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The Old Methodist Church and Religions. The old Methodist church was built in 18g? and stooi on j Andrew Kirstine Sr.'s farm. Eventually the Protestant Kirs ‘ goin to the Presbyterian church in Walkerton. Later, 3“ Jr. %Bassie) and his family became members of St. Paul's Uni in Walkerton, but Andrew Jr. and his family remained Preshyt other Kirstines attended the Roman Catholic church at Carl rm The old Methodist church was bought by Bessie Kir tine, uu: it stood on remained in Andrew Kirstine Sr's n me. The church to Bassie's farmyard on lot 45 con. 2., and was used ior 1 tr implements. It was moved by rollers and one horse :ith Th? 1’40 men. By this time it was badly in need of reptir. I am in i some prints taken from old snapshots of the church hefo ' ind renovations. You can see the church windows in the old The church was renovated about 1954 by Mac Kirstine, He put metal siding on this building, and with the hel Benninger and Clarence Poechman, a steel roof wat put on The inside was renovated for a poultry house. The seccul on old brooder, heated by an old coal stove. The third floor h . brooder. These were for day old chicks which were bousht in *‘~ At one time we raised a thousand chicks. Izaiore helped H a second floor. A lot of lumber and material was thained r: Walkerton Highschool. Burns and Bessie helped Hac puv in t , : c The attic was used to store straw, and the basement was usll rm feed. The water was piped in from the overflowing well. AL IN; it seemed like a lot of chicks and hens, but is nothin: compsrc large poultry buildings toâ€"day.