Red barn in a lush green field under a blue sky with clouds.

Our History

Where We Started

Our historic Krumville One-Room Schoolhouse was constructed in 1873 and functioned until May, 1948, when the local one-room schoolhouses were consolidated into the Onteora Central School District. The Dutch Reformed Church, which was located next door, was burned to the ground by its former Pastor after he was fired.

The congregation moved into the vacant schoolhouse in 1955 and operated in the building until 2011. After sitting vacant for many years, it was purchased by the Krumville Artist and Teachers Association who moved the original structure, dragging it across the field using bulldozers, rolling it over a series of logs and finally plopping it down on a neighbor’s land. They then reconstructed a replica of the original building on the same footprint.

In February, 2025 The Krumville Community Meeting House purchased the building to create a spiritual humanist center to bring our local community together to celebrate life’s joys, support one another and share knowledge that helps create a healthy body and spirit.

The Historic Father Divine’s Farm

Just around the corner on Lower Sahler Mill Rd, is the historic Father Divine’s Farm. Father Divine was a Black preacher and internationally known civil rights figure who founded the International Peace Mission movement. Father Divine offered free weekly banquets in Harlem, New York in the depression years of the 1930s.

The banquets were a way for him to feed people in need and spread his vision of racial equality. In this period, he purchased farmland in Krumville (see photo below) to grow the food served at his Harlem banquets. Most of his parishioners who came to work on the farm were black. He invited the predominantly white area locals to break bread with his parishioner farmworkers at weekly 25 cent chicken dinners. 

The Krumville Community Meeting House sees itself as following in Father Divine’s example to welcome all who seek to better human relations, guided by principles of love, fairness and inclusion. Like Father Divine, we recognize that building our relationship to the earth to produce healthy food is essential to sustaining ourselves and our community. 

Sister Divine’s Farm

Sister Divine’s Farm continues in the spirit of Father Divine by creating a community garden and “pay what you like” farmstand on his former property. We offer pick your own organically grown produce by appointment and a series of garden & food related workshops to share knowledge about sustainable living.

In our efforts to build community we recognize the power local artists have to bring us together. To that end, we invite our neighbors to a monthly dance party in our Big Red Barn. If you’d like to join us sign up here and we will let you know about our concerts and workshops.

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Red barn with a sloped roof, surrounded by lush greenery and wildflowers, pathway leading from a rustic wooden fence.
A house with lit windows under a vibrant northern lights display in red and purple hues against a dark sky.
Group of people seated in a rustic wooden barn with large windows and string lights, attending an event or gathering.
People gathered around a table preparing kombucha with jars and scobys in a kitchen setting.
White building with a blue-roofed cupola against bare trees and blue sky
Vegetable garden with kale and other leafy greens
Garden with pink poppies and purple delphiniums in bloom, surrounded by greenery and a wooden fence.
Group of people outdoors under a tree, listening to a person speaking, in a sunny green park.
Basket of blueberries on grass with a red barn in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
White barn-like building with blue metal roof, ramp access, and cupola, located in wooded area.