Crawfordsville First United Methodist Church (Montgomery County -Crawfordsville, Indiana)

MC 866-868

                                                                                                                                                  MC 866 - 868

Archives of DePauw University
and Indiana United Methodism

Crawfordsville First UMC

Size: 1 linear feet

Restrictions: None

Accession#: M992.055, M994.050, M995.001 and others

Provenance: Unknown

Processed: Joan Stevens, March 1997

Historical Note

Rev. James Armstrong came to Crawfordsville in 1825 to organize a Methodist class. When he was denied the use of the Baptist church and the school, he mounted a sugar tree stump to give his message. As a result five women came forward to form a Methodist class in the village of Crawfordsville. A warranty deed to lot 160 for church purposes was issued in 1826. A 40'x40' frame building was erected by 1829. In 1853-54 a campaign was begun for a new church building. In 1856-57 the new building was finished, but it wasn't dedicated until 1861-62 when it was debt free. The next church home was dedicated in 1886 and used until the present building was completed in the mid 1970's.

MC 866

Certificate

Clippings

Clippings (from scrapbook June 1959 - June 1960)

Clippings (from scrapbook 1960-1962)

Dedications

Directories

Education Building

Epworth League

History

Lease - 210 E. Wabash

Little, Rev. Frank

Membership

Membership, loose records 1945

Membership, Record Book, 1870-1878 - loose papers

Minister List

Miscellaneous Items

Officer Lists

Official Board/QC Minutes - October 1932-October 1939

Pageants, Plays, Skits

Photographs - Anniversary, 1950 - 125th

Photographs - Anniversary, 1975 - 150th

Photographs - Benedict, Rev. Paul

Photographs - Bryant, Mr & Mrs. J. R. (members)

Photographs - Lent, Walk Thru - 1986

Photographs - Missionaries

Photographs - Official Board, 1927

Photographs - Parsonage, 1850-1898

Photographs - Sommers Family (members), 1975

Photographs - Vacation Bible School, 1981-1984, 1986

Photographs - Willson, Anna (member, SS teacher)

MC 867

Programs - Church

Property Study Committee 1993

Quarterly Conference Records, September 1891, 1960/61 (inc.)

Quinton, Frances (missionary)

Sunday School Secretary Record, Oct. 1957 - Sept. 1958

Taylor, Rev. C. Howard

Thrift Shop History

Tri-Centennial Fund

Yearbooks

MC 868

Ladies Aid Society - Program for 1924 musical comedy

Menu for cafeteria supper by L.A. Bazaar, no date

UMW - Circle IV, officers and members, no date

WFMS - Program booklet - 1901

WSCS - 25th Anniversary Program, September 7, 1965

Letter from Mabel DeVore, no date

WSCS - Clippings

WSG - Membership list, no date

WSG - Meeting minutes, June 18, 1968 - September 23, 1975

See Also: Epworth League newspapers - MC 792, item #10

1912 Official Board Photograph - MC 792, item #46

Methodist Volumes: #3483 - #3500, # 4465 -# 4477