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First Wesleyan

First Wesleyan

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First Wesleyan

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1532 N Fulton Ave, formerly 2120 Fulton Ave
Evansville, IN

Quick Timeline

1902 Church is built
1954 Church moves to First Ave

Location

West side of Fulton Ave between Belt RR and Shanklin Ave
District: Blankenburg
Latitude: 37.992583
Longitude: -87.581201
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Comments

holiness mission church (wesleyan?) gospel mission church 2120 fulton [1910]-61 dedicated 1902 may as fulton ave mission church little baptist church at uhlhorn and devon moved to site (trinity g b) ne corner devon and uhlhorn 1897 trinity general baptist? placed on piers and a had a foot bridge connecting out to the street nicknamed "wharf-boat" and "noah's ark" (later filled in) fulton avenue mission

organized into apostolic holiness mission 1914

International holiness church holiness mission church 2120 fulton ave [1922] international holiness church fulton ave sw cor Shanklin Av [1922]

renamed first pilgrim holiness 1922

1937 basement was built under church, 1938 auditorium added

first pilgrim holiness church 1532 n fulton [1940] first pilgrim holiness moves to first ave (3360n) 1954 built c1900 >1902 <1910 not in 1902 cd or 1895 sanborn 1532 N Fulton Ave, formerly 2120 Fulton Ave Gospel Mission Church 1910-61 just n of belt RR http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=801130 bought by Ohio Oil Co, church and parsonage scheduled to be razed and a gas station built 1954 provision to stay in church until 3/1/55 when new church completed gone by 1962 (gas sta)


See also

Press article - First Pilgrim Holiness new church (11/12/1954)
HistoricEvansville.com: Churches / Religion
HistoricEvansville.com: Blankenburg district

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