Marquette
District
Detroit Annual Conference
Pastor: |
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Rev. Sandi
Kolder |
Sunday
Worship : |
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9:00 am |
CONTENTS
Gallery
News
History
GALLERY
NEWS
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A congregational dinner is planned
for this fall. Details will be made available as they
are finalized.
On July 6th – 10th, from
1:00 to 3:00 p.m. the Hulbert Township Hall became a Surf
Shack at the Beach as the Vacation Bible School children
"Surfed Through the Scriptures." It was a busy
and fun week while the children learned the "Five
Beach Be-Attitudes." Each day also included crafts,
music, snack and games. Friday was Parents and Party Day.
On Sunday morning the children presented a program showing
what they had be doing during the week. Worship attendance
was 25.
A mission team from Houghton-Hancock painted and repaired
a local home the week of June 22nd. A dinner was prepared
for the team on Tuesday of that week. After dinner, musical
members of the team sang and presented their testimony.
HISTORY
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In 1927, Rev. Doten came to this district as a regular minister
and served for about five years. Worship took place at the
town hall and at a dance hall owned by Sol Freeman. His
district covered areas from Eckerman to Trenary with ten
or more churches to contact every two weeks. As our congregation
grew, so did the desire to have our own place of worship.
Rev. Doten and Mr. Lind, the school principal, thought up
the Mile of Pennies contest. It ran for one month
between the red and blue groups (members divided to make
groups) and at the end of the month, the groups collected
more than a mile of pennies! The red group won and was treated
to a Fourth of July picnic by the blue group.
On July 4th, 1934, the ground breaking
ceremony took place and building began. Dr. Yoeman led the
dedication service in September of 1935. His sermon that
night was to "Love one another, but Christ's love is
greater than all." However, it wasn't until 1936 that
all was finished and ready. At that time, the town flourished
with a wooden bowl factory, lumber mills, and logging. Many
attended services and our church grew. It wasn't unusual
to have fifteen to twenty singers in the choir and for the
pastor to look out and see fifty-five or more smiling faces
ready to worship on any Sunday morning service. In the back
could be heard the laughter of children learning the love
of God in Sunday school. Later, as jobs diminished and people
were forced to move, attendance dropped. Our attendance
is small but the doors are still open to anyone wishing
to come in.
The first glimpse that you have of
the beautiful log chapel that sits in the woods is of rocks
from Lake Superior that were collected to erect the chimney
and steeple; the bell was donated by George Isacson. The
logs that greet you upon entry are from our own forest and
were donated by local lumbermen. The idea of reversible
pews came from the railroad passenger cars; it gives us
access to both ends of the sanctuary. Many weddings took
place by the fire place. The wonderful stained glass windows
were donated by families and still today, you can read their
names on each window, bringing a rich heritage to this small
but humble church.
We have sent many young people to
camp and to mission trips as our promise to help gather
His flock. The Lord promised, where two or more are gathered,
He would be also. Today, we are living proof of His promise
and love. Even though we are small, we keep our apportionments
paid and are able to pay bills. We are developing fund raising
ideas as we continue to look for ways to raise money. Help
keep our doors open and let us bring joy and the Holy Spirit
to this community for years to come.
What we ask of you today is to love
our Lord and to keep the Christian faith alive. Help us
replace our roof and fortify our walls. Thank you and God
bless. Mission of the year 2007.
Hulbert-Tahquamenon United
Methodist Church
10505 Maple St.
Hulbert, MI 49748
(906) 492-3585
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