Chariton Township in Glasgow in Howard County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
First Methodist Church
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Glasgow Methodist Church
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 2021
1. First Methodist Church Marker
Methodist Episcopal meetings were first held in farmhouses in 1836. Church was built at 621 4th Street in 1839. First resident pastor 1844, with parsonage at 214 Commerce Street. Sunday school organized 1845. Church became Methodist Episcopal, South, 1845. Present building begun 1849, dedicated 1851. Was occupied by federal troops 1864, and remodeled 1883. Adjoining parsonage built 1865, remodeled 1945 and 1964. Church became First Methodist 1939.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.
Location. 39° 13.57′ N, 92° 50.629′ W. Marker is in Glasgow, Missouri, in Howard County. It is in Chariton Township. It is on 4th Street just north of Market Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located near the southwest corner of the subject church, facing 4th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Market Street, Glasgow MO 65254, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Little Dixie and in the Missouri River Corridor. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lewis Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Evangelical United Brethren Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Presbyterian Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Brick Portion of 4th Street
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Also see . . .
1. Battle of Glasgow, Missouri.
The Battle of Glasgow was fought on October 15, 1864, in and near Glasgow, Missouri, as part of Price's Missouri Expedition during the American Civil War. The battle resulted in the capture of needed weapons and improved Confederate morale, which had been dented after a defeat in the Battle of Pilot Knob.(Submitted on February 27, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. United Methodist Church: The Civil War to World War I.
Bitterness between northern and southern Methodists had intensified in the years leading to Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 and then through the carnage of the Civil War. Each church claimed divine sanction for its region and prayed fervently for God's will to be accomplished in victory for its side. The Civil War devastated The Methodist Episcopal Church,(Submitted on February 27, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)South. Its churches lay in ruins or were seriously damaged. Many of its clergy were killed or wounded, and its educational, publishing, and missionary programs were disrupted.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 20212. Glasgow Methodist Church Marker(mounted beside front/south entrance)
Building begun 1849. Dedicated 1851.
Finest Methodist church building
in Missouri at the timeBuilding damaged and pastor killed
in Battle of Glasgow, 1864Tablet presented by
Missouri Conference Historical Society
1961
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 2021
3. First Methodist Church Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 2021
4. Glasgow Methodist Church Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 2021
5. United Methodist Church Parsonage - 1865
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 2021
6. Glasgow Methodist Church & Parsonage
Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 420 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 27, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
