DeGroot Methodist Church
April, 1880 - after 1943
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The DeGroot Methodist Church was organized in April, 1880. The site was
purchased with a gift from Mrs. Ann DeGroot. The church was erected in
1879 with a rebuilding in 1892. The second church was built in 1911.
From: Social Services Directory of Newark 1912
Gives material aid to its own poor who are members; also to those with
whom they come in contact who are nonmembers. The poor of the church are
visited by the pastor and a committee appointed for that purpose.
Newspaper Articles
November 26, 1911 - Hold
Memorials for Fire Victims
January 21, 1912 - Next
Sunday the DeGroot ME Church will Open Its New Church Building
| Reverend |
From |
To |
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H. C. McBride |
1880 |
1882 |
| A. L. Brice |
1883 |
1883 |
| C. C. Winans |
1884 |
1886 |
| C. S. Coit |
1887 |
1889 |
| Robert M. Aylesworth |
1889 |
1893 |
| P. C. Bascomb |
1894 |
1897 |
| R. K. Boyd |
1898 |
1900 |
| W. E. Palmer |
1901 |
1903 |
| W. R. Neff |
1904 |
1912 |
| L. C. Muller |
1913 |
1918/19 |
| Oscar Joseph |
1919/20 |
1920/21 |
| James K. Easley |
1921/22 |
1923 |
| Gilbert C. Moulsdale |
1924 |
1925 |
| Louis A. Benjamin |
1926 |
1929 |
| G. S. Harper |
1930 |
1932/33 |
| Norman P. Champlin |
1933/34 |
1935 |
| George A. Law |
1936 |
1938 |
| Herbert C. Lytle |
1939 |
after 1943 |
| Address |
From |
To |
| Littleton Avenue n. South Orange Avenue |
1880 |
1930/31 |
| 281 South Orange Avenue |
1931/32 |
after 1943 |
Archive Information (Last
Known location)
Records
are located at Drew University.
Cornerstone Trowel, 1911
Membership Records, 1900 - 1920
Membership Records, 1880 - 1894
Membership Records, 1918 - 1950
Scrapbook, 1901 - 1906
Marriage and Funeral Records, 1945 - 1950
Constitution of Opportunity Club, 1910?
18th Anniversary, 1897
History, 1861 - 1906
50th Anniversary, 1911
Contents of Cornerstone List, 1911
77th Anniversary, 1938
Thanksgiving Eve, 1897
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