Saint Paul United Methodist Church (Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind.) records
Collection Statement
Collection consists of membership, marriage, baptismal, and transfer records, anniversaries, directories, building additions, and documents relating to the sale and closing of the church.
Dates
- 1887 - 2000
Creator
- Saint Paul United Methodist Church (Fort Wayne, Ind.) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Copyright interests for this collection are retained by the United Methodist Church.
Historical Sketch
St. Paul United Methodist Church was founded December 18, 1887, by Dr. J. H. Bayless, with a membership of seven. The first pastor was M. C. Cooper. St. Paul's began its active life in a little schoolhouse on the eastern edge of the city, located on Wayne Trace. These quarters were soon outgrown and a modest frame church was erected on Walton Ave. (now Anthony Blvd.), which was enlarged in 1911 to a very commodious steam-heated building with a seating capacity of 550. This building soon became inadequate and the final house of worship was erected on the corner of Lumbard and Pittsburgh Street. This church at 1406 Lumbard St. held its last service on Easter Sunday, April 2000 after 113 years of existence.
Extent
0.43 Cubic Feet (1 document case of 12 folders, 8 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lyndi Parent
- Date
- 11/17/2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism Repository
Roy O. West Library
405 S. Indiana St.
Greencastle Indiana 46135 United States
archives@depauw.edu
