Bethel United Methodist Church (Washington, Daviess County, Ind.) records
Scope and Contents
Church history survey, church records survey, historical sketches, photographs, warranty deed, programs, budget, membership role, newspaper articles, and administrative minutes.
Dates
- Creation: 1901 - 2023
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright interests for this collection are held by the United Methodist Church.
Historical Note
In 1814, Rev. John Shrader was assigned the first minister. In 1840, a second church known as Centenary Bethel Church was built. The cemetary was first used in 1841, ans in 1880, the cemetary was expanded by ten acres. The "Centenary" name for the church was drooped around 1880. The church decided to build what is the present church building, and in 1910, the church's stained glass windows were installed, each costing 10 dollars. The next year, the church was dedicated. The church celebrated its 160th anniversary in 1980, and the church celebrated its Sunday School's 200th anniversary in 1980. The church disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church in 2023.
Extent
3.29 Cubic Feet (3 document case boxes, 20 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Otterbein United Methodist Church (Washington, Ind.) (Organization)
- Bethel United Methodist Church (Washington, Daviess County, Ind.) (Organization)
- Title
- Bethel United Methodist Church (Washington, Daviess County, Ind.) records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lyndi Parent; Abigail McBride
- Date
- 2/10/11; 01/17/2015
- 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
