1920 Methodist Episcopal Church

Name/Title

1920 Methodist Episcopal Church

Entry/Object ID

CH004

Description

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

Copyright

Notes

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