The history of Pottersville dates back to 1685 as the descendants of Samuel Potter, a native of Wales, moved to the banks of the Lamington River in an area then known as Lamington Falls.

 

In the 1800’s the area became known as Potter’s Mills after Sering Potter, who was the local postmaster and owner of a grist mill which reportedly produced the grain to feed the horses of the Revolutionary War soldiers. 

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In time, the growing population created a need to hold a Sunday School to serve about 80 young people, and the idea to construct an edifice was decided by the community in 1865.

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By vote, the Reformed Protestant Church was selected as the Christian denomination to serve the area residents. The Church’s two-acre property was donated by George Moore, whose family still resides in town, much of the labor was donated and supported by gifts to the building fund from the townspeople.