First United Methodist Church: Carroll, Iowa

First United Methodist Church
Carroll, Iowa

A community claimed and commissioned by Christ

Welcome to the First United Methodist Church of Carroll, Iowa. We pray that your visit will be informative and helpful. If you have any questions please e-mail us, we would love to hear from our visitors.

First United Methodist Church
1621 N. Main St
Carroll, Iowa 51401
(712)792-1122

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Mission

In a world where people couldn't care less, we are called upon to be a people who couldn't care more.

Staff

	Rev. Ken Ferguson, Pastor (792-2255) Ken's Email
	Rev. Chad Jennings, Assoc. Pastor
	Suzanne Olberding, Ed. Coordinator (792-1290)
	Verona Fuller, Secretary (792-4886)
	Jacki Montgomery, Choir Director
	Michelle Caltrider, Custodian (792-5029)
	Ellen Severin and Nancy Davis, Organists

Church Newsletter
The Messenger is published weekly from September through May, and every other week during the summer months. Announcements, dates, and meeting times and locations are published in the newsletter. Information for the newsletter is due into the office on Mondays. The newsletter is mailed on Wednesdays.

Choirs
Adult Choir
Practices on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m.. This choir also performs special cantatas for Palm Sunday and Christmas
Bell Choir
Rehearses Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., and plays the third Sunday of each month.

History of Our Church
The First United Methodist Church, in Carroll, was begun in 1868, just a year after the city of Carroll was platted, making it the oldest congregation in the community. There have been three different buildings over the years, the present one being built in 1956. Windows from the old church were relocated into the present building. Forty-five pastors have served this congregation. The membership was almost 300 in 1901 and has grown to over 600 at the present time.

In 1871 members of the Buelah Church (located SW of Carroll) joined the church in Carroll. The first pipe organ was installed in 1938. In 1943, the pulpit from the original church was made into our present baptismal font. The parsonage was built in 1962. It is located at 1717 N. Main St., just north of our church parking lot.

New Pella windows and new furnaces were placed in the church in 1987 and 1988 to help cut the cost of heating the building. In more recent years the new carpeting and pew pads have been installed and new choir robes purchased.

On August 30, 1998, the congregation voted to move forward on a building addition and renovation plan. The purpose of the additions is to install an elevator, add accessible restrooms, add classrooms, relocate offices, and create a welcoming entrance on the east side of the building. 1998 marks the 130th anniversary of this congregation.

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