Mystic Methodist Church Records

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2026.040.054

Scope and Content

Collection of booklets, programs and ephemera related to the Methodist Church on Willow Street, Mystic (Stonington). The original Methodist church was built on Church Street in 1841 and later sold to St. Patrick Catholic Church. The second Methodist church known as the Mystic Bridge Methodist Episcopal Church, was built on Willow Street in the late 1860s with funding provided by Charles Mallory. This church was destroyed in the 1938 Hurricane and was rebuilt in 1942. The church was rebuilt again in 1948 following a devastating fire and is now known as the First United Methodist Church. *Broadside, "Prayer Meeting Topics for 1883," issued by the Mystic Bridge Methodist Episcopal Church. *program, "Young People's Christian League of the Methodist E. Church, Mystic Bridge, Conn.," pastor Walter P. Buck, 1889. *Invitation, "Singe of Ye Olden Tyme," Methodist Episcopal Church, Thursday, February 21, 1895. 3 pages. Lists members Mercy Brewster, Charity Denison, Mehitable Williams, Miles Standish, Priscilla Alden *Flyer, "Ye Greate Singe," Methodist Episcopal Church, February 27, 1906. Includes advertisements for numerous Mystic businesses in Groton and Stonington. *Program, "Methodist Episcopal Church, Mystic, Conn. Bartlett's Easter Cantata," March 31, 1907. Lists choir members: Frank A. Bucklyn, A. Orville Lewis, John F. Noyes, Annie Denison Lathrop, Ira F. Noyes, Harriet B. Newbury, Ruby C. Patterson, Lucy Ryley, Lillian Cooper, Ida Patton, Nettie McGregor, Ruth Baker, Annabell Woodmansee, Alma Scholfield, Lillie P. Chapman, T.W. Ryley, George C. Greene, Halsey Packer, Alex Taylor, Phillip J. Button, Edward Lamphier, Ada B. Bostwick. *Invitation to a lecture, "John Bunyan and Pilgrim's Progress," hosted by the Methodist Church, Mystic, September 1922 *Booklet, "First United Methodist Church, 1841-1991, History for Our 159th Anniversary Year," by Marion E. Higbee, published by the church at 23 Willow Street, Mystic, 1941. Includes a history of the church and lists of church officials, trustees and pastors. *Invitation to a fundraiser/social at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Mystic, undated

Collection

Carol Kimball Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.040

Source or Donor

Carol Kimball

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Program, Concert

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Invitation

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Program

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Request

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pamphlet

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

First United Methodist Church

Date(s) of Creation

1883 - 1941

Archive Size/Extent

1 folder

Primary Language

English

Provenance

Notes

Part of a collection of records collected by Carol Kimball during her tenure as the Town of Groton Historian; given to the Groton Historical Society following her death; stored for several years at the Avery Copp Museum; donated to the Groton Public Library 2026