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records show that Trinity Methodist was not fully organized until May 26.
1946, following the beginning of the project in 1945. The church
was sponsored by the First United Methodist Church. In the fall of
1945, under the leadership of its pastor, Rev. Floyd Johnson, and District
Supt. A. S. Gafford, the decision was made to sponsor a Methodist Church
in south Coleman and a committee was named to select a building site and
raise funds for the new church.
Committee
members were E. C. Edens, John T. Dix, Mrs. Tom Stevens, Mrs. J. M. Nichols
and Miss Gladys Townsen.
At
the annual Methodist Conference in November 1945, the Rev. Clay P. Morgan
was appointed to be the founding pastor of the new church. A site
was soon selected and purchased in the 1600 block of South Concho Street
and the building of a permanent structure began.
Charter
members were Mrs. C. P. Morgan, Mrs. Lorena B. Nixon, Mrs. R. L. Thomas,
Mrs. Neal Shone, Wade Thomas, Mrs. Wade Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hunter,
Jr., Mrs. J. W. Hunter, Kenneth Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Smith,
Miss Kate Lewis, Mrs. F. H. Boyle, Mrs. J. T. Holder, Ann Holder, Jewell
Smith, Mrs. C. T. Bounds, Mr. and Mrs. Ira DuBois, Betty Jean DuBois, Mrs.
Emma Leverett, Mrs. J. M. Winslett and Bonnie Bumleson. A number
of the charter members are still active in the church.
The
Official Roll of Trinity Methodist Church on May 26, 1946 was as follows:
A. Frank Smith, Presiding Bishop; Alvin S. Gaffomd, District Superintendent;
Clay P. Morgan, Pastor; D. S. Leverett, John T. Dix, and J. W. Hunter,
Jr., Trustees; Mrs. Neal Shone, Recording Steward.
In
1969 the original building was remodeled and a new wing added with classrooms,
kitchen and social hall. At the same time the parsonage was moved
from next door to the church to its present location at 1805 South Concho
and was remodeled and enlarged. With the growth of the church, further
enlargement of facilities are being considered at this time.
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