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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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