William Churchill. He organized nine churches in various places including State Road. He continued a wide minisry until his tragic death on February 17, 1924. He was traveling with his horse, which was trusted to take him where he wished with little guidance. He was apparently dozing when he reached the crossing just above the NOMACCA entrance just as the electric car did, and he was struck and killed.The State Road Church was begun as neighborhood meetings about 1900 in the Packard Schoolhouse. The building then stood at the top of the hill east of the church (Haines Hill). It was moved to the foot of the hill and made into a house which stood for some time on the Chandler farm.