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The church erected a large brick building at the corner of [[13th Avenue North]] and [[31st Street North|31st Street]] in [[1921]]. [[C. T. Holmes]] supervised construction of the $100,000 building. A 2 manual, 32 stop, 6 rank pipe organ, Wurlitzer Manufacturing Co., Opus 540, was installed in the new building in [[1922]]. | The church erected a large brick building at the corner of [[13th Avenue North]] and [[31st Street North|31st Street]] in [[1921]]. [[C. T. Holmes]] supervised construction of the $100,000 building. A 2 manual, 32 stop, 6 rank pipe organ, Wurlitzer Manufacturing Co., Opus 540, was installed in the new building in [[1922]]. | ||
The church, known later as '''Norwood United Methodist Church''', | The church, known later as '''Norwood United Methodist Church''', merged with [[Wesley Chapel Methodist Church]] on [[September 11]], [[1977]]. They removed the pipe organ to storage and turned over the Norwood building to [[Carraway Methodist Medical Center]] in [[1980]]. Carraway sold the building to a Seventh Day Adventist congregation in the 1980s. | ||
In [[1985]] Wesley Chapel merged with [[Stockham Memorial Methodist Church]] to form [[Stockham-Wesley United Methodist Church]], which continued until [[2003]]. | |||
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* [[Samuel Slaton]] | * [[Samuel Slaton]] | ||
* [[W. F. Price]], 1919 | * [[W. F. Price]], 1919 | ||
* [[Robert Grigsby]], 1973- | |||
[[Category:Methodist churches]] | [[Category:Methodist churches]] | ||
Revision as of 09:06, 29 April 2016
Norwood Methodist Church was organized in 1909 as Norwood Methodist Episcopal Church.
The church erected a large brick building at the corner of 13th Avenue North and 31st Street in 1921. C. T. Holmes supervised construction of the $100,000 building. A 2 manual, 32 stop, 6 rank pipe organ, Wurlitzer Manufacturing Co., Opus 540, was installed in the new building in 1922.
The church, known later as Norwood United Methodist Church, merged with Wesley Chapel Methodist Church on September 11, 1977. They removed the pipe organ to storage and turned over the Norwood building to Carraway Methodist Medical Center in 1980. Carraway sold the building to a Seventh Day Adventist congregation in the 1980s.
In 1985 Wesley Chapel merged with Stockham Memorial Methodist Church to form Stockham-Wesley United Methodist Church, which continued until 2003.
Pastors
- Robert E. Tyler
- Samuel Slaton
- W. F. Price, 1919
- Robert Grigsby, 1973-