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Cheneyville United
Methodist Church
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City
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Cheneyville
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Address
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Wadsworth
Ave.
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2003 Membership
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24
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Date Founded
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1953
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Methodist preaching began in
the area as early as the 1820s and 1830s. There is some evidence
that a church was built in that time.
In the early 1900s, members
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South joined with local Masons to construct
a two-story building. It was used for Mason meetings (on the 2nd
floor) and church services (1st floor). When membership declined
in the 1930s, the church closed its doors. Most remaining members
joined the Lecompte Methodist Church.
The present Cheneyville UM Church
was organized in 1953. Construction of the building began in January
1954, with services beginning shortly thereafter. The building was
dedicated the following year on May 29, 1955 as a Church School Building. |
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How to Get There:
Take exit 56 from I-49 and head into Cheneyville on Hwy 101. Turn
right (south) on Hwy 71 (Front St.). After 6 blocks, turn left on
Wadsworth Ave. The church is 1/3 mile ahead. It is on the right
side of the street. |
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