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| A HISTORY OF BARTLETT CHAPEL |
The first minister was Thomas Bartlett, an Englishman who
had crossed the Atlantic three times. The original church
building was a one room sanctuary located 1/2 mile west of
the present church, and until 2007 served as the clubhouse
for the Hendricks county golf course. The structure was built
for $1,075 in 1869 and a remodeling program was completed
in 1884. The "little church by the side of the road" as it was
popularly known served the community for nearly a century
before plans were made to build a new and larger church to
serve the growing community.
In 1960, three acres of land were purchased from Virgil and
Stella Mullens for $3,000 and a new church building (the
current multi-purpose room and basement below it) was built
for $85,000. Ground breaking services were held March 12,
1961 and consecration services were held December 16th of
that same year.
In 1966, Lloyd and Marian Covey donated land for a
parsonage 1/4 mile east of the new church building. That
parsonage was sold some years later after a new parsonage
was built in 1977 on land adjacent to the church.
Ground breaking for a church addition to provide space for
classrooms, restrooms, and offices for the pastor and church
secretary occurred on April 26, 1981, using a one-horse
plow pulled by all of the people present. Russel Kerr, a
conference architect, and carpenter Maynard Payne of
Shelbyville, built the addition using largely volunteer labor
from our church and other area churches. Tiny Groninger,
Plainfield UMC volunteered to dig the basement and Jerry
Owens was in charge of basement blocks, under-proofing
and ditching. The UMW under President Joanna Sell,
providing refreshments and lunch for the volunteer
construction labor each day. Furnishings for the offices
were donated by Clint & Phyllis Myers, Harold & Kathryn
Thompson, and Margaret Thompson in memory of their
parents, and a new piano was donated by Ruth Davis in
memory of her mother. Consecration services were held
October 18, 1981.
In October 1984, four acres of land was purchased just north
of the church for future expansion and recreational facilities.
Bartlett Chapel has grown from a tiny church by the side of
the road to a friendly and caring spiritual congregation of
approximately 300. Its facilities comprise a beautiful new
sanctuary with seating for about 700, an educational unit,
parsonage, picnic and recreational area on 12 acres of land.
None of this could have been possible without faith,
patience, the support of our ancestors, and the help of God,
together with years of love, working together, and prayer.
And, for all this we say "THANK YOU GOD, WE ARE SO
BLESSED!" AMEN.
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had crossed the Atlantic three times. The original church
building was a one room sanctuary located 1/2 mile west of
the present church, and until 2007 served as the clubhouse
for the Hendricks county golf course. The structure was built
for $1,075 in 1869 and a remodeling program was completed
in 1884. The "little church by the side of the road" as it was
popularly known served the community for nearly a century
before plans were made to build a new and larger church to
serve the growing community.
In 1960, three acres of land were purchased from Virgil and
Stella Mullens for $3,000 and a new church building (the
current multi-purpose room and basement below it) was built
for $85,000. Ground breaking services were held March 12,
1961 and consecration services were held December 16th of
that same year.
In 1966, Lloyd and Marian Covey donated land for a
parsonage 1/4 mile east of the new church building. That
parsonage was sold some years later after a new parsonage
was built in 1977 on land adjacent to the church.
Ground breaking for a church addition to provide space for
classrooms, restrooms, and offices for the pastor and church
secretary occurred on April 26, 1981, using a one-horse
plow pulled by all of the people present. Russel Kerr, a
conference architect, and carpenter Maynard Payne of
Shelbyville, built the addition using largely volunteer labor
from our church and other area churches. Tiny Groninger,
Plainfield UMC volunteered to dig the basement and Jerry
Owens was in charge of basement blocks, under-proofing
and ditching. The UMW under President Joanna Sell,
providing refreshments and lunch for the volunteer
construction labor each day. Furnishings for the offices
were donated by Clint & Phyllis Myers, Harold & Kathryn
Thompson, and Margaret Thompson in memory of their
parents, and a new piano was donated by Ruth Davis in
memory of her mother. Consecration services were held
October 18, 1981.
In October 1984, four acres of land was purchased just north
of the church for future expansion and recreational facilities.
Bartlett Chapel has grown from a tiny church by the side of
the road to a friendly and caring spiritual congregation of
approximately 300. Its facilities comprise a beautiful new
sanctuary with seating for about 700, an educational unit,
parsonage, picnic and recreational area on 12 acres of land.
None of this could have been possible without faith,
patience, the support of our ancestors, and the help of God,
together with years of love, working together, and prayer.
And, for all this we say "THANK YOU GOD, WE ARE SO
BLESSED!" AMEN.
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