Earliest - Church in Elba - Elba, AL
N 31° 24.819 W 086° 04.036
16R E 588659 N 3475822
The First United Methodist Church was the earliest church in Elba, AL
Waymark Code: WMERW1
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2012
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From the Alabama Historical Marker at the church;
"First United Methodist Church
Earliest Church in Elba
A congregation of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South existed in Elba even before Rev. Robert Shaw Rabb was assigned as the first minister to the Elba Circuit on December 15, 1853. This site was purchased in 1909 and the Church officially opened on February 12, 1911. Large panels of stained glass windows are a memorial to Confederate soldiers from Coffee County. The historic Church bell was cast on February 21, 1908 in Hillsboro, Ohio."
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1853
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