Date Original
1855-2005
Description
This collection contains a church history and church register.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Emmet, Arkansas, First Methodist Church, Nevada County, Arkansas, was founded about 1855 as part of the Moscow Circuit of the Methodist Church, South. It was originally known as Bethel Church and met in a log schoolhouse. Charter members are believed to be Dan Tyree, John E. Snell, Jim Vickers, Crawford Andres, and Ambrose McCollum. About 1880 a minister, Thomas J. Sage, came to Emmet and led an effort to construct a new church building for the exclusive use of the Methodists. New churches were built in 1891 and 1917. In 1885, Emmet became part of the new jurisdiction named Emmet Circuit, and a new parsonage was built in the community. The 1917 church building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Emmet, Hempstead and Nevada Counties (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MG.00078
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Emmet, Arkansas, Methodist Church records, MG.00078
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Emmet United Methodist Church records, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
