Hyde Chapel
History Still Here
Annual Spring Meeting Announced!
Please join us for our 2013 annual spring meeting and brat fry!
This event will be held on Saturday June 1, 2013 at 11:00 A.M.
Please see the full announcement here.
Welcome
Nestled against a backdrop of glorious Wisconsin countryside Hyde Chapel is deeply rooted in the history of Iowa County.
Originally known as the Mill Creek Church, the Chapel was built in 1861, instituted on January 14, 1862 and proudly inducted
into the National Registry of Historic Places on October 13, 1988.
Situated on 40 acres in an area originally called the Mill Creek Valley, Hyde Chapel stands adjacent to a small cemetery that
precedes it. While covenants from the Congregational Churches of Wisconsin were originally adopted, the church was always
open to people of various faiths. The cemetery bears testimony as Congregationalists, Lutherans, Baptists, Methodists and
Catholics who worshipped here together lay buried.
Today, an active Hyde Community Association preserves the structure and the spirit of this tiny country Chapel. Meetings
are held at the Chapel in the Spring and Fall where members, friends and family gather for indoor and outdoor clean-up projects
followed by a pot-luck luncheon. In December an annual holiday party is celebrated. The public is always welcome.
JOIN US!!
The Hyde Community Association (HCA) is the group of volunteers which keeps the Hyde Chapel humming along! Our work is made possible by the contributions of those who see the value in supporting the good things of the past, including this distinctive little Chapel on the little hill in Mill Creek Valley, Iowa County, Wisconsin.
If you would like to help us in our efforts to invigorate the past a membership fee of $25 should be sent to:
The Hyde Community Association
c/o Lois Montague, Treasurer
4983 Pikes Peak Rd
Ridgeway, WI 53582
HCA holds two spruce up/clean up/eat up meetings May and October) and a December Christmas party) Members are sent meeting notices two or three weeks in advance. We are also using the website more to communicate other activities, especially the coming Sesquicentennial.
We have a number of members who live too far away to visit regularly but they help us with their yearly dues of $10.00 and can increasingly stay up to date by visiting this website!
Hyde Chapel Holiday Party 2010