Altarstar United Methodist Church (Auburn, DeKalb County, Ind.) records
Scope and Contents
This collection includes text documents of member baptisms, deaths, marriages, and memberships, including a booklet titled, "A Century in Review," from the United Methodist Church in DeKalb County, Indiana ranging from 1961 to 2023 regarding the history of Altarstar United Methodist Church.
Dates
- 1961-2023
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, literary rights, including copyright reside with the creators of the documents or their legal heirs and assigns. All requests to publish or quote must be submitted to the DePauw University Archives and Special Collections. The publisher must also obtain permission from the copyright holder.
Historical Note
The church was founded by Reverend John Stoner in 1862 under the name "Cedar Chapel Methodist Church." Through a closure, reopening, and relocation, it was later known as "Butler Chapel Methodist Protestant Church," or the Butler Center, in 1894. The Altarstar Methodist Church started its ministry in 1961 following the Butler Center's closing. The church disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church in 2023.
Extent
.43 Cubic Feet (1 legal-size document case)
Language of Materials
English
Accurals
No further additions are expected.
- Title
- Altarstar United Methodist Church (Auburn, DeKalb County, Ind.) records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lyndi Parent; Bethany Fiechter; Abigail McBride
- Date
- 12/14/2010; 06/07/2024; 01/10/2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
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
