Big Prairie Methodist Church - near Carmi, IL
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N 38° 02.984 W 088° 06.410
16S E 402887 N 4211911
M.E. Church 2-1/2 miles SE of Carmi, and about 2-1/2 miles NW of Epworth.
Waymark Code: WMV9QZ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2017
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County of church: White County
Location of church: County Rd. 1450E, half way between Carmi and Epworth
Service times are ONLY on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Sundays
Rev. Bobby Jack Brewer BA (Bible & World Religions), MDiv. PhD.
Phone: (765) 749-1331
"Services start at 11:00 am, only on the 1st. 2nd and 4th Sundays. The 3rd and 5th Sundays the regular services will be transferred to Maunie United Methodist Church at 10:00 am. Come and join us for worship at Big Prairie in a traditional atmosphere and expect to be embraced by the spirit of the living God. The Big Prairie Church was founded over 200 hundred years ago and has a strong and rich history in White County. The current building was built in 1899. I would like to extend a welcome to anyone interesting in attending!" - Thad Galloway, Pastor on Faith Street
Marker text:
BIG PRAIRIE CHURCH
ESTABLISHED 1812
"This church was the cradle of Methodism in White County. Early pioneers risked Indian raids to worship in the cabins of Robert Land and John Hanna. In 1812 presiding elder Peter Cartwright sent circuit rider John Smith to this settlement. This church was organized in Hanna's house." ~ White County Historical Society and the Illinois State Historical Society, 1967
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