RED TOP CHRISTIAN CHURCH - Rocky Fork Township - The Christian church at Red Top is one of the oldest churches in this part of Missouri.  The germ or parent organization was founded October 5, 1822, with the following
members: Elders---Wm. Roberts, Thos. W. McBride and Richard Cave.  Deacons---Nathan Roberts and Isaac Davis. Members---Peter Stice, Richard Wainscott, Richmond T. Roberts, James Roberts, Priscilla Roberts, Sally Davis,
Nancy Wainscott, Charlotte Caldwell, Charlotte Stice, Mary Turner. This organization was before the formation
of the Christian or Disciples church.

The members took for a guide and were ruled by the Bible, and by the Bible alone.  They subscribed to no
creed or confession of faith.They recognized the elders of the church as pastors, and to them all questions
of difference were referred.  Afterwards the organization was merged into the Christian church.

The first church building used by this congregation was a log house, built in 1822.  The present house of
worship was built in 1867, at a cost of about $3,200.  It is a frame, and stands on section 15, township 50,
range 12.  John O. White did the first preaching therein.

The pastors of the church have been Thos. McBride, Richmond T. Roberts, Joel Hayden, Richard Cave, Thos. M.
Allen, M. Wills, Wm. White, Thomas Thompson, Elder Davis, Elijah Chrisman, John T. McCune, T.J. Marlow, M.M.
Davis, Joel A. Heddington, and others.  The present preachers are L.L. Norton and Elijah Chrisman.  The
number of members is very large---300. From the History of Boone County, Missouri.

 
       Row   No    Last Name   First                     Birth            Death              Remarks
B      07     05      Long           Ralph Edward    26 Jul 1923   23 Aug 1997       H/o Maxine Crismond;
                                                                                                                   Son of Hagan & Lena Coffman Long