ROGERS' CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHThe first church established after Rogers was founded in 1881 was the Congregational Church. Mrs. C.W. Rogers, wife of the Frisco Railroad official for whom the town was named, was instrumental in its founding; her St. Louis congregation donated the pews and pulpit. The church founded the Rogers Academy, an early school and cultural center for the entire community. In 1911 the church merged with the First Presbyterian Church U.S.A. to become the Presbyterian Church of Rogers. The Congregational Church at Second and Poplar was razed in 1914 to become home to the Mutual Aid Union building.