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Pelican United Methodist
Church
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City
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Pelican
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Address
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Jackson Ave.
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2003 Membership
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57
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Date Founded
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1890
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The church was organized with
twelve members in 1890 by Rev. H.J. Boltz. At first, they met in
a schoolhouse. By the time Rev. Boltz left four years later, they
had 100 members and had acquired a church and a parsonage.
In 1892, Mr. A.F. Jackson donated
a lot on the corner of Washington Street and Jackson Avenue to the church.
The first church was built soon thereafter. It had two entrances
at the front and was let my kerosene lamps. The original bell in
that church is still in use today. The current church sits on that
same site.
The first parsonage was later
replaced by the Buckley house when Rev. Cargill served as pastor.
It was later replaced by a third parsonage. That parsonage was eventually
torn down and replaced with the present structure.
The original church was dismantled
in 1916 and a new church completed by the following year. The pulpit
is home-made, but the pulpit chairs were purchased with money raised by
the Womens Missionary Society. A wing was added to the north side
of the church in 1939. The pulpit and pews were rotated 90 degrees
so that the pews faced north instead of east. The addition included
one large room and two smaller classrooms. The former pulpit area
of the sanctuary was then used as a classroom.
When the steeple developed leaks,
it was removed in 1966 and the roof was reshaped. |
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How to Get There:
From
Hwy 171 south of Mansfield, take Hwy 512 east at Benson. After 5.8
miles, turn left on Jackson Avenue (Hwy 482). The church is 0.8 miles
further on the left. |
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