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Chestnut Mountain: A community of 'good folks'
Local residents love their community, love their God
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Chestnut Mountain Presbyterian Church Pastor John Batsuic has lived in the area for the past 25 years and has witnessed the community’s growth.
Chestnut Mountain resident Harold Nichols has lived in the community all his life and in the same house for 49 years. Nichols, 70, often stops by the Chestnut Mountain Presbyterian Church to chat with his pastor, John Batusic. The church, which was established in 1874, and the nearby Chestnut Mountain Baptist Church, established in 1887, are the oldest churches located in the area.