From the January 19, 2012 edition of The Wayne Herald:
Carroll church meets wrecking ball
On Jan. 14, the Bethany Church of Carroll was taken down.
The church had been in existence for 123 years, with the last service held there July 17, 2011. An auction was conducted Oct. 9, 2011 with everything in the church sold, from dishes, windows, doors, flooring, pews, mop board trim, stairways and ceiling.
Bethany Presbyterian Church started in 1888 when Rev. H.R. Williams and Elder Elias Hughes completed the organization which was started by the Rev. Richard Hughes. Prior
to that, the Welsh Calvinistic Sunday School was started in 1884 by a group of settlers who had come to Nebraska from the farming district of Hilly Wales. Ministers came from Potsville in Platte County to preach once a month.
In 1891, a small wooden church was built and was later replaced by the present brick church in 1917 at a cost of $20,000.
The church was closed because of low membership and an aging congregation.
The demolition of the church was completed by Larry Janssen of Randolph.
