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Trinity United Methodist Church (Portland, Jay County, Ind.) records

 Collection
Identifier: LOC-2011-1752

Collection Statement

This collection includes records from Trinity United Methodist Church in Portland, Jay County, Ind. ranging from 1909 to 2022 regarding Trinity United Methodist Church (Portland, Jay County, Ind.).

Dates

  • Record Keeping: 1904 - 2022

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Usage Restrictions

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with the Archives and Special Collections, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana. All requests to publish or quote must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.

Historical Sketch

Trinity was founded in 1885 with Rev. L. S. Fisher as first minister; First Church founded in 1904 with Rev. C. J. Roberts as first minister. The church disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church, closing on July 1, 2023.

Full Extent

.86 Cubic Feet (2 legal-size document cases)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by subject.

Custodial History

This collection was received by the DePauw University Archives and Special Collections as a records transfer from the Indiana United Methodist Church Conference Office on 2024/04/26.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2025/12/04 by Wesley Wilson. EAD finding aid created 2025/12/11 by Jenney Taylor.

Title
Trinity United Methodist Church (Portland, Jay County, Ind.) records
Status
Completed
Author
Jenney Taylor
Date
12/11/2025
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

Contact:
Roy O. West Library
405 S. Indiana St.
Greencastle Indiana 46135 United States