The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1866, the first church in Los Gatos. That organization existed until 1939, when several denominations joined together as the First Methodist Church. The Rev. William Bramwell arrived in town in 1867, and recalled holding services "under a live oak tree just above the old stone mill, as long as the weather would permit." A small wooden frame church was dedicated that year. The church pictured here was constructed in 1889. The church that stands today on the same land was built in 1965. In the early years, the bells of both the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches were used to sound fire alarms. CH004
Subject
Churches
Collection
Churches
Postcard Details
Date Published
circa 1920
Primary Language
eng
Dimensions
Height
7.91 cm
Width
12.7 cm
Location
* Untyped Location
Los Gatos Library
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