Madison County Stained Glass
ELWOOD
ELWOOD FIRST CHURCH OF GOD
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1929 South J Street, Elwood, IN 46036
FRANKTON
CENTRAL WESLEYAN CHURCH
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The Holiness Christian (ca.1914)
2209 Main Street, Elwood, IN 46036
Image taken by Dale Pickett.
Image taken by Dale Pickett.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
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1616 North A Street, Elwood, IN 46036
Image taken by Dale Pickett.
Image taken by Dale Pickett.
Image taken by Dale Pickett.
EAST MAIN STREET CHRISTIAN
Building Built: 1895
Congregation Founded: 1852
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"The Christian church at Elwood was first organized about 1854. Before the congregation could erect a house of worship the Civil war came on and for several years the church languished. After the war the work was revived and the society took the name of the Main Street Christian church. [The bulding is] a handsome brick structure, at the corner of Main and Eighteenth streets."
1801 Main Street, Elwood, IN 46036
Image taken by Dale Pickett.
FIRST MISSIONARY BAPTIST
Building Built: 1913
Congregation Founded: ~1894
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"One of the strongest Baptist churches in the county is the First Baptist church of Elwood. It was organized about twenty years ago (~1894)...In the summer of 1913 a new house of worship was erected by this congregation at the corner of South D and Anderson streets, which is regarded as one of the handsomest churches in the city. "
420 South Anderson, Elwood, IN 46036
FIRST PENTECOSTAL
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800 South 22nd Street, Elwood, IN 46036
Image taken by Dale Pickett.
Ca.1930. "Elwood Methodist Church, later First United Methodist Church. Built in 1899, the building is still used by the original congregation. This tower fell into disrepair in the 1950's and was removed." Image and information from the Indiana Memory Digital Collections hosted by the Indiana State Library. Link below.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST
Building Built: 1899
Congregation Founded: 1853
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"The First Methodist Episcopal church of Elwood was organized not long after the town was laid out in 1853. The present house of worship, one of the finest in the city, islocated at the corner of North A and Anderson streets, directly opposite of the postoffice building. It was erected in 1899, at a cost of about $30,000."
The church has a total of 53 stained glass windows. There are two large stained glass windows in the sanctury and one large stained glass window in the parlor. There are fifty smaller stained glass windows throughout. Many of the windows are dedicated to former personnel and organizations in the church. Including: William A. DeHority, the first mayor of Elwood; Rev. M.S. Metts first
1500 North A Street, Elwood, IN 46036
HARMONY CHRISTIAN
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9043 West 1800 North, Elwood, IN 46036
Image taken by Dale Pickett.
Image taken by Dale Pickett.
RIGDON UNITED METHODIST (CLOSED?)
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18909 North 600 West, Elwood, IN 46036
Image taken by Dale Pickett.
Image taken by Dale Pickett.
Image taken by Dale Pickett.
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC
Building Built: 1901
Congregation Founded: 1889
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Prior to 1860 mass was celebrated at irregular intervals in Elwood. "From 1865 to 1884 Elwood was attended by Father Crawley and under his charge the station became a 'mission'". In 1880, permission was given to solicit funds for a church building. "The first church was a small brick structure, dedicated in the fall of 1881. It cost about $1,500. Eight years later the mission became a parish, under the name St. Joseph's." The church began to outgrow itself and so the corner stone was laid on October 8, 1899 with a dedication in 1901. "The cost of the church, with its interior decorations, was $60,000."
History of Madison County Indiana
1306 South A Street, Elwood, IN 46036
Image taken by Laura Johnson.
Image taken by Laura Johnson.
Image taken by Laura Johnson.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST
Building Built: 1955
Congregation Founded: 1867
Previous Residing Congregations: None
The building contains a large central window showcasing Jesus praying in the garden.
109 South 8th Street, Frankton, IN 46044
FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
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1800 North A Street, Elwood, IN 46036
GRACE UNITED METHODIST
Building Built: 1875
Congregation Founded: 1865
Previous Residing Congregations: None
The First Methodist Protestant Church was founded in 1865. Eventually a building located at 1615 Main Street was built under the guidance of a Muncie, Indiana minister Rev James Puckett. In 1875 Mr. William Barton donated the land at 1509 South D Street and the current church was built at that location at a cost of $1000.
The church was first know as the First Methodist Protestant Church. In 1937, the name was changed to Grace Methodist Protestant Church. In 1939 the Methodist Church dropped the name Protestant and the name was changed to Grace Methodist Church. In 1968, Grace Methodist Church became Grace United Methodist Church. - The Call-Leader, April 3rd, 2013
1509 South D Street, Elwood, IN 46036
FRANKTON CHRISTIAN CHURCH
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Congregation Founded: 1839
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