Thursday, June 17, 2010

Norton United Methodist Church view from Route 23


FALL VIEW

The Norton United Methodist Church is a significant landmark in the city of Norton. The first Methodist congregation in Norton was organized in 1899. A beloved former pastor, The Rev. Keith Auvil described it this way: "Near the turn of the Century some, perhaps unknown, Methodist Circuit Riders passing this way saw the need of establishing a class in what is now Norton. Soon the nucleus of belivers felt a need for a place to meet or a 'Meeting House.' Out of this pioneer spirit, this volunteer sacrifice, and this vision and dream of the future, has come our United Methodist Church of Norton today - small in its inception, but ever moving upward, outward, and onward under the Grace of God we continue to this present moment."




LATE SPRING VIEW

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