The Little Church by the Park

The Little Church by the Park was originally known as New Hope Evangelical. It was the center of most social activities. Not only were there services on Sunday and Wednesday nights and weddings and funerals, but it was used for Ladies Aid Society, Quilting Parties, Potluck Suppers, Box Socials, birthday and anniversary celebrations and all types of parties that did not include dancing.

The little white frame church, known as the New Hope Evangelical Congregation was built in 1909 on an acre of ground northwest of Cozad. About 1920 country people began to have automobiles and went to town quite often. They joined the Cozad Evangelical Church in town. In 1921 the little white frame church was sold to a new group called The Christian Science Society and was moved to Cozad on 10th Street north of the Cozad City Park, now named the Veterans' Memorial Park. The Christian Science Society held services in the little church by the park until 1981. It is now used as a chapel, a meeting place for small gatherings, and art shows by the Cozad Art Club and is known as "The Little Church By the Park".