Lee Baker, Ed Kic and Bill Pryor's daughter were in the quartet. Christine Frady Davis reported substituting for the quartet and Red Parsons sang in it later on. The church, church music and the life of faith were central to Blue Heron people, and to the people of the region generally. Baptizing for the churches of the general area took place here on a sandy level spot just below the tipple. As many as 30 people at a time might be baptized at one session.
Total immersion is still the general rule for baptism in the faith.
Strong religious faith and coal mining seem to go together, though none could say whether the beauty of the landscape, isolation, or the danger and darkness of the mines quickened their spiritual sense. The church was also the core of courtship and social life in a community where there was little entertainment, and dating rules were stringent. It can truly be said that the church was the center of the camp's community culture, though some people went to Beech Grove, out to Stearns or to other churches. Revival meetings were and still are held all around the countryside and bring new converts into the local churches. Crit King and Carmel Stanley are the most often remembered pastors of the Blue Heron Church, though many other community member pastors preached there.