FIRST - Methodist Church in Missouri
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BruceS
N 38° 49.637 W 090° 17.256
15S E 735460 N 4301106
The first Methodist Church was founded in the vicinity of this marker 1805 by Reverend John Clark.
Waymark Code: WMBY6
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/04/2006
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Reverend John Clark held the first Methodist "Class" in the vicinity of Cold Water Creek in 1805. He held the first Protestant services in what was to become Missouri in 1795, in contradiction of Spanish law, as at the time the area was under Catholic Spanish control. He was friends of the Spanish governor however was warned of the contradiction with the law.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 05/01/1805
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