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German M. E. Church
Wesley Methodist Church
201 North Fifth Street
(at Madison St)
First Methodist and Wesley Methodist churches merged
in 1956
1860
07 19 The
Children belonging to the German Methodist Sunday School in this city had a
Pick Nick last Thursday. They marched
through the streets in a procession with banners flying, and in a neighboring
grove passed a few hours very pleasantly.
WD
1869
WHS_006_355 /
Wesley Methodist Church
Constructed at a cost of $5,260
in 1869, this church also went by the name German Methodist Episcopal
Church. It was constructed with
Watertown cream brick. The interior
featured a pressed metal ceiling. This
building was representative of the religious values and architectural tastes of
early German settlers in Wisconsin. It
was deconsecrated and abandoned in 1968 and demolished in 1978.
1893
WHS_006_356 / Wesley Methodist Church Parsonage
This was the parsonage for the
Wesley Methodist Church which was located next to this house. This structure was built in 1893 using
Watertown cream brick. The cost of
construction was $2,058. It was
demolished in 1978, probably at the same time the church was demolished.
1907
08 29 A
meeting of the board of trustees and stewards of the German M. E. church was
held at the church chapel yesterday afternoon.
Among other matters transacted was the unanimous adoption of a
resolution which will be sent to the Chicago conference of the German M. E. church
asking for the return of Rev. Henry Karnopp, who has
been pastor of the local church for the past year and whose services are most
acceptable to the members of the church.
WG
1908
10 02 Rev. Henry Karnopp has been reappointed pastor of the German M. E.
Church in this city. WG
1912 5th St,
Meth Episcopal fore, St Johns Luth
distant
1956
04 05 The
first of two church mergers affecting four of the city's present Protestant
congregations, first announced in the Times
in 1955, will take effect on June 1, 1957, when Watertown will have only one
Methodist Church. Announcement of this
date was made here today by the Rev. William V. Stevens, minister of First Methodist and Wesley Methodist
churches.
The other merger, which is also
scheduled for next year, will involve the First Congregational Church and the
First Evangelical and Reformed Church.
Details on the merger are still pending. WDT
1968
Deconsecrated and abandoned in 1968
1978
Demolished in 1978.
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1912
Foreground: English M E Church (Fifth and Main); German (Wesley)
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