Sterling's First United Methodist Church
Collection: Charles Haven Photographs
Title
Sterling's First United Methodist Church
Subject
Methodist Church
History -- Sterling, Kansas
Description
The little church at Eighth and Main was First United Methodist Church's first meeting house. Methodism in the community dates back to 1871, but it was not until 1874 that the local congregation was officially recognized by the Conference. Until the church on West Main was built in 1877, meetings were held in local store buildings, the Fair Lumber Yard, the Green Mountain House, and the school house. Meeting houses were also shared with the Quakers and the Congregationalists. When the Methodists moved into a new church on Broadway in 1901, the little church was sold to the Christian denomination. Through the years it housed the Missionary Church, the Calvary Baptists and finally served as the Odd Fellows Lodge.
Written by Max Moxley in his "Images of the Past" column for the "Sterling Bulletin"
Creator
Charles Haven
Source
Sterling Free Public Library, Sterling, Kansas
Publisher
Sterling Free Public Library, Sterling, Kansas
Date
1870's-1880's
Contributor
Max Moxley
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Photographs
Identifier
MM_church138.jpg
MM_church138b.jpg
Geolocation
Citation
Charles Haven, “Sterling's First United Methodist Church,” Sterling Digital Collections, accessed May 2, 2024, https://sterling.digitalsckls.info/item/52.
Title
Sterling's First United Methodist Church
Subject
Methodist Church
History -- Sterling, Kansas
Description
The little church at Eighth and Main was First United Methodist Church's first meeting house. Methodism in the community dates back to 1871, but it was not until 1874 that the local congregation was officially recognized by the Conference. Until the church on West Main was built in 1877, meetings were held in local store buildings, the Fair Lumber Yard, the Green Mountain House, and the school house. Meeting houses were also shared with the Quakers and the Congregationalists. When the Methodists moved into a new church on Broadway in 1901, the little church was sold to the Christian denomination. Through the years it housed the Missionary Church, the Calvary Baptists and finally served as the Odd Fellows Lodge.
Written by Max Moxley in his "Images of the Past" column for the "Sterling Bulletin"
Creator
Charles Haven
Source
Sterling Free Public Library, Sterling, Kansas
Publisher
Sterling Free Public Library, Sterling, Kansas
Date
1870's-1880's
Contributor
Max Moxley
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Photographs
Identifier
MM_church138.jpg
MM_church138b.jpg