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1840s:                              Some of the members:
                                                 EDDY, Celia        
                                                 CLAPP, Ora, Alice      

1844s:                             

•                                Circuit changed to Brewer Village, North Brewer and Eddington.
  
•                                Plans made to build current church
  

September 17, 1844:    

•                               Land (45 square rods) sold to the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Society of 
  

                                                Brewer and Eddington by Frederick HOBBS, guardian of Eliza W. EATON, 
                                                a minor, for the sum of $15.00, 

•                                Trustees:  Nathaniel MCMAHON of Eddington, Joshua KENNEY, Allen CROWELL, 
  

                                                 Ernest SINCLAIR and Isaac CLEWLEY of Brewer. 

•                                First Building Committee was headed by Rev. S. W. BEALE and Brother Allen  
  

                                               CROMWELL. Lumber was purchased for $60.00; Brother CROMWELL advanced
                                               the money and more money was raised by other members and friends

1844 to 1872:                   

•                               Allen CROMWELL was recording steward, a total of 28 years. 
  

1845s:                   

•                               First church school started
  

 July 5, 1845:              

•                               Fourth quarterly conference was held in the new church. 
  

The first stewards of the church were Nathaniel  McMAHON and Isaac CLEWLEY

Fall 1845:         

•                               Outside of the church finished and Rev. BEALE painted the building.
  
•                               A makeshift desk and rough seats built by the Rev. BEALE from leftover   
  

                                                lumber. 

Rev. BEALE was the first to preach a sermon in the new church

1846s:                  

•                                Church was dedicated by the Rev. Joseph JENNES and the 
  

                                                    Rev. William FARRINGTON. 

•                                 Hymn composed and sung by Mrs. PALMER, daughter

                                                    of Rev. BEALE.

1849s:                

•                               Conference took over the church. 
  

The record of annual expenses at that time was quarterage (meaning lodgings) $232.00; house rent $16.00; table expenses $50.00; fuel $12.00; and traveling expenses $10.00. These varied from year to year. Hours of horseback riding were necessary in 1869. Brother WARDWELL L. D., the presiding elder, travelled(sic) 1,700 miles by horse and buggy; he made 644 pastoral visits (in some places an overnight stay was necessary), and preached 140 sermons.

Matthew 16:18  And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

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