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Rush Chapel United Methodist Church (Rome, Ga.) records
In 1838 five families joined together to form a Methodist church. The land was provided by Col. Isaac Fetten and Rush Chapel was built. The original log chapel remained until 1845, when it was replaced by a frame structure. In 1861 an addition was built onto the church. The first missionary school was organized at Rush Chapel in 1910. This organization was soon known as the Woman's Society of Christian Service. The Methodist Youth Fellowship was begun in 1918 and the Men's Club was organized in 1950. In 1967 work began on the first parsonage at Rush Chapel. In 2023 the church disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church.
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Still imageRush Chapel Methodist Church Sanctuary
The interior of the Rush Chapel Methodist Church, showing the pulpit and altar before rows of curved pews. -
Still imageAddition Construction
Series of photographs documenting the construction of the Rush Chapel Methodist Church addition which extended from an earlier addition (1980s). -
Still imageBascom Torrance
Jungermann, E.Portrait of Bascom Wilde Torrence taken in Columbus, GA. Torrence was an insurance agent. -
Still imageRush Chapel Methodist Church
Two photographs of the original building of the Rush Chapel Methodist Church, showing the building behind the grave yard, and the original entries. In the second photograph, the tenuous foundations can be seen. -
Still imageRush Chapel United Methodist Church
The main building of the Rush Chapel United Methodist Church, showing the bell tower and main entrance. At the right, part of the later addition can be seen. -
TextPastors of Rush Chapel and Rush Chapel Baptisms
A list of the pastors and their years of tenure at the Rush Chapel Methodist Church followed a list of baptisms before and after 2002. -
TextArticles of Incorporation
Tanner, AndyUnsigned and undated copy of the articles of incorporation for the Rush Chapel Methodist Church, Inc., naming officers and identifying the organization as a 501(c)(3). -
Still imageBuilding Addition: Rush Chapel Methodist Church (Site Plan)
Gresham, J.Site plans for a planned addition to the Rush Chapel Methodist Church, commisioned from Secon, Inc., showing side, front, and back elevations, floor plans, and electrical notes.