Methodist Episcopal Church - Jacksonville, OR
N 42° 18.910 W 122° 57.912
10T E 502868 N 4684770
This historical marker is monumented near the entrance to the St. Andrews Angelican Church at the corner of E D St and N 5th St in Jacksonville, OR.
Waymark Code: WMGRPR
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2013
Views: 8
Visitors to the
St. Andrew's Anglican Church might see a small, metal plaque monumented near the front entrance to the church that reads:
METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON
DEDICATED
THE FIRST SUNDAY IN JANUARY, 1855
FIRST CHURCH BUILT IN
ROGUE RIVER VALLEYTABLET PLACED BY
CRATER LAKE CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
1932 |
There is another plaque monumented on top of a boulder on the front lawn of the church that reads:
DEDICATED TO
THE MEMORY OF
REV. JOSEPH S. SMITH
AND THE NOBLE PIONEERS
WHO ORGANIZED THIS CHURCH
JUNE 1, 1854
1854 ------------ 1938 |
I did a little online research and found a website that says the following:
The Methodists were the first Christians to arrive in the area in 1852 when Rev. Joseph S. Smith was chosen at the Oregon Annual Conference to minister in the Rogue River Circuit. Rev. Smith preached to the miners, building the original church structure. Thomas F. Royal, his wife Mary Anne Royal and a lady named Mrs. Overbeck followed in 1853 taking over the ministry in Jacksonville. The ladies raised money to complete the church through Gold Dust contributions and it was moved to _________________.
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This church is also a Contributing Building as part of the Jacksonville Historic District.
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