Bethel United Methodist Church (Huntington, Huntington County, Ind.) records
Scope and Contents
Church history survey, church records survey, historical sketches, photographs, directory, church program, newspaper clippings, list of ministers, meeting minutes, and church status reports.
Dates
- 1868 - 2021
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 1839, Rev. Soloman Altimos was assigned the first minister. Another associated church called Bethel was founded and dedicated in 1882. Rev. D. J. Pontius was appointed to Huntington in 1882. Membership steadily increased until the election year of 1886, as the pastor then was a radical Republican, and membership rapidly increased again in 1887. The church was remodeled in 1905. The church celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1982. The church disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church in 2023.
Extent
3.29 Cubic Feet (3 document case boxes, 26 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Bethel United Methodist Church (Huntington, Huntington County, Ind.) records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lyndi Parent; Abigail McBride
- Date
- 2/10/2011; 01/16/2025
- 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
