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By Kara Jackman
Collection Overview
Title: ME - Machias, Court Street Methodist Church
ID: 08/ME/015/003/015
Extent: 1.0 Boxes
Languages: English
Collection Historical Note
In 1838, a Methodist class was formed. The class connected with the East Machais and Wesley charge until 1839. The members of the Methodist class merged with Wesley charge to form a church. A class was formed in Northfield. The church increased in members. In 1841, Columbia, Marshfield and Cherryfield were added to the Circuit. Methodist society occupied the old Court House but later a school House was secured. in 1850 the first church was built. Between 1868 - 1890 a second church was erected and dedicated.
Box and Folder Listing
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[Box 1: ME - Machias, Court Street Methodist Church, 1940-1999],
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- Box 1: ME - Machias, Court Street Methodist Church, 1940-1999
- Folder 1: Membership Record Book, 1951-1976
- Baptisms 1951-1964, Prepatory Membership 1951-1963m Full Membership 1951-1966, Marriages 1953-1976, Death 1966-1976
- Folder 2: Membership Record Book, 1871-1887, 1871-1887
- Probationers 1871-1887, Class Records, Membership 1840-1880, Baptisms 1869-1887, Marriages 1870-1887
- Folder 3: Membership Record Book, 1890-1928, 1890-1928
- Probationers 1890-1925, Membership 1890-1928, Baptisms 1892-1928, Marriages 1887-1928
- Folder 4: Secretary's Notebooks, 1941-1995
- Folder 5: Official Board Records, 1959-1964
- Folder 6: Pastor's Reports to Conference, 1949-1963
- Folder 7: Official Board Records, Quarterly Conference Records, 1953-1958
- Folder 8: Official Board Records, Quarterly Conference Records, Treasurer's Reports, 1953-1962
- Folder 9: Official Board Records, 1945-1952
- Folder 10: Cradle Roll, Baptism and Membership Records, Treasurer's Records, Quarterly Conference Records, 1906-1969
- Folder 11: Official Church Record Books - Historical Record, Baptisms 1931-1956, Marriages 1931-1956; Book 2 Baptism 1917-1950, Preparatory Membership 1933-1960 [some years missing information], 1931-1960
