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Turin United Methodist Church (Turin, Ga.) records
The Turin United Methodist Church was first organized in 1828. It was originally named Tranquil Church. The land for the first building was William Baugh Shell and wife, Nancy Sims Nance Shell. The first preacher was Rev. W.W. Stegall. Around 1880 the church was moved to Turin , Ga. and renamed Turin Methodist Church. The church building was remodeled and an educational annex was added in the 1950s. Stained glass windows were added in 1973. A new fellowship hall was built in 1996. In 2023 the church disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church.
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Still imageTurin Methodist Church
The original Turin Methodist Church building with several cars parked ouside the entrance. -
Still imageTurin United Methodist Church, Turin, Georgia
Postcard(?) with an illustration of the Turin United Methodist Church building, including several extentions. -
TextTurin to honor three
Skinner, W. WinstonArticle covering the celebration of three members of the Turin Methodist Church who are over the age of 90, giving a brief account of their long attendance at the church. -
TextMembership Roll: The Earliest Date of Membership Recorded is 1838
A membership roll for the Turin Methodist Church and it's predecessor, the Tranquil Church (Methodist Episcopal Church, South). All names are undated. -
TextThe Official Membership and Church Record of the Methodist Church: A Permanent Record of Membership and Other Historical Data of the Turin Methodist Church
A record of baptisms and memberships of the Turin Methodist Church. -
TextThe Complete Church Register: Tranquil Church Turin Ct., North Georgia Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South
A record of baptisms, deaths, marriages, and membership of the Tranquil Church, the predecessor to the Turin Methodist Church. -
TextOfficial Membership Register and Church Record of The Methodist Church: A Permanent Record of Membership and Historical Data of the Turin Methodist Church of Turin, Georgia
A record of baptisms and memberships of the Turin Methodist Church. -
TextIf You Don't Know Where You Have Been How Can You Know Where You Are Going?: A brief history of the Turin United Methodist Church
Parrott, Emily ShellA brief history of the Turin United Methodist Church including details of the founding, original members, church buildings, membership, clergy, and notable events. Also included are several pages of collaged photographs, the first page of which includes photographs of church members in the 1930s-1950s, followed by several pages of the church and members in the 1980s-1990s.