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Hornbeck United Methodist
Church
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City
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Hornbeck
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Address
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Pt. Arthur
Ave.
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2003 Membership
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31
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Date Founded
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1902
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The congregation first met under brush
arbors in the late 1800s. After land was donated by N.A. McInnis,
a church was built in 1902. The sanctuary was round. The lectern
stood in front of the choir, and a pump organ provided the music.
A metal chandelier with kerosene lamps hung in the center. A large
circular stained glass window was on the west wall. In 1909,
Henry Beckcom gave the church some land next to his farm to use as a cemetery.
The original church burned down
in 1938. Since it was at the time of the Depression, the new church
was smaller and was built with donated lumber and fixtures discarded from
other churches. The church was renovated in 1963. The windows
got a facelift in 1982/83 and the parking lot was paved. A new education
building dedicated to L.B. Youngblood was completed in 1991. Vinyl
siding was added to the church in 1992. |
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How to Get There:
Take
Hwy 171 to Hornbeck. Turn right (east) at the flashing yellow light
onto Pt. Arthur Ave. The church is on the left, a quarter mile ahead. |
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