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Newspaper
Carmi Times
Location
Carmi, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1965
Page
60
The Carmi church history notes the original 19th century assembly sharing space with Methodists until 1866 when a new sanctuary was built. Over 135 years the congregation witnessed in the Reformed tradition while multiple pastors and a growing educational complex shaped the church.
A historical list chronicles pastors of Carmi Methodist Church from 1851 through 1916, naming leaders such as J. W. Miller James Johnson John Shepherd A. B. Morrison David Williamson and others by year ranges and single terms, highlighting church leadership over decades.
The committee planned fundraising for a new church building. Trinity Builders of Chicago received the contract for the church, which was dedicated June 1 1947 at Third and Main. Rev Purdue resigned December 1948, Rev Charles H Morris took over March 1949, an organ program Hymns That Endure with Frieda Harper began June 1949 on WROY Carmi. In July 1950 a lot was bought in East Carmi and the East Side Baptist Mission started with Rev James Crews of Albion.
The record lists pastors serving Carmi Methodist Church from 1917 through 1964, naming H. W. Smoot to W. L. Cummins and noting Rev. Jack Frick as present pastor, transferred from Benton Illinois in June 1965. The church aims to pursue further Kingdom goals.
Rubye Phelps writes that in 1962 a group moved into a Maple Street building to build a Glad Tidings Revival Center. The article notes ongoing faith, salvation, and plans to erect a new monument to the Lord, stressing unity and equal worship.
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