MS 1081 - First United Methodist Church, Troy, Ohio

Title	MS 1081 - First United Methodist Church, Troy, Ohio
Subject	Church
Introduction	The records of the First United Methodist Church, Troy, Ohio were transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio with the cooperation of Rev. James C. Wilson II and the assistance of Mary Davis. The Center for Archival Collections is the publisher of this microfilm edition. The camera negative is the property of the Center for Archival Collections. For restrictions on the duplication of this collection please see the accompanying Note to Researchers. This collection consists of five bound volumes of church record books (1860 - 1977), two post bound church record books (1975 - 2007), Inactive membership rolls (1906 - 2000) and active membership rolls (1919 - 2001). The record books contain membership records, church officials, pastoral records, class records, baptisms, marriages, deaths, funerals and other miscellaneous records. The membership rolls contain memberships, births, baptisms, deaths and removal dates. This introduction was prepared by Kathy Gardner and Mary Bowles in November 2007.
Agency History	According to information provided by the First United Methodist Church, Troy, Ohio, services were first held around 1810 in a carpenter shop at Water and Clay Streets. In 1812 a log building was built at Main and Clay where services were held for 11 years. A one story brick church built on Mulberry Street in 1825 replaced the log building. A second church was erected in 1839, next to the original one on Mulberry Street when the congregation out grew the first. The first church was then used as the parsonage. This church was renovated between 1863 and 1865 to accommodate the growing congregation. Then a fire completely destroyed the church on Easter Sunday in 1899. In June of the same year ground breaking ceremonies took place to begin building the present church. The cornerstone was laid on November 2, 1899. The above history was compiled based on information obtained from the First United Methodist Church, Troy, Ohio.
Order of Microfilming	Reel 1 Record Book, 1860 - 1868 Baptisms Marriages Probationers Members Juvenile Temperance Club Class Records Temperance Society Record Book, 1867 - 1874 Probationers Class Records Members Officers Pastoral/Statistical Record Baptisms Marriages Record Book, 1900 - 1904 Officers Members Marriages Deaths Record Book, 1911 - 1934 Historical Record Record of Pastors Officers Probationers Baptisms Members Marriages Record Book, 1936 - 1977 Baptisms Marriages Deaths Record Book, 1975 - 2001 Baptisms Deaths Marriages Reel 2 Record Book, 2002 - 2007 Baptisms Marriages Deaths Family Household Roll Inactive Membership Rolls (A-D), 1906 - 2000 Memberships Births Baptisms Deaths Removal Dates Reel 3 Inactive Membership Rolls (E - Mc), 1906 - 2000 Memberships Births Baptisms Deaths Removal Dates Reel 4 Inactive Membership Rolls (M - P) 1906 - 2000 Memberships Births Baptisms Deaths Removal Dates Inactive Membership Rolls (R - Z), 1906 - 2000 (continued on next reel) Memberships Births Baptisms Deaths Removal Dates Reel 5 Inactive Membership Rolls (R - Z) 1906 - 2000 (continued from previous reel) Memberships Births Baptisms Deaths Removal Dates Active Membership Rolls (A - M) 1919 - 2001 Memberships Births Baptisms Deaths Removal Dates Active Membership Rolls (N- Z), 1919 - 2001 Memberships Births Baptisms Deaths Removal Dates

MS 1081 - First United Methodist Church, Troy, Ohio

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