On Sunday, September 29, beginning at 10 a.m., the Society of Ozarkian Hillcrofters, Acts of the Shepherd Gathering, and the Trustees of the Pine Top Schoolhouse will hold a special church service, lunch, dedication, followed by live music to commemorate the reopening of the historic Pine Top Schoolhouse.
The public is invited and encouraged to attend the event throughout the day.
The event will be held at the schoolhouse, located at 5550 State Highway JJ, south of Hollister.
The Society of Ozarkian Hillcrofters has partnered with Acts of the Shepherd Gathering, a non-denominational church currently meeting at the Sycamore Log Church, and the Pine Top Trustees to assist in the repair, preservation and reopening of the Pine Top School, located in southwestern Taney County, Missouri. In keeping with their mission to perpetuate the “History, Folklore, and Traditions” of the Ozarks, the Hillcrofters see this project as not only an opportunity to restore a historic building but to help in making it a functioning part of the community. For a structure over a century old, the Pine Top School is in remarkably good shape.
According to research by Marilyn Kay France and Jeff Michel, the Pine Top School was “probably built in 1909” on the Springfield-Harrison Wagon Road after the village of Pine Top was moved to that location. In addition to being used for church services, the historic one-room schoolhouse will also serve as an occasional meeting place for Hillcrofters meetings, bluegrass jams and other community events. Over the past couple of months, volunteers have been working hard scraping and painting both the exterior and interior of the building. Baty Construction and On Point Builders donated the repairs of the outside soffit, siding, interior floor and ceiling repairs. Volunteers have also cleared brush on the surrounding property as well as cleaned out the attic in preparation for insulation.
Schedule of events:
10 a.m.—inaugural church service conducted by the Acts of the Shepherd Gathering, which will begin providing regular services at the location
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.—lunch and live music. Kim’s BBQ Shack will provide food for purchase on site
1 p.m.—ribbon cutting and special guest speakers
1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.—live music
Quote from Curtis Copeland, Chair of the Society of Ozarkian Hillcrofters:
"The restoration of the Pine Top Schoolhouse is a wonderful project for the Hillcrofters to participate in for a number of reasons. Not only does the project present the opportunity to restore a historic one-room schoolhouse building in the Taney County Ozarks, but it returns a functioning structure to a rural Ozarks community. The project is a collaboration among the Hillcrofters, the Pine Top Schoolhouse board of trustees, stewards of the building, and the Acts of the Shepherd Gathering, who will bring regular church service to the site.”
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