Walnut Street United Methodist Church (Chillicothe, Ohio) records
Collection Overview
Abstract
The Walnut Street United Methodist Church collection consists of eight record books (September 20, 1858-September 26, 1930) and one membership list (July 5, 1830-October 19, 1840).
Dates
- Creation: 1830-1930
Extent
1 Reels (1 microfilm reel)
Creator
- Walnut Street United Methodist Church (Chillicothe, Ohio) (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
The Walnut Street United Methodist Church was founded in 1800. The parish began building their first meeting house in 1804 and it was completed in 1807. In 1819, this church building was destroyed by fire. In that same year the parish's second church was completed.
Between 1821 and 1840 the Walnut Street United Methodist Church was divided into three separate churches. The first separation came in 1821, when the African-American members formed their own church. The second split came in 1840, when the German-speaking members formed their own church. This created three separate Methodist churches in Chillicothe.
Despite the reduction of members attending Walnut Street a third church was build in 1840. As the congregation grew, a larger church was required. In 1904, the parish's current church was built. This church received major renovations in 1947 to remodel the wiring and basement.
Bowdle, John E., Editor. Walnut Street United Methodist Church: Two Hundred Years of Continuity, 1800-2000. Chillicothe, Ohio. 2001
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Walnut Street United Methodist Church Collection (1830-1930) was transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections in August 2001.
Subject
- Walnut Street United Methodist Church (Chillicothe, Ohio) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to Walnut Street United Methodist Church (Chillicothe, Ohio) records
- Author
- Marilyn Levinson, Allison Brandeberry
- Date
- November 2001, October 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English