Vergennes Church - Lowell, MI
N 42° 58.371 W 085° 24.629
16T E 629617 N 4759025
Vergennes Church is a United Methodist Church that has been in existence over 175 years. It is located at 10411 Bailey Dr NE, Lowell, MI 49331.
Waymark Code: WM15VKB
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 03/03/2022
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From the Michigan Historical Marker at the church:
In 1843 a group of twelve emigrants from New England and western New York State founded the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Vergennes. Originally part of the circuit running from Grand Rapids to Boston, Michigan, the group first met at the log house of Anthony Yerkes. Later it used the Yerkes and Bailey log schools. Surnames of many of the pioneer parishioners—Fairchild, Kerr, McPherson, Odell, Bieri, Anderson—still graced the church’s rolls in 1986.
In the early 1860s the Vergennes Methodist congregation decided to build a permanent place of worship and appointed Charles Collar, A. R. Hoag and T. Crakes to the building committee. In 1864, Smith Bailey, a prominent local farmer, donated the land for the church. Completed in 1864 the white clapboard structure, with its simple design, reflects the eastern origins of its founders. By 1986 the church had been in continuous service for over a century.
Active church?: Yes
Year Built: 1864
Service times:
Sunday 0930 and 1100
Website: [Web Link]
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