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  • Collection: Rossville Churches History

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FRIENDLY CIRCLE — Members and guests of the Friendly
Circle Class posed for a group picture following their annual Christmas party and gift exchange. Pictured (left to right) Back row, Vivian Turner, Edna Bush, Anna Strimple, [Winnie] Ellis, Iva…

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To raise money to fit out the basement of the church, the Methodist people will hold a mock wedding at the church Friday evening. The admission is 5 cents and the money will be used to fit out the bride's kitchen. The guests may also bring a present…

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New cement yard walks and cement front and back steps are some of the improvements at the Methodist parsonage completed the last of the week by R. A. Shipley.

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The Methodist church building is undergoing a general cleaning up and the interior redecorated including work in the basement, re-flooring the pulpit with quarter-sawed oak; cleaning and waxing floors of the primary room and the auditorium. July 27,…

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Fifty years ago, March 1, 1885, marked the dedication of the local Methodist church and Sunday the congregation and pastor, Rev. Wright Horton, sponsored the celebration of the anniversary.

50th Anniversary services were held Sunday at the…

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History of the Church
Methodists Celebrate 50th Anniversary

Fifty years ago, March 1, 1885, marked the dedication of the local Methodist church, and last Sunday the congregation and pastor, Rev. Wright Horton sponsored the celebration of the…

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church of debt.
In the fall of 1894 the south room addition was built. The building committee was W. G. Gilbert, I. B. Gothic window with stained glass replaced the door in the east end of the auditorium, and another was placed in the south side of…

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February 9, 1950 Three crosses of Calvary outlined against a morning sky formed the center of the newest scene that greeted Methodist church-goers last Sunday. The center window above the Altar was the canvas for the second church painting done by…

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THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS from the old United Methodist Church in Rossville were recently installed in the new church building. Construction is nearing completion and the
congregation is hoping to hold their Easter services in the new building.

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by Dorothy N. Hoobler "Our God is a God of Miracles!" exclaimed the Rev. Ken Rogers, pastor of the Rossville United Methodist Church. This was his Easter message, but it also expressed the feeling of the approximately 300 parishioners, their families…
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