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A celebration of the life, faith and mission of First United Methodist Church, Williamstown, WV for the past 100 years.
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August 11 & 12, 2012
Centennial
Celebration
requiredremodeling
safer exits
stairway to basement ~ narrow, single-lane, wooden steps
kitchen to outside ~ six steps ~ big, hot ovens
Sunday school ~ crowded ~ more rooms needed
narrow balcony to one set of stairs ~ unsafe
Sunday school area
open area, before
remodeling stairwell area
sacristy room to the right
nursery, lounge door to the left
sanctuary entrance
sanctuary ~ the auditorium, adjacent side ~ lecture hall
original1912
church
Frank M. Fenton,building committee
chair,safe stairwells, better
use of Sunday school area
classes “bursting at
the seams” basement social
hallsubdivided,
classrooms, wooden doors on
pullies 1st Higher Grounds
1957 stairwellsconstructed
added floor/
ceiling divided
into
chapel area,parlor,
restrooms$54,000 raised in pledges choir robe room, no elevator, elevator lobby
pastor’s study much of construction done by members
1982 handicapped chair lift, entrance ramp
Renovation
stained-glass
windows used
in stairwells back
stairwaystopped at
present parking lot
landscaping ~ dogwood trees, rhododendron bushes,
azaleas, gingko trees
pulpit Bible ~ 1952 ~ chapel Biblememorial gift ~ Rodney Evans ~ Karen
Fenton’s father