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Jacksonville Community United
Methodist Church Highlights
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1795 Revs. Valentine
Cook, Thornton and Fleming preaching in the territory
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1801 David James,
Seneca Circuit Rider, preaching at Jacksonville and Goodwin's Point
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1804 Methodist
Class started with Benjamin Lanning, Leader 1827 "Old Colonial Church"
built
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1843 Reverend
S.W. Alden, first resident preacher
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1855 Church Remodeled:
lecture and class rooms below and audience room on second floor. Addition
of belfry or steeple
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1856 Bell purchased
(still being used)
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1873 A Garrett
House Organ purchased (electrified years later and still being used)
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1859 Camp Meeting
held on the Stout property, Kraft Road
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1891 First reference
to Epworth League, March 21
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1898 Old Church
sold and moved 500 ft to north Jacksonvillle Road for a town hall
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1898 Cornerstone
laid for new church on same site
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1898 Dedication
of new church (only small kitchen and furnace space provided in basement)
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1898-1905 A dining
room constructed in the basement
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1905-1911 The
Men's Brotherhood organized by Reverend George L. Pasche
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1913 Boy Scout
Troop started by Reverend T.I.B. Walker
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1922 First children's
story time every Sunday before the sermon by Reverend Ralph Smith 1927
Vacation Bible School started by Reverend Albert Walker
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1928 Church to
sponsor Boy Scout Troop #22, which had been inactive for several years
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1930 Dedication
of enlarged basement (room for primary and junior departments, dining room
and kitchen), Reverend Floyd Morris Pastor
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1946 March 31,
dedication of renovated sanctuary, Reverend Arthur Moody, and Bishop W.
Earl Ledden
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1966 Classrooms
for Junior and Senior High youth built in basement
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1967 Two classrooms
and a hallway built upstairs in former Epwoth League Room
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1979 Ramp for
handicap accessibility built on south front entrance
1981 July
12, Groundbreaking ceremony for new kitchen and fellowship hall (50'
x 50' addition) on east side of basement, Reverend Michael Cremean,
pastor.
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