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A 3D rendering of the Powelton Methodist Church building.

A 3D rendering of the Liberty Methodist Church building.

A 3D rendering of the Fork Chapel United Methodist Church building.

The Friends of Cuba newsletter from Summer, 1955, reporting on missionary works in the Oriente District of Cuba. News includes the building of new chapels, requests for resources for the Agricultural School, flower sales, a carnival behing held, notice of the death of A. F. Churchwell, and reflections on the state of poverty in Cuba, the work of the clinic, and the political situation in Cuba.

A letter from Morrell and Lois Robinson through the Board of Mission to their friends and loved ones providing a report on their missionary work and the general state of the region of Cuba where they are working. They describe the work of the pediatric clinic, report on the Mayari, Felton, Arroyo Blanco, Oriente, and Nicaro congregational areas, and provide updates on their personal lives and that of their family.

A scrapbook of photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, and decorations documenting the lives of Rev. Morrell Robinson, his wife, Lois, and their children, Morrell "Steed" Jr., Esther, and George, from their time at First Methodist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida, to their time as missionaries in Mayari, Cuba, and through their time in the Tampa Heights neighborhood of Tampa, Florida.

A letter from Lois and Morrell to their friends describing the fund raising for the renovation of the local church and the preparations they made for the family's trip to Costa Rica, sharing about the experience of attending Spanish language school in Costa Rica with other missionaries, discussing the adjustment of returning to Cuba and reacquainting themselves with the local community, giving an update on the family's well being and the children's development, discussing the work with the clinic, reporting on their sunday school program, and thanking everyone for keeping the

A letter from Holland Nimmons McTyeire to Robert Paine asking for Paine to write a piece for the New Orleans branch of the Christian Advocate, and reporting on the work of building churches and relocating congregations around the city.

A photo album documenting Charles Minot and Elva R. Griffith's time as missionaries in Chile and travels around South and Central America and to India.

A photograph of the Silver Creek United Methodist Church building as seen facing north from across the creek.

An (auto)biography of the Silver Creek United Methodist Church, written from the perspective of the Silver Creek church building, welcoming the congregation in and reminiscing about the shifting of the congregation over time. Published in the 2003 Silver Creek United Methodist "Yearbook."

A poem commemorating the Silver Lake church and surrounding community. The poem is constructed of six quatrain stanzas using an AABB rhyme scheme.

A photograph of the Silver Creek Methodist Church taken in the early 1950s. A note at the bottom edge indicates that this church was a part of the Rome Circuit of the Methodist Church.

A photograph of the Silver Creek United Methodist Church building as seen facing northwest. Included in the Silver Creek UMC Yearbook in 2003, page 3.