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HISTORY OF ELM SPRINGS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
The
Elm Springs United
Methodist Church
was built in 1893 on land given by Mr. Alex Skelton. The sanctuary was
built by Mr. Bill Farbush and dedicated by Rev. Sam Ketron. The
original cemetery ground was donated by Mr. Bill Sensabaugh. Mr. Maynard Armstrong donated additional
land in 1954. The church took its name from an elm tree beside the
Evan's Spring. Before the church was completed, Sunday School was held in the
Wallace School House. The original structure continues to serve the present
congregation with changes and additions being made. The women of Elm Springs organized in 1953
with eight active members. The men of Elm Springs organized and
received their charter in 1980.
Elm Springs and Amis
Chapel Churches
joined to form a two point circuit in June, 1975.
In 1984 the Churches
purchased three lots from Calvin Blair for the sum of $6000, for the purpose
of building a parsonage. The property lies 1.6 miles from each church on Carters Valley Road. Ground was broken on Mar. 24, 1984. The parsonage was built by Bob and Ken Wood
and was dedicated in September 1986 by Bishop Kern Eutsler and D.S. Ray
Robinson. Rev. Grant Rowell and family
were the first to occupy it.
In 1969 the lot below the
church was bought. The fellowship hall was constructed there in 1986, and has
been a great asset to the church. We gave the church a new facelift in 1990
by installing vinyl siding on the outside, and
replacing the old windows with new ones bought by friends and members in memory
of their beloved ones. Adjoining
property was purchased from the Goins family on April 27, 2004. This area was converted to the park and
picnic area.
Ministers who have served include the following:
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Rev. Frye
Rev. Grace
Rev. Poston
Rev. Dobbs
Rev. Vermillion
Rev. Smith
Rev. Cox
Rev. Lawson
Rev. Sam Ketron
Rev. Spence Bandy
Rev. C.F. Davenport
Rev. J.T. Frazier
Rev. E.G. Gillespie
Rev. T.E. Goodman
Rev. W.H. Quarry
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Rev. David P. Denton
Rev. John S. Deck
Rev. T.H. House
Rev. LJ. Mink
Rev. M.C. Phillippi, Jr.
Rev. J.T. Booth
Rev. K.W. Baldwin
Rev. John H. Myers
Rev. Dan B. Kelly
Rev. Arthur Luster
Rev. Kenneth Green
Rev. Willard O'Rear
Rev.W.H.Wattenbarger
Rev. C.W. Breese
Rev. Maurice Lay
Rev. LM. Shuler
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Rev. E. R. Allison
Rev. Howard Carter
Rev. P.A. Hawkins
Rev. D.T. James, Jr.
Rev. R. Rye Fleenor
Rev. Grant Rowell
Rev. George Newton
Rev. Bill Porter
Rev. Harry Fleenor
Rev. Paul Lane
Rev. Roger Mathis
Rev. Roy LaDuke
Rev. Billy Gillespie
Rev. Michael Cutshaw
Rev. Roy Fowler
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Elm Springs United