Faith United Methodist Church (Princeton, Gibson County, Ind.) records
Collection Statement
The collection consists of Faith UMC history, Memorial UMC Administrative Board, Memorial UMC Quarterly Conference Nominating Committee, merger papers and miscellaneous items.
Dates
- 1858 - 1997
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Copyright interests for this collection are held by DePauw University or the United Methodist Church.
Historical Sketch
In 1898 under the leadership of Rev. George Wolfe a Sunday School and Ladies Aid were organized. The Sunday School met in a little church building, after two moves a church building was erected on Gibson Street in 1902. The church was known as Gibson Street Methodist Church. The Official Board was stunned when shortly after WW I, it was announced by Rev. Horace A. Sprague that the church building had been condemned as unsafe for public usage and there would be no more services in that building. Temporary quarters were used until a new building could be built. After many difficulties of time, money and weather the new structure was dedicated on December 20, 1925. It was during this period that the name was changed to Memorial Methodist Church. On February 15, 1970, Memorial United Methodist Church united with Calvary United Methodist Church and became Faith United Methodist Church. In 1972 Hight Chapel United Methodist Church united with Faith United Methodist Church.
Extent
0.39 Cubic Feet (2 document cases, 10 volume)
Language of Materials
English
- Calvary United Methodist Church (Princeton, Ind.)
- Faith United Methodist Church (Princeton, Ind.)
- Hight Chapel United Methodist Church (Princeton, Ind.)
- Memorial United Methodist Church (Princeton, Ind.)
- Methodist Church
- Methodist Episcopal Church
- Saint Mark's United Methodist Church (Princeton, Ind.)
- United Methodist Church
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lyndi Parent
- Date
- 2/10/2012
- 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