In The Spirit of Missions for October, 1906, there is an interesting article by the late Miss Kate Cheshire in which there appears the following paragraph: “This little log church (Knollhurst) is in the heart of the woods. By the inspiration of the one Churchwoman (Mrs. C. R. Wall) of the community, it was built by the people with their own hands, and daubed with mud inside and out. I have played on the little melodeon when the principal keys would be propped up with sticks; and yet the singing and the service would be hearty. Rain or shine the church was always packed, and benches were placed at the windows and door to hold the overflow. I only wish the woods were full of these little log churches!”

(Source: The Rev. Harvey A. Cox, “Historic Sketch of Knollhurst Chapel, Stokes County, North Carolina,” The North Carolina Churchman, September 1, 1937, pp. 2-3)