First United Methodist Church
Mount Vernon IN

47620-4905

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Who we are

When you visit our church, you will find:

A caring congregation that will gladly welcome you Preaching and teaching that is centered on the Word of God Ministries to meet the spiritual and outreach needs of our community A wonderful celebration of God through moving praise and worship

As United Methodists, we have an obilgation to bear a faithful Christian witness to Jesus Christ, the living reality at the center of the Church's life and witness. To fulfill this obligation, we reflect critcally on our biblical and theological inheritance, striving to express faithfully the witness we make in our own time.

"Our mission is to make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world."

You are always welcome to join us! May God bless your day!

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First United Methodist Church
601 Main St
Mount Vernon, IN 47620-4905
United States
Phone: 812 838 2640
Fax: 812 838 2643
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Rev. Christopher Millay
Rev. Christopher Millay
Senior Pastor
601 Main St
Mount Vernon, IN 47620-4905
United States
Phone: 812 838 2640
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Indiana Conference UMC
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First United Methodist Church Service Times

Sunday Morning Worship
– 8:15 AM to 9:15 AM

Sunday School for All Ages
– 9:15 AM to 10:15 AM

Sunday Morning Worship
– 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

A note about COVID-19: We arecurrently open for in-person worship at 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. We are live-streaming our 10:30 a.m. worship service on our First UMC Facebook page each Sunday. The worship service is normally available on YouTube by Noon.

If you plan to attend worship in the sanctuary, please read our Guidelines so you know what to expect

https://pastopher.wordpress.com/2020/06/09/first-umc-reopening-guidelines/

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First UMC's Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/First-United-Methodist-Church-Mount-Vernon-IN-102347924740367

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHxtDNNxI4Cu44ku-UNQyyg/

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Church Office Hours Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m - 2:30 p.m.

Closed for lunch 12:00 Noon - 1:00 p.m.

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Mount Vernon First United Methodist Church History Time-line

1815 Circuit Rider Moses Ashworth preaches regularly in Mount Vernon

1820s Lawyer John Pitcher tutored Abraham Lincoln into the law (Pitcher moved to Mt. Vernon, attended M.E. church)

1828 Mount Vernon town built a church & school building at 6th & Main Street (across from 1st UMC)

1838 Reverend Moses Ashworth died; buried in Rowe Cemetery, Point Township in Posey County

1839 Turner Nelson built a home at Fourth & Mulberry Streets in Mount Vernon (still there), Lincoln family slept on Nelson’s New Harmony land on way to Illinois in 1928 (Nelson family attended M. E. church)

1839 M. E. Church built at Fourth & Mulberry Streets, Mount Vernon (now St Matthew’s School site)

1840s Lawyer John Pitcher hires Alvin Hovey, an orphan, taught him into the law as he did for Abraham Lincoln

1848 German M. E. Church built at Fourth & Locust Streets (now Chuckles Gas Station)

1854 First M. E. Church built on Walnut St at alley, December 14, 1855

1862 Colonel Alvin Hovey’s division fought at Shiloh Church Battlefield in the Civil War

1873 Mount Vernon cholera epidemic, 76 deaths; M. E. & St. Matthews hospitals, city evacuated

1884 First M. E. Church gives support to Anderson & Snyder before, during & after hangings

1888 Indiana Conference held in First M. E. Church on September 19-24, 1888, Bishop John Vincent

1889 New St. Paul’s (German M. E.) Church built at 4th & Locust Street (now Chuckles Gas Station)

1891 Governor Alvin Hovey died in office; M. E. Church officiates to 10,000 funeral attendees

1892 Judge John Pitcher died, Methodist Episcopalian, lived on APL site, buried in Hedges Cemetery

1905 First M. E. Church built at Sixth & Main Street, Bishop McCabe dedication

1915 The Indiana Centennial of Methodism was celebrated during October, 1915

1933 St. Paul’s (German M. E.) Church annex & parsonage destroyed by fire on February 9, 1933

1933 The Central German M. E. Conference is disbanded, August, 1933

1933 Mount Vernon M. E. churches merge into the Methodist Episcopal Church on October 1, 1933

1933 Merged Methodist Episcopal Church has first worship on October 15, 1933; 2 couples abstain

1951 First Methodist Church building enlarged on the west side adjoining the sanctuary

1958 First Methodist Church built new sanctuary at 6th & Main, Bishop Richard Raines dedication

1980 First UMC builds Education & office adjoining north side of the church

1981 Susanna Wesley Nursery School begins

2002 First UMC builds Wesley Hall adjoining west side of the church

2015 First UMC celebrates 200 Years of Methodism, renews the sanctuary, Bishop Coyner visits in October

1873 Cholera Epidemic

In July, 1873, the dread disease cholera struck Carmi, Princeton and Mount Vernon. By July 18, cholera was epidemic in Mount Vernon; in the following 10-days at least 76 people died in and near the city. By July 20, two out of three residents left the city for outlying areas. It was reported that 15 to 20 families were leaving Mount Vernon daily. Most businesses and churches were closed. The Methodist Episcopal Church and St. Matthews Catholic Church remained open to provide lodging and medical help to the citizens that had no other place they could travel to.

