From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Manchester United Methodist Church
Manchester United Methodist Church
Manchester United Methodist Church History
Coordinates: 38°35′42″N 90°30′38″W / 38.595°N 90.5105°W / Before the church building was built, the area had been
38.595; -90.5105
a preaching place of the St. Louis Circuit. However, it is
Location 129 Woods Mill Road, Manchester, unknown when the first Methodist services were held. In
Missouri 1844, the Methodist Church split and the St. Louis Cir-
Country United States cuit joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Con-
struction for the chapel started in 1856, and in 1859, Sun-
Denomination United Methodist day School classes were held in its basement until it offi-
Previous Methodist Episcopal cially opened later that year, with a total building cost of
denomination $6,389.00. An educational building and offices were added
in 1965, both located west of the chapel. The education-
Churchmanship Evangelical
al building, designed by St. Louis architect Lester Black,
Membership Over 3,600 is two stories and contains twelve rooms. The church of-
Website http://www.manchesterumc.org
fice building is also two stories. In 1968, construction for
a new sanctuary began. The Contemporary Colonial style
History building was designed by P. J. Hoener and Associates. Just
Former name(s) Manchester Methodist Episcopal north of the church buildings is a cemetery belonging
Church to the church. The original Greek Revival chapel was a
brick building over a limestone foundation. It originally
Founded 1856 (1856)
had two separate entrances, one for men and the other
Architecture for women.[1] In 1984, the newer sanctuary was enlarged
and the educational building renovated. The sanctuary
Status Church
was again updated in 1993. In 1997, construction for a
Architectural type Chapel new, larger sanctuary began, and it opened in 1998.[3]
Style Originally Greek Revival The church’s first official pastor was Wesley Browning.
During the American Civil War, the church held regular
Completed 1859 services with regular ministers, which was uncommon in
Construction cost $6,389.00 (1859) Missouri during the war.[1]
In 1983, abnormally high levels of dioxin were dis-
Clergy
covered in the soil around the church’s southern side.[4]
Pastor(s) Rev. Carl. L. Schenck The church began holding an annual Fair Trade Market
in 2003, the largest fair trade shopping event in the Unit-
ed States. The project was founded by Kellee Sikes, Plow-
sharing Crafts and the Justice Advocates of Manchester
United Methodist Church.[5]
References
Manchester United Methodist Church (formerly Man-
Church,
chester Methodist Episcopal Church abbreviated Man- [1] ^ Carneal, Thomas W. (August 3, 1982). "National
chester UMC or simply MUMC is a United Methodist
MUMC) Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination:
megachurch in Manchester, Missouri. It was the first Manchester Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF).
church to be established in the western part St. Louis Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
County and was listed on the National Register of Historic http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/
Places in 1982.[1] The church is the largest United 83001053.pdf. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
Methodist Church in Missouri, with over 3,600 mem- [2] Furr, Rhonda (Ed.). "HBUpbeat Vol. 8 Fall 2005".
bers.[2] Houston Baptist University. http://www.hbu.edu/
images/hbu/publications/COAH/music/Upbeats/
Upbeats_Vol_08_2005.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
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[3] "The History of Manchester UMC". Manchester [5] "Items From 50 Countries At Fair Trade Market".
United Methodist Church. Webster-Kirkwood Times, Inc. 21 November 2008.
http://www.manchesterumc.org/ http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-
abouthistory.php. Retrieved 2010-01-08. i-2008-11-21-82778.113117_Items_From_50_Countries_At_Fair_Tr
[4] "Access to dioxin sites blocked". (February 12, Retrieved 2010-01-08.
1983). Lodi News-Sentinel, p. 8.
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