Chronological History of Cloverdale United Methodist Church
1824 1st Methodist religious meeting in Cloverdale Township
1827 Built Log Church west of town
1848 Built frame building in town
1873 Erected new building
1905 Moved entrance from center to NE corner and added galley and classroom in the rear
1941 Church burned and met at the American Legion
1942 3/9 started new building 8/9 held first service
1954 New annex of 4 classrooms
1968 United Methodist formed by merging of Evangelical United Brethren and Methodist Church
1969 New parsonage in Valley View Addition
1973 Lay Witness Mission. 13 people came to lead us
1974 Mortgage of parsonage burned
150th celebration weekend
1975 Start of drive to build new building
Supported missionaries Andersons British Honduras
1977 Senior Citizens Banquet 56 attended
Zella Hedrick given certificate as Honorary Ad Board member
Home Tour
1979 Youth put on musical “Tell It Like It is”
Bell Choir from Galesburg, Illinois
1980 Ground breaking new church 3/16
1st service 9/7
1st BBQ
Contractor Jack Pruden taught us how to BBQ
Smorgasbord and Bazaar $545
Borrowed $50,000 from South East Conference
Put on “Martin The Cobbler Play”
Architect Barney Boyd
Contractor Jack Pruden
1981 BBQ
1st Auction
Playground equipment (Fry)
Poured concrete for floor of lower extension
1982 1st “leaven” newsletter
Franklin’s $10,000 endowment in gen3ral budget
1st Christmas Baskets
Alda Carter, DS presided at charge conference to accept Franklin’s and Fry’s donation
1983 1st Council of Ministries Judy Hacker, chair Ila Nelson Secretary
Playground equipment set up
UMW invited other churches to first Spring Salad
Apple Butter
Friendship Day
1984 UMW Tea
Held Ice Cream Social to help pay for basement extension
Live Nativity
Friendship Day
1985 Set Policy Handbook
BBQ
Smorgasbord
Rally Day
Valentine’s Dinner by Youth
Offering for Ethiopian drought
1986 Ben Franklin became Pastor Emeritus at Charge Conference
Handicap water fountain installed Pastor and Mary Wood donated
Joined Chamber of Commerce
Rough year money and program wise
BBQ
Smorgasbord
Aspirin Sunday Started
1987