Gary — City United Methodist Church (Lake County, Indiana)
MC 58-60, 115-117, 161, 249-253, 618

Size: 4.80 linear feet

Restrictions: None

Accession #: Not Known

Provenance: Not Known

The first group of members met on the sand dunes under the trees, then in the jail, and finally in a little white schoolhouse. From these people, the first Methodist Church was organized on Oct. 5, 1906. In the summer of 1907, they moved into the only brick structure in Gary, a factory at 22^nd Ave. and Jefferson St. In 1909, they moved into the basement of their first church at 7^th and Adams St. In Oct. 1926, the million dollar Gothic cathedral at 6^th Ave. and Washington St. was completed and dedicated. It officially closed in 1975.

The collection consists of building fund and architect’s drawings, church attendance, church directories, college students, conferences, counseling, financial records, fire, golden anniversary, guests, history, form letters, miscellaneous letters, men’s club, ministers, newcomers, official board, programs, scrapbook materials, rituals and sacraments, Sunday school, trustee material, WSCS programs, Wesleyan Service Guild, WHMS, photographs, members and baptisms, closing of church and various other items.

Administrative Board

Architect’s Drawing

Building Fund 1920

Building Fund 1933-45

Campbell Friendship House

Camping 1961

Church Attendance 1953-75

Church Directories 1937/38

"Church Promoter" 1912-14

College Students 1958-69

Commission Membership, Evangelism and Zone Leaders 1965-66

Committee—House 1960-61

Committee—Lenten 1962-65

Committee—Memorials 1966-71

Committee—Planning 1973-74

Committee—Pastor/Parish 1972

Committee—Pastoral Relations 1968

Conferences 1967-69

Conference 1972

Conference Charge 1971-75

Conference—Youth Workers 1964

Counseling 1966-68

MC 59

Financial Records 1932; 1948-55

Financial Reports 1951-53

Financial Reports 1968-71

Financial Statements 1971-75

Fire 1972

Future Planning 1973-74

Golden Anniversary 1956

Good Cheer Bible Class 1942-52

Good Cheer Bible Class 1952-60

Guests 1955-75

Hospital Auxiliary

History

Legal Papers (3 folders)

Form Letters

Letters—Miscellaneous

Men’s Club

Ministers

Newcomers 1940; 1958-67

Official Board 1910-37

Our House of Worship 1958-72

Oxford League 1965-66

Pastoral Care

Calumet District and City 1961-63

Policy Council 1971

Programs Held in City Church

Church Programs

New Members, etc. 1927-75

Report 1965 Canvas

Scrapbook Material

Scrapbook Material

Rituals and Sacraments

Rice, Allen B.

Seamen, William

Stained Glass Windows

Sunday School 1931-32

Taxes 1970-71

Taxes 1972-75

Telephone Directory (1^st used by church)

Trustee Material 1925-69

Trustee Material 1970-73

Trustees—Building Maintenance

Womans’ Home, Wesleyan and WSCS Programs

Wesleyan Service Guild 1926-31; 1960-62

The Craig Wilders

Wills and Legacies

W.H.M.S.

Womans’ League

W.S.C.S. 1963-67

W.S.C.S. 1968-75

Yokefellow 1964-66

Your Wedding at City UMC

In back of document case:

Wesleyan Service Guild Minutes 1931-39

Wesleyan Service Guild Minutes 1924-30

Mary Deam Circle Minutes 1969-73

Woman’s Union Minutes 1931-33

Photographs

Photographs by Seth Thomas (b. 1982 - d. 2006)

Members, A-H

MC 250

Members, I-R

MC 251

Members, S-Z and Seal

Baptisms 1959-71

Funerals 1959-70

Members 1950-74

Weddings 1963-70

World Service Commission 1929-30

In back of document case:

Permanent Record 1905-64

Members and Baptisms

"At Home in the City: Mainstream Protestantism in Gary, Indiana, 1906-1983"  by James Lewis (contains a chapter on City Methodist)

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