1883 Legal Hanging Executions

On Aug 19, 1883 James Vanweyer (age 19) was murdered by John Anderson (age 18) and Zack Snyder (age 20) on the Ohio River one mile east of Mount Vernon; he was killed and robbed for $18. Vanweyer was a farm worker who had earlier walked to Mount Vernon from Webster County Kentucky. A trial was held for both men on Sept 21, 1883, the jury returned a verdict of guilty. On Sept 21, 1883 both men were sentenced to be hanged on Jan 25, 1884 on the grounds of the Posey County Jail.

The prisoners were assisted by M. E. Church Ministers Ashbury (English) and Wulzen (German) before and during the execution. The church members bought black suits and white shirts for the lost men. The men were seated on the gallows in chairs. Rev. Ashbury spoke for Anderson and Snyder to give warning to other young men in Mount Vernon and tell of how they acquired their bad habits. Rev. Wulzen offered up a prayer and a hymn was sung: “Oh sing to me of Heaven, when I am called to die.” (Anderson and Snyder “sang in a clear, loud tone.”) Anderson and Snyder knelt and spoke their prayers. They thanked the jailor for their kind treatment while in the jail and thanked the citizens for stopping a mob from lynching them. Both young men were dropped the same instant at 11:45 AM. The bodies were taken to their parents homes on Elm Street and then to the Hedges graveyard at Sixth and Harriet Streets. Vanweyer was earlier buried in potter’s field in Hedges graveyard

1891 Death of Governor Alvin Hovey

Our Mount Vernon church membership rolls included Indiana Governor Alvin Hovey (also a Civil War general) and Judge John Pitcher as members. Judge John Pitcher was mentor and teacher of Abraham Lincoln and Alvin Hovey into the law profession. The Alvin Hovey funeral in 1891 was one of the largest events in Indiana, Evansville and Mount Vernon History. Mount Vernon Methodist Church hosted the Hovey funeral service and burial. (It was reported that over 50,000 people met the funeral train between Indianapolis and Mount Vernon.)

1933 Merger of the German & English Methodist Churches

By 1930 the use of German language was largely ended in America and German speaking churches were discussing merging of congregations. In 1932 St. Paul German Methodist Church and the First Methodist Church in Mount Vernon were discussing a 2 year merger process in which the churches would become one church in 1935.

Suddenly, the churches had only weeks to join together as St. Paul was not assigned a pastor that summer. (The St. Paul church parsonage had been destroyed by fire in February, 1933.)

Pastor Edwin F. Shake of the First M. E. Church was assigned as pastor of both churches. On October 8, St. Paul had only morning Sunday schools with an evening service where Pastor Shake explained the details of the merger to the congregation. A joint meeting of both congregations was held on Thursday October 10; every church board and committee in both churches was disbanded. This allowed the new church to begin with fresh leadership.

The first worship service for the merged churches was Sunday, October 15, 1933. The service, in the form of a marriage ceremony, was prepared by Pastor Shake. The Head Ushers from each church served as the contracting parties and the congregation of the two merged churches repeated the marital pledges. The new church was named the Methodist Episcopal Church of Mount Vernon.

The St. Paul members were leaving their lovely church home that some had worshiped in all their lives. Only two St. Paul members chose not to move. The St. Paul church was made into a parish house for church and community meetings. It was sold to the Church of Christ in 1944. In 1960 it was sold to the Shell Oil station.

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Question: Where is First United Methodist Church located?
Answer: First United Methodist Church is located at 601 Main St, Mount Vernon, Indiana.

Question: Who is First United Methodist Church's pastor?
Answer: First United Methodist Church's pastor is Rev. Christopher Millay.

Question: What time is service at First United Methodist Church?
Answer: Sunday Morning Worship – 8:15 AM to 9:15 AM Sunday School for All Ages – 9:15 AM to 10:15 AM Sunday Morning Worship – 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM A note about COVID-19: We arecurrently open for in-person worship at 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. We are live-streaming our 10:30 a.m. worship service on our First UMC Facebook page each Sunday. The worship service is normally available on YouTube by Noon. If you plan to attend worship in the sanctuary, please read our Guidelines so you know what to expect https://pastopher.wordpress.com/2020/06/09/first-umc-reopening-guidelines/ The links to our online worship resources are below. First UMC's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/First-United-Methodist-Church-Mount-Vernon-IN-102347924740367 Rev. Christopher Millay's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHxtDNNxI4Cu44ku-UNQyyg/ Rev. Christopher Millay's WordPress Blog https://pastopher.wordpress.com/

Question: What is First United Methodist Church's Facebook page?
Answer: https://www.facebook.com/First-United-Methodist-Church-Mount-Vernon-IN-102347924740367

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Answer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6EKqiUenyc

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Question: What denominaiton is First United Methodist Church?
Answer: First United Methodist Church belongs to United Methodist Church denomination and is affiliated with Indiana Conference UMC South West District Indiana Conference UMC United Methodist Church.

The power of Christian prayer Open our ears to hear
Blessed Lord, open our ears to hear what Thou speakest and our eyes to see as Thou seest. Give us hearts to beat in sympathy with Thine at the sight of every little child; and above all, our Lord, to understand and experience how surely and how blessedly Thou fulfilest Thy promise, "Whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me."
First United Methodist Church listing was last updated on the 19th of August, 2020
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