The Church on the changing frontier : $b a study of the homesteader and his church

"The Church on the Changing Frontier: A Study of the Homesteader and His Church" by Helen Olive Belknap is a detailed look at Protestant churches in the early 1900s American West. The story travels to four counties in the Rocky Mountain States—Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, and New Mexico—and how those churches adapted to the challenges of the time. The book sets the stage by explaining the difficulties churches faced in helping people living on the frontier, where homesteaders moved around a lot. It shows how things like the land itself, where people settled, and how many people lived in the area affected the churches. It also looks at how money troubles and changes in society changed church life, and how communities worked together or sometimes had problems. The story reveals how the church changed and grew in response to the fast-changing frontier life during that time.