Historic Marker, St. Charles, Mo. First Methodist Church.
Entry/Object ID
2021.31.0501
Description
Historic Marker, St. Charles, Mo. First Methodist Church. Oldest existing brick church north of the Missouri River. Built of hand-made bricks with walls 18 inches thick. Placed by First United Methodist Church, St. Charles, 1996. Engraved on the Marker: "Records establish that Mrs. Catherine Collier built this church in 1831. It was used by her Methodist Episcopal Congregation (established 1821) until 1855 when a larger structure was necessary. Concerned about the education of protestant children, white and black, Mrs. Collier also used the building for a school."
