A demolition worker tears into Rooty Creek Primitive Baptist Church last week, readying it for a trip to a landfill. IAN TOCHER/Staff
The walls and floors of Rooty Creek Primitive Baptist Church were already visually sagging in 2023, suggesting major structural flaws were taking a toll. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Church pews were among the debris left behind after the Rooty Creek church fell to the jaws of a demolition backhoe. IAN TOCHER/Staff
A 2023 photo depicts the interior of Rooty Creek Baptist Church, featuring wood paneling and a modest pulpit. IAN TOCHER/Staff
After standing more than 150 years at what is now the northeast corner of Hwy. Located at 441 and Pea Ridge Road, and closed during the COVID pandemic in 2020, the Rooty Creek Primitive Baptist Church is no more.The church, with records dating back to the Civil War, was torn down last week to make way for what’s expected to be a new, metal-framed worship structure. Construction should ...
